Appeal No. 95-0744
Application 07/758,460
BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from
the final rejection of claims 19, 20, 23, and 24. Claims 4-8,
13-18, and 25-33 have been allowed, and claims 21 and 22 have
been objected to as depending on a rejected base claim.
Claims 1-3 and 9-12 have been cancelled.
We reverse.
The disclosed invention is directed to a method for
controlling a motor-driven power steering system as may be
understood from claim 19, reproduced below.
19. A control method for a motor-driven power
steering system of a vehicle, the system having a motor
connected to a steering gear by a clutch, the method
comprising:
testing the motor for mechanical restriction
with the clutch disengaged; and
engaging the clutch only if the testing
determines that the motor is not mechanically restricted.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Yabe et al. (Yabe) 4,786,866 November 22, 1988
(filed June 26, 1984)
O'Neil et al. (O'Neil) 0,174,137 March 12, 1986
(European Patent Application)
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