Appeal No. 1997-0907
Application 08/291,642
Rather than repeat the positions of the appellants and
the examiner, reference is made to the briefs and the answers
for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
We sustain the rejection of claims 1 through 6 under
35 U.S.C. § 103 generally for the reasons set forth by the
examiner in the Answer further in view of the following
embellishments.
At the outset, we note that claim 1 recites in part
"biasing means, separate from said yoke, . . . said biasing
means is positioned adjacent said movable magnet." On the
other hand, independent claim 4 also indicates that "said
biasing magnet is positioned perpendicular to said movable
magnet." and further adds a "means for adjusting the relative
position between said biasing means and movable magnet," a
feature also not present in independent claim 1 on appeal.
With respect to the stated rejection on page 4 in the
Answer, the examiner indicates that Castor discloses the
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