Appeal No. 2001-1269
Application No. 08/939,685
easement period into the acceleration period to temporarily
ease acceleration of the optical system.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and
it reads as follows:
1. An optical system driving device comprising:
a driving unit for driving an optical system; and
a controller for controlling the driving unit so
as to create an easement period, during a period in
which the acceleration of the optical system is
increasing, for temporarily easing acceleration during
an acceleration period in which the optical system
accelerates to reach a predetermined running velocity.
The reference relied on by the examiner is:
Scholten 4,254,371 Mar. 3, 1981
Claims 1 through 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Scholten.
Reference is made to the briefs (paper numbers 22 and
25) and the answer (paper number 23) for the respective
positions of the appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the entire record before
us, and we will sustain the 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) rejection of
claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 11, 13 and 16 through 19. On the other
hand, we will reverse the 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) rejection of
2
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