Appeal No. 2001-2526
Application No. 08/823,183
BACKGROUND
Appellants’ invention relates to a device for identifying objects undergoing a
machining process. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of
exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced below.
1. A device for identifying an object undergoing machining processes,
the device comprising:
a conveyor line;
a carrier mechanically linked to and moved along the conveyor line,
said object undergoing machining processes being located on the carrier;
a marking carrier mounted on the carrier such that it is associated
with the object;
an optical imaging device located below said conveyor line; and
a transparent plate arranged between the optical imaging device
and the marking carrier, the optical imaging device being directed
upwardly at the marking carrier mounted on the carrier to form a visual link
through the transparent plate.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
McJohnson et al. (McJohnson) 4,644,143 Feb. 17, 1987
Abe et al. (Abe) 4,837,904 Jun. 13, 1989
Nakamura et al. (Nakamura) 5,347,463 Sep. 13, 1994
Claims 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13-17, and 19-22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Nakamura in view of McJohnson. Claims 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12,
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