Appeal No. 2003-0717 Page 2
Application No. 09/549,118
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention is directed to an aircraft course deviation indicator
having improved flags for indicating when the course deviation indicator is providing a
reading that is known to be in error (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under
appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellants' brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Brady et al. (Brady) 4,415,879 Nov. 15, 1983
Masuzawa et al. (Masuzawa) 4,811,679 Mar. 14, 1989
Koenig 5,610,600 Mar. 11, 1997
Claim 12 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as being
indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which
the appellants regard as the invention.
Claims 1 to 9, 12 to 16, 18, 20 to 24 and 26 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Koenig.
Claims 10 and 17 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable
over Koenig in view of Brady.
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