Appeal No. 1998-1600
Application No. 08/434,898
subsurface instrument. At best, the wake-up command signal in Schultz turns on or off all
sensors but the command may not select a particular sensor or sensors to activate. The
instant claimed invention, however, permits the selection of only targeted wake-up
detectors in specific subsurface instruments. We find no reason why the skilled artisan
would have been led to such a selective activation of wake-up detectors in specific
subsurface instruments based on the teachings of Murdock, Echert and Schultz.
Accordingly, the examiner’s decision rejecting claim 8 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is
reversed.
REVERSED
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