Appeal No. 97-0752
Application 08/354,304
operates, one of ordinary skill in the art would have found the
examiner’s proposed modification to be highly undesirable, and
thus not obvious, because it would render Moore’s buffer unit
unsuitable for its intented purpose of protecting the rubber
sleeves from undue strain and damage when higher torques are
encountered.
In light of the foregoing, we cannot sustain the examiner’s
rejection of the appealed claims as being unpatentable over
Moore.
The decision of the examiner is reversed.
REVERSED
LAWRENCE J. STAAB )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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JOHN P. McQUADE ) BOARD OF PATENT
Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND
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MURRIEL E. CRAWFORD )
Administrative Patent Judge )
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