Appeal No. 2004-1457
Application No. 09/696,299
The disclosed invention pertains to a procedure for
monitoring and determining flight usage of an aircraft based on
measurements of flight parameters.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. In combination with an algorithm system located
onboard an aircraft through which data from measurement of
flight parameters is processed on a real time basis, a
method of monitoring flight usage of the aircraft, including
the steps of: sampling the flight parameters by generation
of measurement signals reflecting the flight parameters;
programming said sampling of the fight parameters;
performing calculations of estimates on the flight usage
derived from said sampled measurement signals; operationally
intermapping said programming of the sampling with the
estimate calculations of the flight usage for accurate
determination thereof; and displaying data reflecting said
accurate determination of the flight usage.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Adams et al. (Adams) 4,336,595 Jun. 22, 1982
Claims 1 and 2 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by the disclosure of Adams. Claim 9 stands
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
Adams in view of “Official Notice.”
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for the
respective details thereof.
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