Appeal 2007-0814
Application 10/243,417
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellants seek our review under 35 U.S.C. § 134 of the Examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1-16, all of the claims now pending the present application.1
We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b) (2002).
SUMMARY OF DECISION
We AFFIRM-IN-PART.
THE INVENTION
Appellants' claimed invention relates to a passive aerial protection system.
More specifically, the claimed invention is directed to a defense system for
passively protecting a facility against aerial incursion of aircraft. Claim 1,
reproduced below, is representative of the subject matter on appeal.
1. A defense system to protect a facility against aerial incursion, the
facility (i) extending above ground level, (ii) occupying an area of terrain,
and (iii) having at least some portion exposed to a substantially horizontal
flight path of an aircraft, the defense system comprising:
(a) a multitude of vertical support masts, each mast extending from
ground level to a height at least substantially equal to the exposed portion of
the facility, the masts located along a perimeter at least partially surrounding
the area of terrain that is occupied by the facility; and
(b) a plurality of cable groups that each include a multitude of cables,
wherein for each group, a plurality of cables are coupled to and substantially
coplanar with an adjacent pair of the support masts;
1 Claims 17-20 have been withdrawn from consideration pursuant to a restriction
requirement.
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