Appeal No. 98-0007
Application 08/440,907
function of engaging the drive pulley of an engine connected
to the face plate.
We therefore conclude that a prima facie case of
obviousness has not been established.
Rejections Under 37 CFR § 1.196(b)
The following rejections are entered pursuant to the
provisions of 37 CFR § 1.196(b):
(A) Claims 1 to 10 are rejected for failure to comply with
the provisions of the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112.
Claim 1, lines 8 and 9, recites “a flange protruding
outwardly from the engine block for driving a fan blade.”
Although this language was present in original claim 1 and is
found on page 4, lines 13 and 14 of the specification, no such
flange
driving a fan blade is shown in the drawings, nor described 3
in the detailed description on pages 5 to 9. Moreover, it is
not clear what is meant by a flange driving a fan blade. In
view of the lack of disclosure, one of ordinary skill in the
3See 37 CFR § 1.83(a).
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