Appeal No. 95-2867 Page 2
Application 07/744,324
familiarity with the entire record. A preponderance of the evidence
of record supports each of the following fact findings.
A. The nature of the case
1. This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final
rejection of claims 34, 35, and 39. (Paper 12 at 1.) No other
rejections are before us. The examiner has indicated that claims 1-
33, 36-38, 40, and 41, which are the only other claims pending, are
all allowed. (Paper 9 at 1.)
2. The application on appeal was filed on 13 August 1991.
(Paper 1 at 1.) Appellants have not claimed any benefit under
35 U.S.C. §§ 119 or 120. At the hearing, Appellants' counsel
confirmed that Bose Corporation is the real party in interest.
3. The application is entitled "AM noise reducing".
Appellants report that alternating-current (AC) power lines are a
common source of radio-frequency noise. (Paper 1 at 2:21-3:19.) The
subject matter of the claimed invention is a method for reducing
received noise in amplitude-modulated (AM) signals. (Paper 1 at 1.)
The only independent claim on appeal defines the claimed invention as
follows (Paper 1 at 25):
34. A method of processing an AM signal comprising
the steps of:
filtering at least a first portion of said AM
signal to obtain a predetermined spectral range of
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