Appeal No. 2004-0723
Application No. 09/768,974
that the first segment of the coil array is adapted to interact
with the magnetic field to move the E-block. As for appellant's
argument that claim 13 states "the coil array being a generally
D-shaped loop," we agree with the examiner that coil 90 of
Tohkairin assumes a generally D-shaped loop. Since, as
maintained by the examiner, "there are no right angles in the
movable coil of Fig. 14" (page 7 of Answer, penultimate
paragraph), we do not subscribe to appellant's position that coil
90 of the reference "is a generally rectangularly-shaped loop"
(page 7 of Brief, second paragraph). It must be emphasized that
the claims only require that the loop of the coil is generally D-
shaped, and we find merit in the examiner's rationale that "[t]he
shape of a 'D' is highly interpretive, as is evident in the
numerous script styles with which 'D' can be written or printed"
(page 7 of Answer, penultimate paragraph).
Concerning separately argued claims 24-28, 37 and 38, we
concur with the examiner that first segment 90-3 of Tohkairin is
linear (straight) and second segment 90-4 forms an arc (curve),
thereby meeting the claim 24 recitation that "the first segment
is substantially linear and the second segment forms an arc."
As for the relative distances regarding the magnetic arrays
and the coil array recited in claim 35, appellant has not refuted
the factual determination of the examiner as depicted in the
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