The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JUSTIN A. TEHRANI
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Appeal No. 2006-1435
Application No. 10/352,299
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ON BRIEF
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Before JERRY SMITH, BARRY, and MACDONALD, Administrative Patent
Judges.
JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-34, which constitute
all the claims pending in this application.
The disclosed invention pertains to a method and
apparatus for imaging an object using an ultraviolet light
disposed on a carriage of a scanner apparatus. The invention
converts light fluoresced by the object into electrical charges
representative of the scanned object.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A method of imaging an object, comprising:
emitting ultraviolet light on the object via an illumination
device disposed on a carriage of a scanner apparatus;
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