Appeal No. 97-0391
Application 08/443,044
means any condition, internal or external to the device,
surrounding and affecting the device, and “adverse” or
“hostile” means any condition that impairs the operation or
structural integrity of the device. Keeping this in mind, we
agree with the Examiner that Zinkann anticipates the claimed
invention of claim 1 as argued by the Examiner. Zinkann
inherently has to have a sensor that will detect the “adverse
. . . environmental condition” in order to be able to provide
to the user an indication of its malfunction. We agree with
Appellants that Zinkann’s two remote controls are used for a
different purpose, however, the teaching of the operation of
each remote control is, nevertheless, available as a reference
for anticipation of the claimed invention. Therefore, we
sustain the anticipation rejection of claim 1 over Zinkann.
Appellants have not separately and individually argued other
claims under this heading. It is not the function of the
Board to examine claims in greater detail than argued by
Appellants. In re Baxter Travenol Labs., 952 F.2d 388, 391, 21
USPQ2d 1281, 1285 (Fed. Cir. 1991). Therefore, the
anticipation rejection of claims 4, 7 and 10 over Zinkann is
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