Appeal No. 2001-0783
Application 09/012,796
agency of bar 22, 32 which extends to the pivotable
connection on the tiller 17. The member 31 is further
connected via bracket 33 to tie bar 36 by a pivotable joint
at 36a. This tie bar is connected to tiller 17 of the second
propulsion unit by a pivotal connection. The connection of
Fig. 5 is provided so that the propulsion units may be tilted
out of the water individually as shown in Figures 6 and 7.
The embodiment shown in Fig. 11 includes a member
31' which is attached to tiller 17 of the first propulsion
unit by a bar 32', 22. The member 31' is further connected to
the output of the piston cylinder 21 and a bracket 33. The
bracket attaches the tie rod 23, 36 to the tiller 17 of the
second unit. Here again the units may be tilted out of the
water individually.
Anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102 requires that
“each and every element as set forth in the claim is found,
either
expressly or inherently described, in a single prior art
reference.” In re Robertson, 169 F.3d 743, 745, 49 USPQ2d
1949, 1950 (Fed. Cir. 1999) (quoting Verdegaal Bros., Inc. v.
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