Appeal No. 2001-2201
Application .09/065, 997
light and improve z-axis resolution, wherein the diameter of said
baffles is adjustable and wherein the position of said baffles
relative to the pinhole is adjustable in all dimensions for
alignment.
27. In a confocal microscope having a detection aperture
and a light detector, the improvement comprising an opaque baffle
positioned adjacent the detection aperture to block out-of-focus
light and improve z-axis resolution.
References
The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:
Admitted prior art (Figure 1 of Appellant’s specification)
Takahashi 4,902,115 Feb. 20, 1990
Kino et al. (Kino) 4,927,254 May 22, 1990
Tanaami et al. (Tanaami) 5,579,157 Nov. 26, 1996
Rejections at Issue
Claims 1, 5, 27, 28 and 31 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Appellant’s admitted prior art
in view of Kino or Tanaami.
Claims 4 and 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Appellant’s admitted prior art in view of Kino
and Takahashi or Tanaami and Takahashi.
Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellant or the
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