Appeal No. 2001-2201
Application .09/065, 997
discussed above, Kino and Tanaami also teach placing the baffle
behind the pinhole. Therefore since Kino and Tanaami teach
placing the baffle behind a detecting pinhole, these baffles,
while reducing stray light, also will function to block out-of-
focus light and thus improve z-axis resolution as recited in
claim 5.
Finally, the Examiner’s statement that the baffles of Kino
and Tanaami are adjusted “at some point” to be aligned with the
optical axis in order to function properly to screen out stray
light is persuasive. See Examiner’s Answer, page 4, lines 7
through 10. In order for the baffle to function properly to
screen out stray light as taught by Kino and Tanaami, the baffle
must be adjustable until the proper position or alignment of the
baffle to reduce stray light is determined. Additionally,
Appellant’s specification on page 4, lines 21 through 23 do not
provide any particular structure used to describe how the baffle
is adjustable in all dimensions for alignment. As such, the
Examiner has presented the requisite factual findings that “the
position of said baffles relative to the pinhole is adjustable in
all dimensions for alignment” as recited in claim 5. We thus
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