Appeal No. 2003-0405 Page 10
Application No. 09/635,183
(2) the processing system executing "a strategy comprising operating the friction brakes
to apply at least some of the reduction in regenerative braking torque as friction brake
torque" as recited in claim 2; and
(3) the processing system executing "a strategy comprising operating the friction brakes
to apply the entire reduction in regenerative braking torque as friction brake torque" as
recited in claim 3.
In our view, the above-quoted limitations of claims 2 and 3 are readable on
Kidston when Kidston executes his strategy of ramping down the regenerative blended
brake torque, as shown in Figure 9 with respect to curve 133 starting with the ABS
event indicated. As this ramp down of regenerative blended brake torque occurs, the
friction brakes will correspondingly ramp up as shown in Figure 9 with respect to curve
136 to produce the total requested brake torque (curve 130 in Figure 9). At the end of
this strategy of ramping down the regenerative blended brake torque and the ramping
up of the friction brake torque, Kidston will execute his strategy of eliminating
regenerative brake torque and utilizing only friction brake torque as shown in Figure 9.
We find that the processing system of Kidston does
(1) execute a strategy comprising reducing, but not completely eliminating, the torque
that is being applied to the drivetrain as regenerative braking torque when a wheel-
condition-initiated triggering event occurs (see Kidston's regenerative braking torque
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