Appeal No. 1998-0640
Application 08/212,571
sensing of information contained in said audio frequency signal
comprising:
first transducer means for converting an audio frequency
sound signal into an audio frequency electrical signal;
generating means for generating an ultrasonic frequency
electrical carrier signal;
single sideband amplitude modulating means for amplitude
modulating said audio frequency electrical signal onto said
ultrasonic frequency electrical carrier signal to form a single
sideband amplitude modulated electrical signal;
second transducer means for converting said single sideband,
amplitude modulated electrical signal into a vibratory signal; and
applicator means for applying said vibratory signal to the
human sensory system through physical interaction with the human
body.
The references relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Puharich et al. (Puharich ‘993) 3,170,993 Feb. 23, 1965
Puharich et al. (Puharich ‘246) 3,563,246 Feb. 16, 1971
Smith 4,686,705 Aug. 11, 1987
The appealed claims stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Puharich ‘246 in view of Smith and
Puharich ‘993.
The respective positions of the examiner and the appellants
with regard to the propriety of these rejections are set forth in
the final rejection (Paper No. 7) and the examiner’s answer and
supplemental answer (Paper Nos. 14 and 16) and the appellants’
brief and reply brief (Paper Nos. 13 and 15).
Opinion
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