Appeal No. 97-0755 Page 3
Application No. 08/400,066
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to a system and method
for mode selection in a variable displacement engine. An
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading
of exemplary claims 11 and 14, which appear in the appendix to
the appellants' brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner as evidence of anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102 and
obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103 are:
Ishii 5,038,739 Aug. 13,
1991
Lipinski et al. 5,408,974 Apr. 25,
1995
(Lipinski) (filed Dec. 23, 1993)
Claims 11 and 13 through 18 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C.
§ 112, first paragraph, as failing to provide an adequate
written description of the invention.
Claims 11 and 14 through 16 and 18 stand rejected under
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