Appeal No. 2006-1325
Application No. 10/163,610
1 (col. 7, ll. 8-10). Swensson also discloses a modular sidewall assembly
2 made up of a plurality of pre-fabricated wall panel segments connected
3 together at the onsite location (col. 3, ll. 1-10). Swensson emphasizes that,
4 with the disclosed pre-fabricated modular system, the majority of on-site
5 skill work, such as carpentry, plumbing and electrical, is eliminated; most of
6 the work is done in a controlled factory environment (col. 9, ll. 13-19). In
7 short, Swensson recognizes that using pre-fabricated and preferably
8 integrally molded parts in modular wall structures facilitates installation and
9 improves structural integrity.
10 Brown discloses a display screen 50 adjustably mounted to a panel of
11 an office paneling system.
12 Douhet discloses a remote control for a video display system.
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14 ANALYSIS
15 We turn our attention first to the anticipation rejection based on
16 Kelley. Appellants’ primary argument, with respect to all of the claims so
17 rejected, is that Kelley’s wiring (the at least one utility) is not “preinstalled”
18 because Kelley uses chases and connects the wiring to distribution blocks
19 100. Based on Appellants’ description of their preinstalled utilities 48 as
20 being prewired or preplumbed (Specification 10), the skilled artisan would
21 understand “preinstalled” utilities to be utilities, such as electrical or
22 communication wiring, laid into the wall sections prior to installation of the
23 wall systems and would not read the “preinstalled” terminology as excluding
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