Appeal 2007-2537
Application 11/170,468
1 The prior art relied upon by the Examiner in rejecting the claims on
2 appeal is:
3 Laske US 1,924,793 Aug. 29, 1933
4 Weibe US 4,891,250 Jan. 2, 1990
5 Ko US 6,005,484 Dec. 21, 1999
6 Connor US 6,525,270 Feb. 25, 2003
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8 Claims 1-4, 6-8, 10, 11, 13-18 and 21-23 stand rejected under
9 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Connor in view of Laske, the
10 admitted prior art, Weibe and Ko (Final Rejection 3 and Answer 32,3).
11 BACKGROUND
12 The invention relates to an electrical connector with a first section that
13 is adapted to connect to a first electrical conductor and a second section
14 adapted to connect to a second electrical conductor. Located on the main
15 section of the connector is a temperature sensitive chemical indicator. The
16 indicator may be in the form of paint or a label, for example, that
17 permanently changes color or records a temperature when a temperature is
18 exceeded.
2 We refer to the 28 February 2007 Answer.
3 The Examiner withdrew the 35 U.S.C. § 112, para. 2 rejection of claims 8
and 17 (Answer 3).
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