Appeal No. 2004-1517
Application No. 09/765,172
"Further, the presumption also will be rebutted if the inventor
has disavowed or disclaimed scope of coverage, by using words or
expressions of manifest exclusion or restriction, representing a
clear disavowal of claim scope." Id.
We note that Appellant's independent claim 1 recites "an
electronic control system housed in association with said
display, said electronic control system including a switch
platform mounted to detect a touching about a periphery of said
display." We note that the only other independent claim, claim
13, recites "a switch platform configured to provide signals to
said controller for selecting said parameter values, said switch
platform mounted to detect a touching about a periphery of said
display." The question before us is whether this language
requires that the touching is detected on the display. To answer
this question, we must determine the scope of Appellant's
language "periphery of said display."
Our dictionary provides two pertinent definitions. The
first definition of periphery is (1) a boundary line, esp. that
of a rounded figure; perimeter. Our dictionary provides another
definition for periphery which is (2) surrounding space or area;
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