Appeal No. 96-0310
Application 08/084,502
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the examiner's rejection of claims 1-18, which constitute
all the claims in the application. An amendment after final
rejection was filed on August 12, 1994 and was entered by the
examiner. This amendment resulted in the removal of a
rejection of claim 8 under the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. §
112.
The disclosed invention pertains to an apparatus and
method for controlling the operation of an interior courtesy
lamp of a motor vehicle. More particularly, the disclosed
invention is designed to turn off a door ajar courtesy lamp
when the speed of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined
threshold.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A system for controlling the operation of an
interior courtesy lamp of a motor vehicle, comprising:
position sensing means for generating a door ajar
signal responsive to said door being ajar;
speed sensing means for generating a speed signal
responsive to the speed of said vehicle; and
control means coupled to said position sensing
means and to said speed sensing means for controlling the
illumination of said interior courtesy lamp in response to
said door ajar signal and said speed signal.
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