Appeal No. 96-1920
Application 08/218,136
Applied Digital Data Sys., Inc., 730 F.2d 1440, 1444, 221 USPQ
385, 388 (Fed. Cir.); cert. dismissed, 468 U.S. 1228 (1984);
W.L. Gore and
Assocs. v. Garlock, Inc., 721 F.2d 1540, 1554, 220 USPQ 303,
313 (Fed. Cir. 1983), cert. denied, 469 U.S. 851 (1984).
The examiner has indicated how he reads independent
claim 1 on the disclosure of Furukawa [answer, page 4].
Appellant argues that “the Furukawa reference does not
disclose or in any way suggest means for estimating the
driving skill of the vehicle operator as defined by
independent claim 1" [brief, page 15]. The examiner responds
that Figures 2A and 2B of Furukawa disclose skill level of a
vehicle operator, and this data is used to control automobile
steering [answer, pages 13-14]. Appellant argues that
Furukawa does not detect or estimate a driver’s skill level
nor use this information to control steering compensation
[reply brief].
We will not sustain this rejection. Appellant is
absolutely correct that Furukawa does not disclose a means for
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