Appeal No. 96-3202
Application No. 08/183,464
35 U.S.C. § 103 are also sustained.
Claim 20
We will sustain the rejection of claim 20 under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103.
The differences between Shiraya and claim 20 are the
limitations that (1) the cam is mounted on a cam shaft, (2) a
solid film lubricant is impregnated in the porosity of the
outer surface of the cam, and (3) the solid film lubricant is
comprised of graphite and at least one of boron nitride and
molybdenum disulfide in either one of a high temperature
polymer and epoxy base, the solid film lubricant has an
affinity for oil and promotes rapid formation of a stable oil
film.
In applying the above noted test for obviousness, we
reach the conclusion that it would have been obvious to one of
ordinary skill in the art at the time of the appellants'
invention to
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