Appeal No. 1998-0647
Application 08/414,004
clause of the representative independent claim 1 on appeal:
a combined motor and magnetic bearing device for
imparting a rotational torque to the rotary shaft
and for positionally controlling the rotary shaft by
magnetic forces.
A similar, sightly more detailed version of this feature
is recited in independent claim 2 with a still more detailed
version and additional limitations in independent claim 10.
This claimed feature reflects the disclosed version of:
The magnetic bearing composite motor 52 is one which
is composed of the motor function for imparting the
rotational force to the rotary shaft 32 and the
magnetic bearing function for magnetically floating
and positionally controlling the rotary shaft 32.
(Specification page 8, lines 1-5)
Consistent with appellant's arguments and the disclosure,
a single device providing both motor and magnetic bearing
functions is disclosed and recited in conformable language in
each independent claim on appeal. Page 6 of the reply brief
even characterizes the disclosed magnetic bearing composite
motor 52 as an integrated structure, separate and apart from
the electro- magnets 34, 35, 36, 37 for radial magnetic
bearing purposes and separate and apart from the
electromagnets 46, 47 for axial magnetic bearing purposes.
The final rejection and answer characterizes the
3
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007