Appeal No. 1997-2149 Application No. 08/019,666 from the interior of a vehicle. Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows: 1. An emergency auto visual communication system for advisement from vehicle to observer, comprising: a direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC) power converter that is inserted into the vehicle's cigarette lighter socket or wired directly to the battery of the vehicle; a computer with keyboard that controls and communicates to an illuminated electronic display (LED); said illuminated electronic display (LED) that attaches to the rear, front, or side windows of the vehicle allowing a message to be displayed on the illuminated electronic display that can be seen through the window. The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are: Katogi et al. (Katogi) 4,752,771 Jun. 21, 1988 Reiser 4,928,084 May 22, 1990 The prior art reference relied upon by the Board in rejecting the appealed claims is: Fahs 5,132,666 Jul. 21, 1992 Claims 1, 2, and 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Reiser in view of Katogi. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007