Appeal 2007-1670
Application 10/102,565
feature and the door panel on the dry1 side (claim 1) or on the wet2 side (claim 16).
The issue for independent claim 10 and its dependent claim turns on whether
Dobson discloses an alignment feature including fingers on the drive mechanism
for engagement with an inner periphery of a housing portion of a cable drum
housing. The issue for independent claim 35 and its dependent claims turns on
whether Dobson discloses an opening on the door panel shaped to receive the cable
drum housing when the cable drum housing is in a first position and shaped to
prevent the cable drum housing from passing through the opening when the cable
drum housing is in a second position.
FINDINGS OF FACT
We find that the following enumerated findings are supported by at least a
preponderance of the evidence. Ethicon, Inc. v. Quigg, 849 F.2d 1422, 1427, 7
USPQ2d 1152, 1156 (Fed. Cir. 1988) (explaining the general evidentiary standard
for proceedings before the Office).
1. Dobson discloses a door panel assembly having a second mounting
feature (46) that, when assembled, passes through an opening (50) in the door
panel (18) such that no portion of the door panel (18) is located to the right of
the second mounting feature (46) (Dobson, p. 2, ¶ 0029, Fig. 2).
1 The dry side is the side of the door inner panel which faces the vehicle interior
(Specification 1: ¶4).
2 The wet side is the door cavity side of the door inner panel (Specification 1: ¶4).
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