Appeal No. 2007-0204
Application 10/938,966
"reduced slice encoding and rewinder gradients in a 2D mode" in claim 51 to
mean "partially disabling the slice encoding and rewinder gradients to
produce a low-resolution 3D acquisition." Nor does the Specification
elsewhere imply that Appellant's invention is to diminish, but not turn off the
gradients, as discussed in Section 1. Accordingly, Appellant has not
persuaded us that the Specification provides written description support for
"reduced slice encoding and rewinder gradients in a 2D mode," where
"reduced" means "diminished, but not eliminated," and has not persuaded us
of error in this part our original decision.
CONCLUSION
The request for rehearing is granted to the extent that our original
decision of January 31, 2007, is modified to delete the last sentence on
page 7, but is otherwise denied.
No time period for taking any subsequent action in connection with this
appeal may be extended under 37 C.F.R. § 1.136(a)(1)(iv) (2004).
GRANTED-IN-PART
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