Appeal No. 2007-0358
Application 10/873,477
2-5 of DE ‘670 by noting that DE ‘670 “discloses a dish rack 2-6...”
(Amended Appeal Brief at 11.)
7. Based on Fig. 1 of DE ‘670, the prior art nozzles 7-10 are spaced apart
at different locations within the dishwasher and are integrated with the
bottom surface 6, which is a part of the prior art dish rack.
8. The applicants do not identify what specific claim limitation of claim
1 is missing in DE ‘670.
9. DE ‘670 does not teach the use of an automated condition sensor to
control the spraying intensity at a respective region of a spraying
device as recited in appealed claim 11.
10. Cooper describes the use of various sensors including a turbidity
sensor to assist in the dishwasher cycle selection (“no soil, lite soil,
lite soil plus, normal soil and heavy soil”). (Column 1, lines 18-21;
column 2, lines 1-4 and 28-42; column 4, lines 11-14.)
11. Cooper teaches that “[t]he turbidity sensor measures the soil content
in the water which is an indication of the amount of soil on the
dishes.” (Column 3, lines 58-59.)
12. Claims 10 and 11 were added by amendment on June 28, 2005, which
is after the date on which the subject application was filed.
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