Appeal No. 2005-0644 2
Application No. 09/804,522
1. An LED illumination source device for use in a flow particle detection device
comprising:
an LED for providing light at a selected wavelength; and
an optical element for collecting nearly all of the light from the LED and
concentrating the collected light at a selected volume within a flow sample stream.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Martin et al. (Martin) 4,573,796 Mar. 4, 1986
Maekawa et al. (Maekawa) 5,644,388 July 1, 1997
Ross et al. (Ross) 5,877,863 Mar. 2, 1999
Claims 1, 2, 6 through 8 and 13 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as
being anticipated by Maekawa.
Claims 3, 4, 9 through 12 and 14 through 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Maekawa in view of Martin.
Claim 5 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Maekawa in view of Ross.
Reference is made to the 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
anticipation rejection of claims 1, 2, 6 through 8 and 13, and reverse the obviousness
rejections of claims 3 through 5, 9 through 12 and 14 through 20.
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