Appeal No. 96-0423
Application 08/126,439
automatically imparted on a periodic oscillatory basis, to the
extent claimed, by means of the motorized arrangement 12
through 17 in the Figures 1 and 5 embodiments. In contrast,
the corresponding teachings and showings with respect to these
two embodiments and the written description portion of the
specification of Longhurst makes clear that any changeability
of the so-called hour angle of the antenna 1 about the polar
axis of shaft 6 is done in an initial setting environment
which remains fixed for any given satellite. Thus, there
could be no periodic oscillation by any means according to the
common, normal meanings of these terms to the extent claimed
of the hour angle of the antenna 1 in Longhurst. Stated
differently, there is no teaching in Longhurst that any
movement of the antenna about the polar axis 6 occurs on a
periodic or recurring and regular interval basis. Similarly,
there is no oscillatory action of the antenna about the polar
axis of shaft 6 such as to cause the antenna to swing backward
and forward like a pendulum or backward and forward between
two extremes on a periodic or regular basis. As disclosed,
there can be no automatic imparting of such periodic
oscillation of the hour angle in Longhurst as well.
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