Appeal No. 96-0319 Page 6
Application No. 08/155,519
With regard to independent claim 27, we reach a different
result.
Initially, we note that we find it curious that appellant
has argued the merits of most of the claims specifically by
referring, inter alia, to the claimed DC terminals and the fact
that the power conditioner converts the AC input supply voltage
to a DC voltage, but then stops short of mentioning all of the
claims, leaving the reader with the impression that the same
arguments apply to claim 27 since appellant recites, at page 6
of the brief, “etc., etc.”
However, when we refer to independent claim 27, which is
much broader than the other claims and appears to read on any
conventional grid lighting system, e.g. Waller’s, it is clear
that there is no mention therein of any DC terminal or power
conditioner for converting from AC to DC. In fact, the only
limitation within claim 27 which is argued at all by appellant,
and this argument is directed to other claims, is the
limitation of a “flexible connect cord.” Clearly, the cable 29
in Waller is a “flexible connect cord.” Moreover, the well-
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