Appeal No. 1998-0625
Application No. 08/570,605
1. An emergency auto visual communication system for
exhibiting from a vehicle to an observer, comprising
a computer with keyboard that controls and
intercommunicates to an illuminated electronic display board;
the illuminated electronic display board removably
attached to the inside of a rear, front, or side window of the
vehicle, the illuminated electronic display board displaying a
message that can be seen through the window upon actuation of
a switch mounted within the communication system powered by
D.C. current from the vehicle through its cigarette lighter
socket and without the use of the vehicle braking system.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Hutchison 4,949,071 Aug.
14, 1990
Fahs 5,132,666 Jul.
21, 1992
Claims 1 and 2 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as
being anticipated by Hutchison.
Claim 3 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Hutchison in view of Fahs.
Reference is made to the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 7,
mailed May 27, 1997) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejections, and to appellants' Brief (Paper No.
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