The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex Parte ROLF NORMAN, GORAN BACKSTROM and LARS MILLGARD
Appeal No. 2006-1148
Application No. 10/382,492
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, KRASS and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-26.
The invention pertains to airport lighting and ground movements and the supervision
and control thereof, best illustrated by reference to representative independent claim 1,
reproduced as follows:
1. A monitoring and control system for monitoring and controlling field lighting at an
airfield, the monitoring and control system comprising:
a plurality of lighting means positioned at remote locations about the surface of said
airfield;
a central computer remotely located from said plurality of lighting means;
power distribution means connecting said plurality of lighting means to a source of
electrical energy;
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