Appeal No. 96-2779
Application 08/151,944
Appellant’s invention pertains to a method of and an
apparatus for displaying information along an extended area of
compliant ground. By way of example, appellant’s method and
apparatus may be used to display a series of repetitive
advertising or public service messages in a sandy bathing
beach or a snow-covered ski area. Independent claims 1, 3, 9
and 14, copies of which are appended to appellant’s brief, are
representative of the appealed subject matter.
The references of record relied upon by the examiner in
support of the rejections are:
Moorhead 3,832,079 Aug. 27, 1974
Brown 4,958,446 Sept. 25, 1990
Giliberti 5,088,855 Feb. 18, 1992
A new reference relied upon by this merits panel of the
Board in support of a new rejection is:
Bruess D51,917 Apr. 2, 1918
Claims 1, 3, 4 and 7-14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Brown in view of Moorhead.
Claims 5, 6 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Brown in view of Moorhead and
further in view of Giliberti.
The rejections are explained in the examiner’s answer
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