Appeal No. 96-3202
Application No. 08/183,464
The appellants have provided three groups of claims as
follows: Group I, claims 1 through 13; Group II, claims 14
through 19; and Group III, claim 20. See pages 7-8 of the
appellants' brief. In accordance with 37 CFR § 1.192(c)(7),
we have selected claims 1, 14 and 20 from the appellants'
three groups of claims to decide the appeal on the rejections
under
35 U.S.C. § 103.
Claim 1
We will sustain the rejection of claim 1 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103.
Independent claim 1 sets forth a low friction valve train
comprising, inter alia, a cam shaft having a cam and a tappet
which contacts the cam and a valve. The cam and tappet each
has an outer surface with an open porosity and a solid film
lubricant, stable to temperatures at about 700°F., is
impregnated and anchored in the open porosity of the outer
surface of the cam and tappet.
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