Appeal No. 2000-2128
Application No. 09/077,102
[b] battery servicing means within the housing for
processing batteries of scooters returned from a rental
transaction to ready the scooters for a further rental
transaction, and
[c] computerized control means operable for
automated monitoring, commanding and controlling both
vehicle renting and battery servicing operations for
scooter rentals and returns.
“To anticipate a claim, a prior art reference must
disclose every limitation of the claimed invention, either
explicitly or inherently.” In re Schreiber, 128 F.3d 1473,
1477, 44 USPQ2d 1429, 1431 (Fed. Cir. 1997). “Furthermore,
with an element expressed in terms of a means plus function,
‘absent structure [in a prior art reference] which is capable
of performing the functional limitation of the ‘means,’ [the
prior art reference] does not meet the claim.’ In re Mott,
557 F.2d 266, 269, 194 USPQ 305, 307 (CCPA 1977).” RCA Corp.
v. Applied Digital Data Sys., Inc., 730 F.2d 1440, 1444, 221
USPQ 385, 388 (Fed. Cir. 1984). In the present case, Bae
discloses a system for removing, servicing (recharging) and
replacing the batteries of battery-powered automatic guided
vehicles (AGVs). However, Bae does not disclose that the AGVs
are rented, nor any apparatus for servicing rental
transactions.
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