Appeal 2007-2537
Application 11/170,468
1 11. Laske describes that the paints described are useful for indicating
2 where a conduit or cable end has been overloaded (Laske 2:70-75).
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5 Admitted prior art
6 12. The Examiner found that the admitted prior art (“APA”) includes
7 permanent color change temperature indicating labels at Specification
8 ¶0004. (Final Rejection 4 and Answer 5).
9 13. Paragraph 0004 of the Specification is under the section labeled
10 “BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION – Brief Description of Prior
11 Developments” and is as follows:
12 Phase change temperature indicating labels and paints are
13 known. They provide the feature of a permanent color change
14 when a specified temperature is exceeded. For example,
15 Lakfabriek Korthals BV, of Ijmuiden, The Netherlands sells
16 Therm-O-Signal™ coatings which, by a perceptible change in
17 color, indicate that a pre-selected temperature has been reached
18 or exceeded. Telatemp Corporation of Fullerton, California
19 sells irreversible temperature labels which contain one or more
20 sealed temperature sensitive chemical indicators which sense
21 and record surface temperatures.
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23 Weibe
24 14. The Examiner found that Weibe describes using temperature
25 sensitive labels to indicate excessive heat (Final Rejection 4 and Answer 5).
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