Appeal No. 2002-0515
Application No. 09/222,092
c) a lens for imaging visible light onto a focal plane,
d) a video camera positioned at the focal plane of the lens which converts the
visible light waves that have passed through the filter and the lens into an
electrical signal, and
e) a device capable of correlating images received by the video camera to
binder dosage and distribution on the composite-forming material to which
binder has been applied contacted by the ultraviolet waves emitted by the UV
light source.
CITED PRIOR ART
As evidence of unpatentability, the Examiner relies on the following references:
Krueger et al. (Krueger) 4,415,516 Nov. 15 , 1983
Bolton et al. (Bolton) 4,824,209 Apr. 25, 1989
DeVries et al. (DeVries) 5,532,817 Jul. 2, 1996
Duclos et al. (Duclos) 5,818,577 Oct. 6, 1998
Barrera et al. (Barrera) 6,001,936 Dec. 14, 1999
Burchill EP 0458474 Nov. 27, 1991
The Examiner has rejected claims 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 11-15, 19 and 20 as unpatentable
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by DeVries; claim 3 as unpatentable under 35
U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over the combination of DeVries and Bolton; claim 4 as
unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over the combination of DeVries and
Duclos; claims 5, 8, 10 and 18 as unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over
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