Appeal No. 2000-1304
Application No. 08/994,974
reinstated with respect to the second final rejection. Claims
1 and 3 through 15 constitute all of the claims pending in the
application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to a method for restoring worn hubs
on the impeller and turbine elements of a torque converter
housing. Claim 1 is illustrative and reads as follows:
1. A method for modifying a substantially cylindrical
hub of a torque converter wheel, comprising the steps of:
forming a right circular hollow cylindrical sleeve
having an inner surface and outer surface, the outer surface
of the sleeve having an outer diameter, the inner surface
of the sleeve having an inner diameter sized to fit over
the outer surface of the hub;
fitting the sleeve over the outer surface of the hub;
and
fixing the sleeve to the outer surface of the hub
against displacement relative thereto.
THE PRIOR ART
The items relied upon by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Sheen 2,752,668 Jul. 3, 1956
The prior art discussed on pages 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the
appellants’ specification (the admitted prior art).
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