Appeal No. 1997-2455
Application 08/318,235
We find that there is no suggestion in either of the
references to combine the stored power teaching of Schuermann
with the power drawn directly from the transducer of Beigel.
Beigel teaches that the message is transmitted to the reader
while the carrier is present. See Abstract, lines 7 through
11. Schuermann teaches that the energy from the RF signal is
stored because the device does not transmit data to the reader
until after the RF signal ceases. See column 2, lines 3 to
12. We find neither of the references teach a need for power
during the presence of the carrier signal and after the
carrier signal ceases. Thus, we do not find that either of
the references provide suggestion to combine the teachings.
Accordingly, we will not sustain the rejection of claims 30
and 65 under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
For the foregoing reasons, we affirm the Examiner’s
rejection of claim 55 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph,
and the Examiner’s rejection of claim 29 under 35 U.S.C. §
102. We reverse the Examiner’s rejection of claims 77, 78 and
83 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, and the Examiner’s
rejection of claims 30 and 65 under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
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