Appeal 2007-1330
Application 10/451,725
connected in parallel and provided with angular
front transmission, and the rotary motion generated
by the power source is arranged to be transmitted
in the same direction to the primary axles of both
planetary gears with angular front transmission in
order to rotate secondary axles and the drive rollers
connected thereto in opposite directions.
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of
unpatentability:
Fisk US 2,642,280 Jun. 16, 1953
Bruestle US 2,884,120 Apr. 28, 1959
Bonfiglioli Technical Bulletin, Guidelines for selection of planetary gear
units of the 300-INDUSTRIAL series for installation in hazardous areas,
classified by Directive 99/92/EC 1-18 (hereinafter “Bonfiglioli”).
Appellants seek review of the Examiner’s rejections under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) of claims 1-10 as unpatentable over Bruestle in view of Fisk and
Bonfiglioli and claim 11 as unpatentable over Bruestle in view of Fisk.
The Examiner provides reasoning in support of the rejections in the
Answer (mailed June 30, 2006). Appellants present opposing arguments in
the Appeal Brief (filed April 13, 2006) and Reply Brief (filed August 28,
2006). Appellants’ counsel presented oral argument in this appeal on June
5, 2007.
OPINION
Claims 1-10
In rejecting claim 1, the Examiner concedes that “Bruestle does not
disclose press rolls that press the continuous belts and does not disclose that
the planetary gears have independently rotatable primary axles” (Answer 3).
In order to overcome the first of these deficiencies, the Examiner contends it
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