Appeal No. 1996-3178
Application 08/407,275
12 and 13, which constitute all of the pending claims in the application before us. Claims 1, 6, 10 and
11 were canceled by appellants in their amendment of September 7, 1994. We note that the copy of
the appealed claims, claims 2 to 5, 7 to 9, 12 and 13, submitted with the Brief as an appendix, is
incorrect. In addition to the minor errors noted by the examiner at page 2 of the Answer, we note the
following additional errors:
In claim 4, line 1, "in claim 1" should be --in claim 12-- in accordance with appellants’
amendment of September 7, 1994.
In claim 12, line 3, "a plurality a plurality" should be --a plurality-- in accordance with
appellants’ amendment of March 12, 1996.
BACKGROUND
The subject matter on appeal is directed to a storage system 1 (see appellants’ Figure 1) for
storing objects (e.g., keys 4) which are associated with identification devices 2 (e.g., an electronic
memory). The identification devices 2 are attached to the objects or keys 4 with a wire 3, and engage
into stations 6 on a frame 16 or housing 17 as shown in Figure 1. As further shown in Figure 1, storage
system 1 includes a display means 13 and a keyboard or input means 12 for user interface. As stated
by appellants at page 1 of the specification, the storing and keeping track of objects such as keys is a
known problem for automobile dealers, hotels, hospitals, and the like. It was recognized in the prior art
that it would be desirable to record the user of a key so that it cannot be lost due to various events such
as employee turn-over. See specification, page 1.
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