Appeal No. 2002-0515
Application No. 09/222,092
The Examiner has found that DeVries discloses an apparatus that comprises a UV
light source, a filter or set of filters, a lens, a camera and a means for correlating the
ultraviolet fluorescence data collected from the sample. Specifically the Examiner states:
In regard to claims 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 11, and 12, DeVries et al. disclose an
apparatus comprising:
(a) a source (e.g., a lamp) that illuminates with long wavelength ultraviolet
light (e.g., 365 nm) a composite-forming material whereby a binder (i.e., resin)
has been applied (column 7, lines 9-14);
(b) a filter or filter system which removes the illumination ultraviolet light but
allows the longer wavelength fluorescent light to pass (column 7, lines 11-31);
(c) a lens (i.e., stereoscope) for imaging (column 7, lines 15-18);
(d) a camera (e.g., a camera that produces color images) which detects the
image formed by the lens (i.e., stereoscope) and generates an electrical signal
(column 7, line 21; column 7, lines 50-63); and
(e) a means to correlate recorded images to binder (i.e., resin) dosage and
distribution (column 7, line 50 to column 8, line 37).
(Answer, pp. 3-4).
Appellants in the Brief have not disputed that the apparatus of DeVries comprises the
components identified by the Examiner. Rather Appellants argue that DeVries contains
benzocyclobutene as a critical moiety of the binder and therefore the claimed invention is
not anticipated by DeVries. (Brief, pp. 4-5).
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