Appeal No. 1997-0915
Application 08/369,853
and analysis" (EA19) and "[i]t is readily apparent that such a
device reads on the 'data acquisition pod' claimed in claim
15" (EA19).
While we agree that Sasaki teaches that the A/D converter
can be detachable from the main housing, it does not teach
putting the A/D converter into the external sensor or
multiplexing (or otherwise combining) plural signals. The
Examiner's interpretation of the apparatus in Sasaki as the
data acquisition pod requires in inconsistent with the
interpretation that the apparatus is the claimed "portable
monitor" and the external sensors are the data acquisition
pod. Moreover, there is no teaching that Sasaki combines
plural signals as claimed. For these reasons, we conclude
that the Examiner has failed to establish a prima facie case
of obviousness. The rejection of claims 15, 16, and 21 is
reversed.
Claims 18 and 24
Claim 18 recites means for configuring the display for
either a cardiac output measurement or blood oxygen saturation
levels in response to first and second control signals from
the data acquisition pod. According to Appellants (Br24):
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