Appeal No. 2004-1171
Application No. 09/754,618
respective copies of which appear in the APPENDIX to the main
brief (Paper No. 13).
As evidence of obviousness, the examiner has applied the
documents listed below:
Niina 5,921,684 Jul. 13, 1999
Zernickel 6,062,736 May 16, 2000
Volkmuth 6,203,634 Mar. 20, 2001
Ball and Roller Bearings, Theory Design and Appliaction, 3rd
Edition, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 38 through 41 (Technical Book)1
The following rejections are before us for review.
1. Claims 1 through 3 and 6 through 9 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Niina in view of
Volkmuth and Technical Book.
2. Claims 4, 5, 10, and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Niina in view of Volkmuth and
Technical Book, further in view of Zernickel.
1 While a date has not been provided for this publication,
appellants have not contested its status as prior art.
2
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