Appeal No. 2000-2064
Application No. 08/781,412
"Electronic Traction Controller Systems Stop Spinout. . . "
Detroit Automotive ELECTRAC™ Brochure (undated), 2 pages.
Claims 1, 2, 4 through 7, 9 and 10 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over RIDEWELL in view of
Brandt and ELECTRAC.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to appellant's specification and claims, to
the applied prior art references, and to the respective positions
articulated by appellant and the examiner. As a consequence of
our review, we have made the determination which follows.
In rejecting claims 1, 2, 4 through 7, 9 and 10 under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over RIDEWELL in view of
Brandt and ELECTRAC it is the examiner's position (answer, pages
4-6) that RIDEWELL discloses a tandem rear axle suspension system
comprising a drive axle suspension and a roll stable, non-drive
tag axle suspension, wherein both the drive axle suspension and
the non-drive tag axle suspension include an air spring (see the
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