Appeal 2007-0205
Application 09/812,302
31. The system of claim 30, wherein said wireless
communication circuit includes an active RF communication
circuit.
50. A system, comprising: at least one pest control device
including a pest sensor, a first environmental sensor, and a
circuit operable to communicate information corresponding to a
first environmental characteristic detected with said first
environmental sensor and pest detection status determined with
said pest sensor.
68. The method of claim 1, wherein the pest control device is
installed with a bait including a pesticide.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references:
Zimmermann US 3,836,842 Sep. 17, 1974
Lowe US 5,764,138 Jun. 9, 1998
Su US 5,815,090 Sep. 29, 1998
Allen US 6,111,520 Aug. 29, 2000
The claim rejections under appeal are:
1. Claims 1 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) as being
anticipated by Su.
2. Claim 68 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Su.
3. Claims 2, 3, 8-10, 12, 13, 29, 30, 33, 34, 56, 59, 60, and 69 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Su and
Zimmermann.2
2 The examiner appears to have inadvertently included Lowe in the
statement of the rejection whereas the discussion of the rejections refers only
to Su and Zimmermann.
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