Ex parte BEATTY - Page 8




          Appeal No. 97-1133                                                          
          Application 08/424,247                                                      



          by the darker upper portions thereof, while the lower portions              
          which receive little glare are lighter in tint or color so as               
          to provide a better view of the roadway to the driver (col. 4,              
          lines 17-23).                                                               


                    Kivikink, like Stulbach, discloses an antiglare                   
          shade or screen for a motor vehicle window wherein a retract-               
          able shade member (4) may be made of "any material suitable                 
          for tempering or                                                            


          diminishing the glare of light without obscuring the driver's               
          view of the roadway" (page 1, col. 2, lines 92-94).  In                     
          particular, Kivikink notes that the shade member (4) is                     
          preferably made of transparent colored celluloid.                           


                    Selph discloses a reusable glare eliminator for use               
          in the windows of a motor vehicle.  After discussing the                    
          prior art attempts to use a tinted visor or patch to reduce or              
          eliminate the glare from the sun or other light sources (col.               
          1,   lines 17-27), Selph suggests that a patch of polarized                 

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