Ex Parte Fichtner et al - Page 2




               Appeal No. 2006-2534                                                                                                   
               Application No. 10/789,411                                                                                             

                                                         BACKGROUND                                                                   
                       Appellants’ invention is directed to an electric machine including a rotor having a                            
               laminated rotor core which is mounted onto a shaft.  According to Appellants, the rotor core has                       
               opposite end surfaces for attachment of a plate in such a manner as to allow an axial movement                         
               of the laminations in the area of the plate.  An understanding of the invention can be derived                         
               from a reading of exemplary independent claim 1 which is reproduced as follows:                                        
                       1. An electric machine, comprising:                                                                            
                       a shaft; and                                                                                                   
                       a rotor core mounted onto the shaft and formed of a plurality of stacked laminations, said                     
               rotor core having opposite end surfaces for attachment of a plate in such a manner as to allow an                      
               axial deflection of the laminations in the area of the plate, said plate having a rotor core distal                    
               planar outer surface and extending to an area of the shaft.                                                            
                       The Examiner relies on the following reference in rejecting the claims:                                        
                       Carlson    2,421,115   May 27, 1947                                                                            
                       Claims 1 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Carlson.                       
                       Rather than reiterate the opposing arguments, reference is made to the briefs and answer                       
               for the respective positions of Appellants and the Examiner.  Only those arguments actually                            
               made by Appellants have been considered in this decision.  Arguments which Appellants could                            
               have made but chose not to make in the briefs have not been considered (37 CFR                                         
               § 41.37(c)(1)(vii)).                                                                                                   




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