Appeal No. 98-1261
Application 08/435,869
claims 2, 11, 15 and 28 had been canceled, and claims 1, 3-10, 12-14 and 16 allowed. However, the
examiner has indicated in the Answer that claim 22 contains allowable subject matter, and therefore
claims 17-21 and 23-27 remain before us on appeal.
The appellants’ invention is directed to a multiple brush steering wheel commutator. The claims
on appeal have been reproduced in an appendix to the Brief.2
THE REFERENCES
The references relied upon by the examiner to support the final rejection are:
Mabuchi 4,705,978 Nov. 10, 1987
Philips (German '318) 3 1293318 Apr. 24, 1969
(German Patent)
Kuhn et al. (French '421) 3 2568421 Jan. 31, 1986
(French Patent)
Igier (French '008) 3 1,414,008 Sept. 6, 1965
(French Patent)
THE REJECTIONS
Claims 21, 23, 26 and 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as being
indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the appellants
2However, claim 21 fails to reflect changes made by amendments D and E.
3Copies of a PTO translation of each of these references is enclosed.
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