Appeal 2007-2682
Application 10/326,410
Reference Relied on by the Examiner
Sarangapani U.S. Patent 6,442,511 Aug. 27, 2002
The Rejections on Appeal
The Examiner rejected claims 24, 26 and 34-38 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(e) as anticipated by Sarangapani.
B. Issue
Have the Applicants shown error in the rejection of claims 24, 26, and
34-38 as anticipated by Sarangapani under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e)?
C. Summary of the Decision
The Applicants have shown error in the anticipation rejection of all of
claims 24, 26, and 34-38.
D Findings of Fact (Referenced as FF. ¶ No.)
1. The invention is directed to a machine life indicator method
which monitors the effect of operating conditions on a component of a
machine. (Specification 3:9-10).
2. Of all the claims on appeal, the only independent claims are
claims 24 and 34. They are reproduced below:
24. A method of monitoring the effect of operating
conditions on a component of a machine, the method
comprising:
sensing at least one property associated with the
machine;
maintaining a data structure in a memory element that
determines a damage factor indicative of an instantaneous stress
applied to the component based at least in part on the at least
one property; and
processing the data structure to determine the damage
factor based on the at least one property;
displaying the damage factor in a cab of the machine; and
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