Appeal No. 2002-1717 Page 2
Application No. 09/089,153
1. A vehicle backup monitoring and alarm system
for assisting a trailer with its associated tractor in
approaching a loading dock in a rearward or backing up
fashion, said system comprising:
a rear detection module located on the rear of the
trailer near the bottom, said rear detection module
contains a small video camera, a laser-based distance
detection system and a pair of high intensity lamps for
increased rearward illumination over that normally
provided by the reverse light provided on the trailer;
a driver’s side detection module mounted on the
trailer approximately one-third of the way back from
the front near the bottom on the driver’s side;
a passenger side detection module mounted in a
manner symmetrical to said driver’s side detection
module on the passenger side of the trailer;
a series of interconnecting cables routed from the
rear detection module, the driver’s side detection
module, and the passenger side dectection module, under
the trailer and up to the tractor, said interconnecting
cables connecting a display monitor located near the
head liner of the tractor in a position easily viewable
by the driver.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Gauthier 5,373,482 Dec. 13, 1994
Schofield et al. 5,670,935 Sep. 23, 1997
(Schofield)
Claims 1-9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Schofield in view of Gauthier.
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