Appeal No. 2002-1046
Application 08/861,831
said first and second main electrodes, said first channel
direction being between said source region and said first drain
region, and said second channel direction being between said
source region and said second drain region;
a horizontal signal line connected to said second main
electrode of said horizontal switch; and
a signal detector connected to said horizontal signal line
for detecting a signal obtained from said pixels.
References
The references relied on by the Examiner is as follows:
Cauge et al. (Cauge) 3,845,495 Oct. 29, 1974
Matsumoto et al. (Matsumoto) 4,878,120 Oct. 31, 1989
Akimoto et al. (Akimoto) 5,144,447 Sept. 1, 1992
Rejection at Issues
Claims 1 through 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Matsumoto in view of Akimoto and Cauge.
Throughout our opinion, we make references to the briefs1
and the answer for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
With full consideration being given to the subject matter on
appeal, the Examiner’s rejection and the arguments of Appellant
1 Appellant filed an appeal brief on November 28, 2000.
Appellant filed a reply brief on April 26, 2001. The Examiner
mailed out an office communication on July 11, 2001, stating that
the reply brief has been entered.
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