Appeal No. 2005-0215
Application No. 09/666,301
Claim 7 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
7. A circuit for varying the integration time of
moving charges from a photodetector comprising:
a first charge well for receiving moving charges from a
photodetector;
at least one additional charge well; and
means for selectively switching the at least one
additional charge well in parallel with the first charge
well to vary the integration time of the moving charges,
based on a rate at which the moving charges fill the first
charge well.
No references were relied on by the examiner.
Claims 7, 9 and 10 stand rejected under the first paragraph
of 35 U.S.C. § 112 for lack of written description.
Claims 7, 9 and 10 stand rejected under the first paragraph
of 35 U.S.C. § 112 for lack of enablement.
Reference is made to the supplemental brief, the reply brief
and the answer for the respective positions of the appellant and
the examiner.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the entire record before us,
and we will reverse the lack of written description and the lack
of enablement rejections of claims 7, 9 and 10.
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