Appeal 2007-2818
Application 10/620,731
1 Claim 44 under appeal reads as follows:
2 44. A method for operating a barrier, such as a gate or garage
3 door, to move between open and closed positions, said barrier
4 being operably connected to an operator system including a
5 controller comprising a base control circuit, a radio frequency
6 base transmitter and a radio frequency base receiver and plural
7 remote control units operable to communicate with said
8 controller, each of said remote control units including a radio
9 frequency remote transmitter and a radio frequency remote
10 receiver, said method comprising the steps of:
11 causing said base transmitter to transmit a radio
12 frequency signal to said remote receivers;
13 causing said control circuit to effect one of opening and
14 closing said barrier depending on whether or not said base
15 receiver receives a signal from at least one of said remote
16 transmitters; and
17 causing said barrier to move from a closed position to an
18 open position in response to a signal from any one of said
19 remote transmitters and remaining in an open position as long
20 as any one of said remote control units is within a radio
21 frequency communication range of said controller.
22 The Examiner rejected claims 44 and 48 to 56 under 35 U.S.C.
23 § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Cohen in view of Isobe.
24 The prior art relied upon by the Examiner in rejecting the claims on
25 appeal is:
26 Isobe U.S. 5,291,193 Mar. 01, 1994
27 Cohen U.S. 6,388,559 B1 May 14, 2002
28 The Examiner acknowledges that Cohen discloses that his device is
29 used to close the door after the remote control has left the receiving and
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