Appeal 2006-3408
Application 10/885,524
Arguments which Appellants could have made but chose not to make in the Briefs
have not been considered and are deemed to be waived. See 37 C.F.R.
§ 41.37(c)(1)(vii) (2004).
FINDINGS OF FACT
We find the following enumerated findings to be supported by at least a
preponderance of the evidence. Ethicon, Inc. v. Quigg, 849 F.2d 1422, 1427, 7
USPQ2d 1152, 1156 (Fed. Cir. 1988) (explaining the general evidentiary standard
for proceedings before the Office).
1. Titterton teaches a motorcycle wheel disk lock reminder system with a
disk lock adapted for attachment to a wheel of a motorcycle. The
reminder system also includes a reminder unit with an insertion tab
outwardly extending from an inner face of the reminder unit. The
insertion tab can be inserted into (1) a slot in the disk lock; or (2) an
ignition keyhole of the motorcycle after removal from the slot in the disk
lock to prevent insertion of an ignition key without prior removal of the
reminder unit. (Titterton, col. 4, ll. 3-13).
2. The reminder unit of Titterton includes a head portion 21 (referred to as
dome-shaped arcuate outer face), an offset loop portion 24 (referred to as
a rectangular side tab) having a circular hole 25, and a key blank portion
22 (referred to as an insertion tab). The offset loop portion is designed
for extending a flexible elongate element such as a string, cord, strap, or
small chain therethrough to permit attachment of the reminder unit to an
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