Appeal No. 2000-0760
Application No. 08/831,198
The claims on appeal are drawn to a torsional vibration
damper, and are reproduced in the appendix of appellant's
brief.1
The references applied in the final rejection are:2
Göbel et al. (Göbel) 4,637,500 Jan. 20,
1987
Yanko et al. (Yanko) 5,246,399 Sep. 21,
1993
The appealed claims stand finally rejected on the
following grounds:
(1) Claims 2 to 5 and 12, unpatentable over Yanko, under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a);
(2) Claims 7, 8 and 10, unpatentable over Yanko in view of
Göbel, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a).
Rejection (1)
First considering claim 2, the manner in which the
1We note that the copies of claims 7 and 8 in the
appendix do not include the changes made by the amendment
filed on
April 13, 1998.
2The number of the Göbel patent is given incorrectly on
page 3 of the examiner's answer.
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