Appeal No. 2005-0868
Application 09/969,728
OPINION
We reverse the aforementioned rejections. We need to
address only the independent claims, i.e., claims 1 and 7.1
Each of the appellants’ independent claims requires
detecting at least one of frequency information and amplitude
information of a waveform representing variation of an engine
starter supply voltage as voltage waveform information, and
controlling a conduction time period of the engine starter in
accordance with the voltage waveform information.
Murakami discloses a system for assisting the backward
movement of a heavy motorcycle by use of a starter motor for
cranking an engine of the motorcycle (abstract). Murakami
discloses, see id.:
A backward drive control system includes a pulse width
modulation circuit for supplying operating current to
the starter motor in a controlled manner and a device
for estimating operating temperature of the starter
motor based on the current supplied to the starter
motor. When the estimated temperature reaches a
predetermined maximum temperature, the operation of the
starter motor is compulsorily stopped and prohibited
for a certain period or until the starter motor is
cooled down to a certain temperature level.
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1 The examiner does not rely upon Hayashida for any
disclosure that remedies the deficiency in Murakami and Makaran
as to the independent claims.
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