Appeal No. 2000-0617
Application 08/706,025
speeds in successive 360 degree turns.
We next address whether the Moriwaki reference is
reasonably pertinent to the particular problem with which
applicant was concerned. The problem to which applicant was
concerned was to reduce the size of the bearing assembly in a
disk drive system. The applicant proposes to do this by
reducing the number of parts in the bearing assembly.
(08/706,025 specification page 3, line 24 to page 4, line 1
and page 5, lines 1-2 and 5-6).
The examiner relied on the Moriwaki reference to teach
the claimed bearing assembly. Moriwaki does not state that
the bearing assembly is used in a motor. Moreover, the
Moriwaki reference describes a bearing assembly with a main
body 11 and an arm 26. The arm 26 is shown in Figs. 1 and 2
attached to the rotary shaft 21, such as to pivot back and
forth as illustrated by the arrow in Fig. 2. What is further
apparent from the Moriwaki reference is that the rotary shaft
does not rotate 360 degrees successively as claimed. The main
body 11 prevents the arm 26 from rotating 360 degrees.
(Findings 25 and 26). It appears that the bearing is for a
mechanical type device and not for an electric motor. The
examiner has failed to sufficiently demonstrate otherwise.
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