The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PETER H. THOMPSON
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Appeal No. 1998-1795
Application No. 08/485,682
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, BARRETT and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges.
LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
from the final rejection of claims 1 to 10, which constitute1
all the claims in the case.
The invention is directed to a parking circuit for
windshield wipers for a motor vehicle. The parking circuit
senses when the wipers reach their parked, stowed position,
and then terminates power to the wiper motor, thereby causing
the wipers to remain stationary in their parked positions.
1There was an amendment after the final rejection as
paper no. 11 whose entry was not approved by the Examiner
[paper no. 12].
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