Appeal 2007-3462
Application 11/172,223
1 connect the first electrical conductor to the second electrical
2 conductor; and
3 a connector performance indicating section connected to a
4 portion of the connector section, wherein the connector performance
5 indicating section comprises a temperature sensitive indicator adapted
6 to signal occurrence of a temperature of the portion of the connector
7 section above a predetermined temperature, wherein the temperature
8 sensitive indicator comprises a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
9 tag.
10 Ballman
11 3. The Examiner found that Ballman describes a connector structure
12 including a temperature sensitive indicator (Final Rejection 2 and Answer
13 3).
14 4. Ballman describes a connector 20 with an over temperature circuit
15 board 52 connected through leads 60, 62 to connector blades 38 and 40
16 (Ballman 3:45-58).
17 5. A light emitting diode (LED) 54 illuminates when an over
18 temperature condition of the connector blades 38 and 40 is sensed by circuit
19 52 (Ballman 4:10-17).
20 6. The Examiner found that the claimed subject matter differs from
21 Ballman in that Ballman does not describe a temperature sensitive RFID tag
22 (Final Rejection 2 and Answer 3).
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