Appeal No. 97-1544
Application 08/358,976
amended subsequent to the final rejection in a paper filed
February 12, 1996 (Paper No. 45) and from the final rejection
of claim 28. Claims 1, 2, 5 through 7, 12, 13 and 20 through
28 are all of the claims remaining in the application. Claims
3, 4, 8 through 11 and 14 through 19 have been canceled.
Appellant's invention is directed to a switch crush
sensor for use in a vehicle to detect whether a crash
involving the vehicle is severe enough to warrant or require
deployment of an occupant restraint system such as an airbag
or seat belt tensioner. Independent claims 21, 23 and 28 are
representative of the subject matter on appeal and a copy of
those claims is attached to this decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Koenig 3,694,600 Sep. 26,
1972
Matsui et al. (Matsui) 3,859,482 Jan. 07,
1975
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