Appeal No. 98-2398
Application No. 08/815,251
are all of the claims remaining in the application. Claims 4
through 10, 14, 15 and 17 have been canceled.
Appellant’s invention relates to an electrically
actuatable igniter (claim 11), an apparatus including an
inflator employing such an igniter (claim 1), and a method of
installing pyrotechnic material in an igniter (claim 16). As
disclosed, the inflator and igniter are used in an inflatable
vehicle occupant protection device such as an air bag system.
Independent claims 1, 11 and 16 are representative of the
subject matter on appeal and a copy of those claims appears in
the Appendix to appellant’s brief.
The sole prior art reference of record listed by the
examiner (answer, page 3) as relied upon in rejecting the
appealed claims is:
Duguet 5,544,585 Aug. 13,
1996
In addition, the examiner has relied upon what has been
characterized as an admission by appellant found on page 11 of
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