Appeal No. 1996-2958 Application No. 08/150,053 of claims 1 through 11, 16, and 17 on non-reference grounds was overcome. Further, claims 8 through 10 were noted by the Examiner as containing allowable subject matter and were objected to as being dependent on a rejected claim. Accordingly, this appeal involves only claims 1 through 7 and 11 through 17. The claimed invention relates to a method and apparatus for regulating traffic in a traffic restriction area with movable light signaling equipment including mobile traffic lights. More particularly, Appellants indicate at pages 2 through 5 of the specification that traffic flow through the restricted area is optimized by determining a clearance time based on the sensed transit time of vehicles traveling through the restricted area. This clearance time is referred to as a “red phase” since, during this time period, the traffic lights at opposite ends of the restriction area are both red. Claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and reads as follow: 1. A method for regulating traffic with movable light signaling equipment including mobile traffic lights, in traffic restriction areas using sensor controls which prescribe go times defined as green phases and clearance times defined as red phases in the traffic 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007