Appeal 2007-1868
Application 10/441,682
INVENTION
The invention is directed to a detector array of use in an imaging system,
such as, X-ray, fluoroscopy, etc. The detector array includes a plurality of
scintillators. See page 2 of Appellants’ Specification. Claim 1 is representative of
the invention and reproduced below:
1. A detector array comprising:
an MxN array of scintillator elements, said array of scintillator
elements defining a plurality of outermost scintillator elements;
an air gap defined between adjacent said scintillator elements; and
a mechanism for maintaining a relative position of each of said array
of scintillator elements with respect to each of said array of scintillator
elements, said mechanism including at least a retainer received about a
perimeter of said array of scintillator elements, said retainer spanning at least
a portion of a height of said array of scintillator elements.
REFERENCE
The reference relied upon by the Examiner is:
Cherry US 6,552,348 B2 Apr. 22, 2003
REJECTION AT ISSUE
Claims 1 through 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being
anticipated by Cherry. The Examiner’s rejection is set forth on pages 3 and 4 of
the Answer.
Throughout the opinion we make reference to the Brief (filed March 21,
2006), and the Answer (mailed May 8, 2006) for the respective details thereof.
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