Appeal No. 2006-2572
Application No. 10/437,569
BACKGROUND
The Appellants’ invention relates to a compact integrated optical imaging assembly.
An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1,
which is reproduced below.
1. An assembly for an image capture device, comprising:
an imaging lens;
an optical spacer physically integrated with the imaging lens; and
a photo-sensing system physically integrated with the optical spacer,
the optical spacer having a plurality of reflective surfaces adapted to receive
an image light from the imaging lens and direct the image light toward the
photo-sensing system.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed
claims are:
Miksch et al. (Miksch) 6,160,250 Dec. 12, 2000
Hayashi 2003/0184825 Oct. 02, 2003
(filed Feb. 19, 2003)
Feng 6,775,077 Aug. 10, 2004
(filed Sept. 22, 2000)
Graber et al. (Graber) 2004/0178373 Sept. 16, 2004
(filed Mar. 14, 2003)
REJECTIONS
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and the
Appellants regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the examiner's answer
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