Ex Parte Werthman et al - Page 5



                Appeal 2007-3462                                                                             
                Application 11/172,223                                                                       
           1          Black                                                                                  
           2          7.  The Examiner found that Black describes a temperature sensitive                    
           3    RFID tag 102 (Final Rejection 2 and Answer 3).                                               
           4          8.  The Examiner found that Black describes an RFID tag with a chip                    
           5    section and an antenna section with an EEPROM being capable of being                         
           6    programmed to interrupt the signal transmission as claimed in claim 3                        
           7    (Answer at 8).                                                                               
           8          9.  Black describes a system with a RF transponder 200 (Fig. 2) for                    
           9    transmitting unique identification information along with information                        
          10    associated with the temperature of the uniquely identified object, e.g., a tire              
          11    (Black 6:16-22).                                                                             
          12          10.  Although Black describes its electronic system in the context of                  
          13    monitoring the temperature within a tire, the background section of Black                    
          14    describes temperature monitoring systems in general.                                         
          15          11.  For example, Black describes that:                                                
          16          The mechanisms of heat-generation in electronic systems are                            
          17          well known and understood.  In essence, any process (e.g., an                          
          18          operating electronic system) which consumes power generates                            
          19          heat.  In the case of an electronic circuit, the components of the                     
          20          circuit heat up, which, in turn, heats up anything in contact with                     
          21          them, including the surrounding air (Black 1:58-64).                                   
          22                                                                                                 
          23          12.  Black also describes in general that “[t]ransponder or transceiver                
          24    type identification systems are well known.” (Black 2:21-24).                                
          25          13.  Black also describes that monitoring temperature changes such as                  
          26    excessive temperature rises due to over current or over temperature                          
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