Appeal 2007-1480
Application 10/667,078
BACKGROUND
Appellant invented a print mechanism utilizing an optical imaging
sensor to sense the print medium. An understanding of the invention can be
derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced below.
1. A print mechanism comprising:
a print head assembly comprising a position detector and a
marking device, said position detector comprising an imaging device
for forming an image of a portion of an edge of a print medium, said
print medium having a top edge, side edges, and a bottom edge;
an actuator for moving said print head assembly relative to said
print medium in a predetermined direction; and
a controller for determining a location for at least one of said
edges of said print medium from said formed image.
PRIOR ART
The prior art references of record relied upon by the Examiner in
rejecting the appealed claims are:
Miyakawa US 4,617,580 Oct. 14, 1986
Wen US 6,109,745 Aug. 29, 2000
Endo US 2004/0246285 A1 Dec. 9, 2004
(filed Feb. 18, 2003)
REJECTIONS
Claims 1-9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being
anticipated by Endo. Claim 10 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over Endo in view of Wen. Claims 11 and 12 stand
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