Appeal 2006-2967
Application 10/832,598
The Examiner rejects the pending claims as follows:
A. Claims 1 through 5, 9, and 18 through 22 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102 (b) as being unpatentable over Miracky.
B. Claims 6 through 8, 10 through 17, 23 through 26, 28 and 29 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (a) as being unpatentable over Miracky.
The Examiner relies on the following reference:
Miracky US 2002/0105699 A1 Aug. 8, 2002
Independent claims 1 and 11 are illustrative and representative of the
Appellants’ invention. They read as follows:
1. A method comprising:
generating a light beam; and
activating complementarily a plurality of actuators to move,
compress or extend at least one compliant suspension beam to effectuate
movement of a suspended stage, to which the stage is coupled and on which
a lens is disposed, to position the lens to steer the light beam onto a target.
11. A method comprising:
forming an electromechanical system having a substrate, a stage
suspended over the substrate, and a lens disposed on the suspended
substrate;
forming an optoelectronic module that includes the
electromechanical system;
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