Appeal No. 98-1050
Application No. 08/558,163
with the valves for urging the valves to a closed position, an
air compressor driven directly off of the camshaft, at least
one air actuated accessory, and a supply system for supplying
air under pressure to the air springs and the air operated
accessory.
This claim stands rejected as being unpatentable over the
combined teachings of Umemoto, Kubis and Simonyi. Umemoto
discloses all of the subject matter recited in claim 1 except
for the air compressor driven directly off the camshaft, the
air actuated accessory, and the supply system for supplying
air under pressure to the air springs and the accessory. In
Umemoto, the air is supplied by an accumulator tank (80). The
patent is silent as to how air is supplied thereto, but it
must be assumed that it is a charged tank that is not
continuously replenished during use.
Kubis discloses an internal combustion engine having an
air compressor (11) that is driven directly off of the
camshaft gear wheel (3). The compressor can be used to
provide air to vehicle air brakes (column 1, lines 16-18). In
view of the teaching of Kubis, it is our opinion that one of
ordinary skill in the art would have found it obvious to
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