Appeal No. 2005-2341 Παγε 2
Application No. 10/420,187
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to diagnostic systems for equipment service
vehicles. ln particular, the invention relates to an on-board diagnostic system for
equipment service vehicles (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims under appeal is
set forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Sonehara et al. (Sonehara) 5,555,171 Sep. 10, 1996
Steinmetz et al. (Steinmetz) 6,219,626 Apr. 17, 2001
Discenzo 6,434,512 Aug. 13, 2002
Claims 1 to 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Sonehara in view of Steinmetz.
Claims 28, 29, 31 to 34, 36 and 37 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Sonehara in view of Steinmetz and further in view of Discenzo.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellant regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the answer
(mailed February 10, 2005) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the
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