Appeal Number: 2006-3054
Application Number: 10/672,625
Appellants invented a brake system for heavy vehicles.
An understanding of the subject matter on appeal can be gleaned from reading
representative claims 1 and 2 which are reproduced below:
1. A brake system for a heavy vehicle, comprising:
a plurality of brake components;
at least one vehicle performance sensor;
a central control unit receiving sensor signals from said at least one
vehicle performance sensor and generating central control signals for controlling
said plurality of brake components based on the received sensor signals;
a distributed electronic control unit receiving sensor signals from said at
least one vehicle performance sensor and generating local control signals for
controlling only some of said plurality of brake components based on the received
sensor signals; and
a conflict resolution scheme for resolving conflicts between the central
control signals and the local control signals.
2. The brake system of Claim 1 wherein said central control unit comprises:
a first control scheme used by said central control unit for generating
first central control signals;
a second control scheme used by said central control unit for generating
second central control signals; and
a central control unit conflict resolution scheme used by said central
control unit for resolving conflicts between the first and second central control
signals.
The examiner has rejected claims 1 to 20 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph for failing to comply with the enablement requirement. Specifically, the
examiner contends that the appellants’ specification does not enable a person or
ordinary skill in the art to make or use a “control scheme” or a “conflict scheme.”
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