Appeal 2006-2171
Application 10/840,715
CLAIMS 10, 11, 13 AND 26
Method claims 10 and 11 ultimately depend on claim 1. Claim 10
recites, in relevant part, that the “monitoring step” further includes “counting
the number times said pump is operated within a predetermined period of
time” (claim 10). Claim 11, depends on claim 10 and further recites
“communicating a warning if said number of times said pump is operated
within a predetermined period of times exceeds a predetermined number”
(claim 11).
Claim 13 and claim 26 are independent apparatus claims. Claim 13
recites, in relevant part, that the apparatus has “a holding tank . . .
exclusively receiving water collected by said containment vessel” and “an
electronic circuit for monitoring the rate of water collection in said holding
tank, said electronic circuit comprising a counting circuit for determining the
number of times said pump is operated during a predetermined period of
time, and an alerting device for communicating a warning indication when
said pump is operated a certain number of times within a predetermined
period of time.”
Claim 26 recites, in relevant part, similar features as claim 13, with
the exception that the “holding tank” need not be “exclusively” for
accumulating water from said containment vessel. Specifically, claim 26
recites, in relevant part, “a control unit, said control unit monitoring a rate of
water accumulation in said holding tank and generating a warning signal
when said rate of water accumulation exceeds a predetermined rate; wherein
said control unit monitors said rate of water accumulation in said holding
tank based on the number of times said pump is operated during a
predetermined period of time.”
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