Appeal No. 2000-0230
Application No. 08/761,671
said display means further comprises means for displaying an
artificial horizon and an altimeter on the display screen, the pointer being
disposed between the artificial horizon and the altimeter and pointing
towards the altimeter.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Konicke et al. [Konicke] 4,860,007 Aug. 22, 1989
Claims 1-4 and 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over
Konicke.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the respective positions of
appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
The examiner contends that Konicke teaches the claimed invention but for
specifically stating that altitude and vertical speed are found by first and second sensors,
or that the vertical speed pointer is disposed between the artificial horizon and the
altimeter, it instead being shown on the right hand side of the artificial horizon and altimeter
in Konicke.
Appellants counter that the placement of the pointer, as defined in the instant
claims, “offers an advantage over the subject matter of Konicke” [principal brief-page 4] in
terms of assisting the pilot with the control over the flight of an aircraft such as a helicopter
and that this advantage “flows from the readability associated with the logical eye
movements of the pilot. The pointer rotates in a logical and appropriate manner
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