Appeal No. 2005-0364
Application No. 10/072,676
interference (EMI/RFI) noise filtering, and voltage regulation.”
Thus, it appears that there must be some cleaning function, or
noise filtering, or the removal of some impurity, in order for a
function to be considered a “power conditioner.” Conversion of a
signal from one type to another is not enough. Even in the
Energy Technologies, Inc. Glossary submitted by appellant, a
power, or line, conditioner, is defined as “A unit that provides
clean, well regulated power. Input and output voltages may also
be converted as well.” Thus, while a conversion may take place,
there must, at a minimum, be some type of cleaning of the input
signal.
In view of the evidence provided, and lack of response by
the examiner1 challenging appellant’s submitted definition, we
accept appellant’s definition of a power line conditioner as
constituting an element which must “remove spectral impurities
from an AC power line so as to provide power that is
substantially sinusoidal and devoid of harmonic, spurious and
random noise components” (reply brief-page 8) and we interpret
the instant claim language to require such. The examiner has not
1The examiner permitted entry of the reply brief without
comment so the examiner would be hard-pressed to argue that the
examiner had no chance to respond.
-7-
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007