Appeal No. 1996-1922
Application 08/110,506
Appellants argue that each of their independent claims recites means for producing an
auxiliary variable signal which is indicative of a present region of operation for a nonlinear process and
that Aoki does not teach such a means. The response of the examiner is that Aoki discloses that his
invention relates to the control of a nonlinear process, citing column 1, lines 60-65 and column 3, lines
35-60 and Figures 1 and 2. Although we agree with the examiner that Aoki relates to a nonlinear
process for the reasons set forth at pages 4 and 5 of the examiner’s answer , the examiner has not2
responded to appellants’ argument and shown where Aoki discloses a means for producing an auxiliary
variable signal as taught and claimed by appellants. Our own review of the reference reveals that it has
no such disclosure. Whereas
2We also agree with the examiner that Aoki discloses a plurality of sets of fuzzy rules for the reason set forth
at page 4, item 2, of the answer.
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