Appeal 2007-2537
Application 11/170,468
1 B. Issue
2 The issue is whether Applicants have shown that the Examiner erred
3 in determining claims 1-4, 6-8, 10, 11, 13-18 and 21-23 to be unpatentable
4 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over the prior art.
5 C. Findings of fact (“FF”)
6 The record supports the following findings of fact as well as any other
7 findings of fact set forth in this opinion by at least a preponderance of the
8 evidence.
9 1. Applicants’ claims 1-4, 6-8, 10, 11, 13-18 and 21-23 are the
10 subject of this appeal.
11 2. Independent claim 1 is as follows:
12 1. An electrical connector comprising:
13 a main section comprising a first connection section adapted to
14 connect to a first electrical conductor and a second connection section
15 adapted to connect to a second electrical conductor, wherein the main
16 section is adapted to electrical[ly] connect the first electrical
17 conductor to the second electrical conductor; and
18 a connector performance indicating section connected to a
19 portion of the main section, wherein the connector performance
20 indicating section comprises a temperature sensitive chemical
21 indicator adapted to signal and permanently record a temperature of
22 the portion of the main section above a predetermined temperature,
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