Ex parte FARMAKIS et al. - Page 7




          Appeal No. 1998-0224                                                        
          Application No. 08/291,564                                                  


          825 (1988); Ashland Oil, Inc. v. Delta Resins & Refractories,               
          Inc., 776 F.2d 281, 293, 227 USPQ 657, 664 (Fed. Cir. 1985),                
          cert. denied, 475 U.S. 1017 (1986); ACS Hosp. Sys., Inc. v.                 
          Montefiore Hosp., 732 F.2d 1572, 1577, 221 USPQ 929, 933 (Fed.              
          Cir. 1984).  These showings by the Examiner are an essential                
          part                                                                        
          of complying with the burden of presenting a prima facie case               
          of                                                                          
          obviousness.  Note In re Oetiker, 977 F.2d 1443, 1445, 24                   
          USPQ2d                                                                      
          1443, 1444 (Fed. Cir. 1992).                                                
               With respect to the Examiner’s obviousness rejection of                
          independent claims 18 and 25, Appellants’ primary argument in               
          the Briefs centers on the contention that Fraughton fails to                
          disclose the generation of collision evasive maneuvers and the              
          synchronized transmission of such evasive maneuvers to other                
          vehicles as claimed.  After careful review of the Fraughton                 
          reference in light of the arguments of record, we are in                    
          agreement with Appellants’ position as stated in the Briefs.                
          We note that the relevant portion of independent claim 18                   


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