Appeal No. 2004-1543 Page 2
Application No. 09/303,991
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to CMOS image sensors and, more particularly,
to a CMOS image sensor that can be used as part of a multiple-camera monitoring
system (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the
appendix to the appellants' brief.
Claims 7 to 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
U.S. Patent No. 5,159,4551 to Cox et al. (Cox) in view of U.S. Patent No. 5,144,4452 to
Higashitsutsumi and Official Notice .
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellants regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the answer
(Paper No. 15, mailed July 16, 2003) and the supplemental answer (Paper No. 20,
mailed November 19, 2003) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the
rejection, and to the brief (Paper No. 19, filed August 22, 2003) and reply brief (Paper
No. 21, filed November 25, 2003) for the appellants' arguments thereagainst.
1 Issued October 27, 1992.
2 Issued September 1, 1992.
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