Appeal No. 1998-2201
Application No. 08/571,702
a tire.
Claims 12 and 13 are the only independent claims on
appeal, and they read as follows:
12. A method of reading and writing of a transponder
containing a rod antenna which is arranged at an inner surface
of a tire and an axial direction of the rod antenna is along
the circumferential direction of the tire, comprising the
steps of; using an external rod antenna for receiving and
transmitting to the transponder in the tire, positioning said
external rod antenna such that an axial line of the external
rod antenna is along the circumferential direction of the
tire; moving the external rod antenna along the
circumferential direction, and reading and writing to and from
said transponder from outside of the tire.
13. A device for reading and writing of a transponder
located inside a tire from a position outside the tire
comprising; a rod antenna portion for receiving signals from
and transmission of signals to the transponder and a main body
for performing processing of a signal, wherein the rod antenna
portion is connected to the main body through a stick which is
generally perpendicularly joined to the rod antenna portion.
The reference relied on by the examiner is:
Pollack et al. (Pollack) 5,181,975 Jan.
26, 1993
Claims 12, 14 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
102(b) as being anticipated by Pollack.
Claims 12 through 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as being unpatentable over Pollack.
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