Appeal No. 1996-2624
Application No. 08/186,352
the combined teachings of Bosse and Katori.
Claims 3 through 5, 14 through 16, 21 and 22 are
dependent, directly or indirectly, on claim 1 and contain all
of the limitations of that claim. Accordingly, the examiner’s
rejection of claims 3 through 5, 14 through 16, 21 and 22 will
likewise not be sustained.
Rejection (2)
Claims 1, 3 through 6, 14 through 16 and 20 through 22
stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Bosse in view of Ring.
Ring discloses a variable speed drive means useful in
timing mechanisms having a noncircular driver member [12] and
a noncircular driven member [14] wherein both the driver and
driven members are capable of rotating past 360E (col. 1,
lines 13-37 and col. 2, lines 6-8).
As in the reasoning provided by the examiner to support
Rejection (1), the motivation identified by the examiner for
replacing the planetary gear system taught by Bosse with the
noncircular gear system disclosed in Ring is essentially that
Ring's variable speed drive means was known at the time
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