Appeal No. 1999-1123
Application No. 08/576,915
at least one digital/analog converter receiving
said m bits of gradation data, having an output connected
to sources of said n output transistors, and producing a
voltage which is applied to the sources of said n output
transistors in accordance with the m bits of stored
gradation data, wherein the driving current for the one
printing dot is controlled based on a combination of
correction data and gradation data.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Kapes, Jr. (Kapes) 4,074,320 Feb.
14, 1978
Dahlquist et al. (Dahlquist) 5,062,002 Oct. 29,
1991
Higuchi1 1-160659 June 23, 1989
(Published Japanese Kokai Patent Application)
Claims 9 through 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103(a) as being unpatentable over Dahlquist in view of Higuchi
and Kapes.
Reference is made to the briefs (paper numbers 27 and 30)
and the answer (paper number 28) for the respective positions
of the appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the entire record before us,
and we will reverse the obviousness rejection of claims 9
through 16.
1 A copy of the translation of this reference is attached.
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