Appeal No. 1996-2958
Application No. 08/150,053
of claims 1 through 11, 16, and 17 on non-reference grounds
was overcome. Further, claims 8 through 10 were noted by the
Examiner as containing allowable subject matter and were
objected to as being dependent on a rejected claim.
Accordingly, this appeal involves only claims 1 through 7 and
11 through 17.
The claimed invention relates to a method and apparatus
for regulating traffic in a traffic restriction area with
movable light signaling equipment including mobile traffic
lights. More particularly, Appellants indicate at pages 2
through 5 of the specification that traffic flow through the
restricted area is optimized by determining a clearance time
based on the sensed transit time of vehicles traveling through
the restricted area. This clearance time is referred to as a
“red phase” since, during this time period, the traffic lights
at opposite ends of the restriction area are both red.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and reads as
follow:
1. A method for regulating traffic with movable
light signaling equipment including mobile traffic lights,
in traffic restriction areas using sensor controls which
prescribe go times defined as green phases and
clearance times defined as red phases in the traffic
2
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