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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 HERBERT GEBELE, JURGEN MULLER, HANS SCHALLER, and
WERNER STAHL
Appeal No. 2006-3152
Application No. 10/168,492
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, KRASS, and JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.
JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection
of claims 18-20, 23, 24, 26-32, and 34-43, which constitute all the claims pending in this
application.
The disclosed invention pertains to a method and apparatus for reading out
information stored in a storage layer, such as the storage layer of an X-ray cassette. A
particular feature of the invention relates to the arrangement of first and second erasing
sources having first and second intensities, respectively.
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