Appeal No. 2000-2115
Application No. 08/633,564
provided disclosure of an alternative embodiment of the
invention that is not shown in the drawings. In this
alternative embodiment, it is noted that "a torque sensor may
be mounted on a shaft of the front wheels 1 to thereby
directly detect the driving torque of the front wheels 1"
(page 7, lines 20-24). With the sensors for detection of the
driving torque of the front wheels serving as the "means for
detecting a driving torque of the set of engine-driven wheels"
set forth in claim 1 on appeal and providing an input to the
"control means" set forth in claim 1, we conclude that one
skilled in the art could readily make and use the claimed
invention without undue experimentation.
Since our review of appellant's specification reveals
adequate guidance to enable the skilled artisan to make and
use the claimed invention without undue experimentation, it
follows that the examiner's rejection of claims 1 and 2 under
35 U.S.C.
§ 112, first paragraph, as being directed to a non-enabling
disclosure will not be sustained.
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