Appeal No. 2007-1188
Application 10/621,131
Reference Relied on by the Examiner
Foster US 2,877,686 Mar. 17, 1959
Bateman US 3,610,736 Oct. 5, 1971
Englander US 6,636,822 Oct. 21, 2003
The Rejections on Appeal
The Examiner rejected claims 1-3, 6 and 7 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
unpatentable over Englander and either Foster or Bateman.
B. Issue
Has the Applicant shown error in the rejection of claims 1-3, 6 and 7 under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Englander and either Foster or Bateman?
C. Summary of the Decision
The Applicant has not shown error in the rejection of claims 1-3, 6 and 7
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over Englander and either Foster or
Bateman.
D Findings of Fact (Referenced as FF. ¶ No.)
1. The claimed invention is directed to a remote controlled crossover
mirror assembly which is mounted on an exterior surface of a vehicle and which
meets a particular forward, rightward, and leftward visual orientation in front of
school buses as mandated by the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 111.
(Preamble, Claim 1).
2. A “crossover mirror” refers to a mirror designed to reduce blind spots
in front of a vehicle such as a bus and such mirrors are mounted on the front corner
of the vehicle to provide visual access to the driver of the front area of the vehicle
as well as the sides of the vehicle. (Specification, ¶ 11).
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