Appeal No. 2001-2393
Application No. 09/197,878
recited in appealed claims 1 and 6, respectively. Both
references make use of a filtered acceleration signal to
produce a velocity change signal, )V, which triggers
deployment of a restraint device when it exceeds a deployment
threshold. Both references also periodically adjust the
deployment threshold based on a so-called soft impact index
which is a measure of crash severity. This soft impact index
is “based on the difference between a first signal, referred
to herein as the ))V signal, and a second signal, referred to
herein as the ))V signal. The ))V signal
slope
represents the cumulative change in the filtered acceleration
()V) signal over a pre-defined window, and the ))V signal
slope
represents the current slope of the ))V signal” (Wessels at
column 4, lines 10 through 16; and Dalum at column 2, lines 44
through 50).
The “response to argument” comments bridging pages 7 and
8 in the answer set forth the examiner’s reasons as to why
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