Appeal No. 96-1290
Application 08/042,719
If the remote aiming control system of Jaquard was, in fact,
known to include a means for acquiring a target, as claimed, the
examiner should have found evidence of such a control system. In
any event, while Jaquard appears closely related to the claimed
subject matter, we will not speculate as to what Jaquard meant by
the disclosure of providing a function that is “equivalent to
that of a stabilized remote aiming control station operating as a
master station for a weapon system.” We do not find a clear
teaching or suggestion, in the applied references, of providing a
“means for acquiring a target, said acquiring means disposed at a
location remote from said gun,” as claimed.
The other applied references to Moore and Voles are not seen
to provide for the deficiencies noted supra with regard to
Frohock, Jaquard and Boeck.
Accordingly, the examiner’s decision rejecting claims 1
through 34 under 35 U.S.C. ' 103 is reversed.
REVERSED
Kenneth W. Hairston )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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Errol A. Krass ) BOARD OF PATENT
Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND
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Lee E. Barrett )
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