Appeal No. 2005-1331 7
Application No. 10/215,414
the fabric and configured to heat a second zone of the fabric (head end) adjacent an
upper portion of the user, and a single multiplex controller (5) for cycling power
individually and alternatively between the heating elements (2) and (4). The first (foot
end) zone and second (head end) zone of the blanket in Yoshio are clearly separated
from one another and do not substantially overlap. From our reading, it appears that
claims 1 and 16 on appeal do not preclude an arrangement like that shown in Yoshio
wherein the first and second heating elements each also heat additional “zones” of the
electric blanket. In that regard, we observe that claims 1 and 16 on appeal do not
mandate that each zone of the fabric therein be heated by only one heating element.
REVERSED AND REMANDED
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