Ex parte MCGONIGAL et al. - Page 3




                 Appeal No. 96-3264                                                                                                                     
                 Application No. 08/361,163                                                                                                             


                          a pulse generator is connected to a second input of the                                                                       
                 OR gate, and                                                                                                                           
                          the OR gate has an output connected to an electronic                                                                          
                 switch which, when closed, connects the power source to the                                                                            
                 receiver.                                                                                                                              

                          The references relied on by the examiner are:                                                                                 
                 Oka                                 63-314994                                             Dec. 22, 1988                                
                 (Japanese Patent Publication)                         2                                                                                
                 Livingstone et al.(Livingstone)  WO91/17634                                               Nov. 14,                                     
                 1991                                                                                                                                   
                 (PCT Application)                                                                                                                      
                          Claims 7 through 11 and 17 through 26 stand rejected                                                                          
                 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Oka in view                                                                           
                 of Livingstone and common knowledge.                                                                                                   
                          Reference is made to the brief and the answer for the                                                                         
                 respective positions of the appellants and the examiner.                                                                               
                                                                     OPINION                                                                            
                          We have carefully considered the entire record before us,                                                                     
                 and we will reverse the 35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection of claims 7                                                                          
                 through 11 and 17 through 26.                                                                                                          
                          The examiner’s rejection is as follows (Answer, pages 3                                                                       
                 and 4):                                                                                                                                


                          2A copy of the translation of this reference is attached.                                                                     
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