Appeal No. 96-0586
Application 07/950,081
Claim 1 reads as follows:
1. A motor vehicle steering system for use on a motor
vehicle, comprising:
a steering wheel;
means for determining a steering rate of said steering
wheel;
at least one road wheel steerable by said steering wheel;
a steering actuator connected to said steering wheel for
turning the steering wheel;
sensor means for detecting a motor vehicle behavior induced
by a disturbance applied to the motor vehicle; and
control means for determining a control signal at least
based on the motor vehicle behavior detected by said sensor means
and for applying said control signal to said steering actuator to
turn said steering wheel in a direction to suppress the motor
vehicle behavior, said control signal including a control
component serving to damp said steering rate, determined by said
steering rate determinating means, in a predetermined manner.
The Examiner’s Answer cites the following prior art:
Ito et al. (Ito) 4,830,127 May 16, 1989
Sano et al. (Sano) 4,984,646 Jan. 15, 1991
OPINION
Claims 1-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Ito. Claims 1,2,6,7, 9-12, 14, and 15 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as anticipated by Sano. Claims 4,
5, 7, 8, 12, 13, and 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Ito and Sano.
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