Appeal No. 97-2726 Page 4
Application No. 08/296,393
To support a rejection of a claim under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b),
it must be shown that each element of the claim is found, either
expressly described or under principles of inherency, in a single
prior art reference. See Kalman v. Kimberly-Clark Corp., 713
F.2d 760, 772, 218 USPQ 781, 789 (Fed. Cir. 1983), cert. denied,
465 U.S. 1026 (1984).
Independent claims 9 and 14 each recite an instrument
cluster gauge comprising, inter alia, a pointer assembly having a
bushing and a gauge movement having a cylindrical staff wherein
the bushing is mounted on the staff. In addition, independent
claims 9 and 14 each recites that the bushing comprises, inter
alia, an end and a bore wherein the bore has (1) a beveled
portion at the end of the bushing, (2) a clearance portion, (3) a
cylindrical main contact portion located closer to the end of the
bushing than the clearance portion, and (4) a lead-in portion
between the end of the bushing and the cylindrical main contact
portion.
Quintana discloses an indicator needle for a dashboard
display. As shown in the Figure, the body 2 which supports the
pointer has a bore having (1) a beveled first portion, (2) a
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