Appeal 2006-2596
Application 10/869,144
transformed into a translational brake applying movement by the same force
transmission mechanism that transforms a rotary parking brake force
provided by spring 14’ into a translation brake applying movement, as
required in independent claim 1.
PRINCIPLE OF LAW
Anticipation requires that every element and limitation of the claimed
invention be found in a single prior art reference, arranged as in the claim.
Karsten Mfg. Corp. v. Cleveland Golf Co., 242 F.3d 1376, 1383, 58
USPQ2d 1286, 1291 (Fed. Cir. 2001); Scripps Clinic & Research Found. v.
Genentech, Inc., 927 F.2d 1565, 1576, 18 USPQ2d 1001, 1010 (Fed. Cir.
1991).
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. Appellant describes three species of the invention. The first (Figs.
1 and 2) and third (Figs. 5 and 6) utilize a compression spring 15
as the elasticity spring. The second (Figs. 3 and 4) utilizes an
elasticity spring in the form of a clock spring or spiral spring 15A
instead of a compression spring (Specification [00035]).
2. The Examiner (Election Requirement 2) and Appellant (Election)
agree that at least claims 1-7 are generic to all three described
species of the invention.
3. In the first and third embodiments of Appellant’s invention, the
elasticity spring (compression spring 15) exerts a linear or
translational biasing force against sleeve arm 9’, which converts or
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