Appeal No. 2006-1746
Application No. 10/375,679
suggested to an artisan the language of these claims. The issue turns on
whether it would have been obvious to have rigidly coupled the visual
indicator of Cory to the nerve block needle, in view of the teachings and
suggestions of Chester.
IV. With regard to claims 13, 14, and 19 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) the issue
is whether the Examiner erred in holding that the combined teachings of
Chester and Griffith would have suggested to an artisan the language of
these claims. The issue turns on whether Griffith's description of using
a multicolored display to indicate electric charge would have suggested
to an artisan using a multicolored display indicative of a current level.
FINDINGS OF FACT (ISSUE I)
1. FIG. 1 comprises a system block diagram as configured in
accordance with various embodiments of the invention (Specification
3).
2. FIG. 2 comprises a block diagram of a needle hub as configured in
accordance with an embodiment of the invention (Specification 3).
3. FIG. 6 comprises a system block diagram as configured in
accordance with yet another embodiment of the invention
(Specification 4).
4. In some embodiments, the display is separate (or separable) from
both the nerve stimulator and the nerve stimulator needle
(Specification 4).
5. The logic unit … causes the information to be displayed by the
display 24 (or displays where more than one display is provided
(Specification 6).
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