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.
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