Appeal No. 1998-1452
Application 08/408,006
application, stand withdrawn from consideration pursuant to 37
CFR § 1.142(b). We reverse.
The subject matter on appeal relates to “a device for
avoiding squeaking noises on a window pane, particularly a
passenger car side window which can be displaced transversely
to a seal resting against the pane” (specification, page 1).
Claim 1 is illustrative and reads as follows:2
1. Arrangement for avoiding generation of squeaking
noises by a window pane which is displaced relative to a
sealing element resting thereon, wherein:
said sealing element comprises a hollow strip; and
a vibration damping element is coupled to receive
vibrations from said sealing element;
wherein said vibration damping element provides an
additional modal damping R which satisfies the inequality
K - F + R > O
1
K being a constant, and F [sic, F ], being the first
1
derivative of force exerted by said sealing element with
respect to speed of said sealing element.
2Our review of the appealed claims indicates that the
references to the “absorbing” element in claims 2, 4, 5 and 11
lack a proper antecedent basis, an informality which is
deserving of correction in the event of further prosecution
before the examiner.
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