Appeal No. 2002-0543 Page 3
Application No. 09/118,629
a light for illuminating said assembly;
a proximity sensor for actuating said light in response to detecting
an object in proximity to said switch; and
a control including a one-shot timer circuit for receiving an actuation
signal from said sensor when an object is detected in proximity to said
switch and for actuating said light for a predetermined period of time in
response to said actuation signal.
Claims 1, 3, and 4 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious over U.S.
Patent No. 5,434,757 ("Kashiwagi"); Japanese Patent No. 8-113098 ("Takabe");2 and
Circuit Design for Electronic Instrumentation" 253-55 (2d ed. 1987) ("Wobschall").
Claim 5 stands rejected under § 103(a) as obvious over Kashiwagi; Takabe; Wobschall;
and U.S. Patent No. 4,788,630 ("Gavagan"). Claim 6 stands rejected under § 103(a) as
obvious over Kashiwagi; Takabe; Wobschall; and U.S. Patent No. 5,833,048 ("Dilly").
Claim 7 stands rejected under § 103(a) as obvious over Kashiwagi; Takabe; Wobschall;
and U.S. Patent No. 4,678,872 ("Gutman"). Claim 8 stands rejected under § 103(a) as
obvious over Kashiwagi; Takabe; Wobschall; Gutman; and U.S. Patent No. 5,414,231
("Sato"). Claims 9 and 10 stand rejected under § 103(a) as obvious over Kashiwagi;
Takabe; Wobschall; and U.S. Patent No. 5,350,889 ("Lauritsen").
2A copy of a translation is attached; we will refer to it by page number.
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