Appeal No. 96-3202
Application No. 08/183,464
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to a low friction valve
train. Claims 1, 14 and 20 are representative of the subject
matter on appeal and copies of those claims are attached to
this decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner as evidence of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are:
Melling 3,303,833 Feb. 14,
1967
Behnke 4,153,017 May 8,
1979
Buente 4,367,701 Jan. 11,
1983
Oda 4,871,266 Oct. 3,
1989
Rao et al. 4,872,432 Oct. 10,
1989
(Rao)
Shiraya et al. 4,909,198 Mar.
20, 1990
(Shiraya)
Allor et al. 4,995,281 Feb. 26,
1991
(Allor)
Purnell et al. 5,041,168 Aug.
20, 1991
(Purnell)
Tanaka et al. 2,242,240 Sep. 25,
1991
(Tanaka) (UK)
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