Appeal No. 96-1602
Application 08/168,669
As to rejection (b), we observe that the inner races 17, 18 of the bearing inserts of
Hoerle, the primary reference, are welded together (page 1, right column, lines 6-8), such
that the bearing inserts form a unified structure with the skate wheel. Accordingly, there
would be no logical reason in the first instance for providing a bearing puller groove of the
sort disclosed by Miyazawa at element 221a in Hoerle at any location,
much less at the specific location called for in the appealed claims. Hence, rejection (b)
likewise cannot be sustained.
The decision of the examiner is reversed.
Reversed.
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IAN A. CALVERT )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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LAWRENCE J. STAAB )
Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND
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JOHN P. McQUADE )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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