Appeal No. 2004-2124
Application No. 09/795,197
Claim 1 is representative of the invention and is reproduced below:
1. A radiation image information reading apparatus for repeatedly recording
and reading radiation image information of a subject using a stimulable
phosphor sheet housed therein, comprising:
an apparatus housing accommodating therein a reading unit for applying
stimulating light to the stimulable phosphor sheet with radiation image information
recorded thereon to photoelectrically read the radiation image information, and an
erasing assembly for erasing remaining radiation image information from the
stimulable phosphor sheet after the recorded radiation image information is read
from the stimulable phosphor sheet; and
a controller connected to said apparatus housing by a cable, for controlling at
least said reading unit and said erasing assembly in said apparatus housing;
said apparatus housing having at least two cable ports, said cable being
extended selectively through said cable ports.
References
The references relied upon by the examiner are:
Saotome et al. (Saotome) 4,762,999 Aug. 9, 1988
Nakajima 4,820,922 Apr. 11, 1989
Liebl et al. (Liebl) 5,297,539 Mar. 29, 1994
Bell et al. 5,664,270 Sep. 9, 1997
The Board relies upon the following reference in the rejection of claims on appeal:
Michaelis et al. (Michaelis) 5,241,136 Aug. 31, 1993
Rejections at Issue
Claims 1, 2, 5 and 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being obvious over
Nakajima and Bell. Claim 3 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being obvious over
Nakajima, Bell and Saotome. Claim 4 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being obvious over Nakajima, Bell, Saotome and Liebl. Throughout the opinion we make
reference to the briefs and the answer for the respective details thereof.
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