Appeal No. 2001-1541 Page 2
Application No. 09/094,297
We REVERSE.
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to train control
systems and more particularly to automatic and remote sensing
of the passage of rail switches (specification, p. 1). A copy
of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the
appellants' brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Dierker, Jr. et al. 5,152,544 Oct.
6, 1992
(Dierker)
Kull et al. 5,740,547 Apr. 14,
1998
(Kull)
Codina et al. 5,880,681 March 9,
1999
(Codina)
Claims 1, 3 and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as being anticipated by or, in the alternative, under 35
U.S.C.
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