Appeal No. 97-1025
Application No. 08/183,571
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a steering wheel.
Claims 4 and 6 are representative of the subject matter on appeal
and a copy of those claims, as they appear in the appendix to the
appellant's brief, is attached to this decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner as evidence of anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) or
obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are:
Scheibert 1,103,438 July 14, 1914
Ahrens 2,863,015 Dec. 2, 1958
Kato et al. (Kato) 4,374,310 Feb. 15, 1983
Rose 218,330 (UK) Aug. 20, 1925
Niemeyer 3 2,936,350 (Germany) Mar. 26, 1981
Claims 1, 2, 5, 12 to 15, 21 to 29 and 37 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph, as the specification, as
originally filed, does not provide support for the invention as
is now claimed.
3In determining the teachings of Niemeyer, we will rely on
the translation provided by Schreiber Translations, Inc. A copy
of the translation is attached for the appellant's convenience.
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