Appeal No. 2002-0148
Application No. 09/104,675
sharpness and colorfulness increased by controlling the gamma
ratio of the light recording layer units between 0.80 and 1.20.
(Appeal Brief, page 2, lines 1-8).1
The Rejection Under 35 U.S.C. §103(a) over Bohan
We refer to the Briefs and the Examiner’s Answer for a
complete exposition of the respective positions of the examiner
and the appellants on appeal. We shall focus on the principal
points of contention.
In this instance, the examiner has found, and it is not in
dispute, that Bohan teaches:
-a color photographic element which may be scanned to
digital signals and corrected for gamma mismatches
-the element preferably contains red, green, and blue light
sensitive silver halide layers
-the layers may contain color masking couplers
-the layers may be multilayers with different sensitivities
-the layers may contain masking couplers in an amount of up
to 0.01 mmol/m2
-the layer gamma values are 0.1 to 1.0
-the element has an ISO of at least 25, preferably at least
100
1 It is requested that the Appellants insert pagination in their future
briefs. The absence of page numerals makes accurate pinpoint citation
difficult.
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