Appeal No. 1999-2068
Application 08/650,038
forward of said steering wheel and displaying an activated
feature group, said display indicating the current value of a
feature in said activated feature group; and
control circuitry for implementing said adjusted value of
said activated feature in said vehicle.
The Examiner relies on the following reference:
Fujisawa et al. (Fujisawa) 5,467,277 Nov. 14,
1995
Yano et al. (Yano) 5,539,429 Jul. 23,
1996
Claims 1-14, 17, 19 and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over Yano in view of Fujisawa.
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants and the
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Examiner, reference is made to the Brief , Reply Brief , and
the Examiner's Answer for the respective details thereof.4
OPINION
2The Brief was received December 15, 1998.
3The Reply Brief was received February 22, 1999. The
Examiner mailed a letter March 9, 1999 stating that
Appellants' Reply Brief had been entered and considered but no
further response by the Examiner was deemed necessary.
4The Examiner's Answer was mailed January 21, 1999. The
amendment after final received July 30, 1998 was not entered.
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