Appeal 2007-3462
Application 11/172,223
1 Black
2 7. The Examiner found that Black describes a temperature sensitive
3 RFID tag 102 (Final Rejection 2 and Answer 3).
4 8. The Examiner found that Black describes an RFID tag with a chip
5 section and an antenna section with an EEPROM being capable of being
6 programmed to interrupt the signal transmission as claimed in claim 3
7 (Answer at 8).
8 9. Black describes a system with a RF transponder 200 (Fig. 2) for
9 transmitting unique identification information along with information
10 associated with the temperature of the uniquely identified object, e.g., a tire
11 (Black 6:16-22).
12 10. Although Black describes its electronic system in the context of
13 monitoring the temperature within a tire, the background section of Black
14 describes temperature monitoring systems in general.
15 11. For example, Black describes that:
16 The mechanisms of heat-generation in electronic systems are
17 well known and understood. In essence, any process (e.g., an
18 operating electronic system) which consumes power generates
19 heat. In the case of an electronic circuit, the components of the
20 circuit heat up, which, in turn, heats up anything in contact with
21 them, including the surrounding air (Black 1:58-64).
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23 12. Black also describes in general that “[t]ransponder or transceiver
24 type identification systems are well known.” (Black 2:21-24).
25 13. Black also describes that monitoring temperature changes such as
26 excessive temperature rises due to over current or over temperature
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