Appeal No. 1999-0272 Page 10
Application No. 08/605,212
USPQ2d 1057, 1059 (Fed. Cir. 1993) citing In re Zletz, 893
F.2d 319, 321, 13 USPQ2d 1320, 1322 (Fed. Cir. 1989).
The American Heritage Dictionary, Second College Edition,
(1982) defines "drive" as "[t]he means or apparatus for
transmitting motion or power to a machine or from one machine
part to another." It is our view that this definition is the
broadest reasonable meaning of "drive" as it would be
understood by one of ordinary skill in the art without
importing limitations from the specification since the written
description contained in the appellants' specification does
not provide any other definition for "drive."
Ward's gears 56 and 58 and Gurevich's cranks 26 and 27
driven by gearwheels 29 do transmit motion or power from one
machine part to another. Thus, it is our conclusion that the
above-noted "separate powered drive" limitation claim 16 is
readable on Ward's gears 56 and 58 and Gurevich's cranks 26
and 27 driven by gearwheels 29. Accordingly, we conclude that
the claimed subject matter is taught by Ward and Gurevich.
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