Ex parte HUBER et al. - Page 3




          Appeal No. 2000-0865                                       Page 3           
          Application No. 08/910,822                                                  


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               The appellants' invention relates to a method of                       
          controlling a current torque value in a vehicle transmission.               
          A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix              
          to the appellants' brief.                                                   


               The prior art references of record relied upon by the                  
          examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:                              
          Sakaki et al.            5,303,614                     Apr. 19,             
          1994                                                                        
          (Sakaki)                                                                    
          Kuriyama et al.          5,505,675                     Apr.  9,             
          1996                                                                        
          (Kuriyama)                                                                  
          Takasaki et al.          5,631,829                     May  20,             
          1997                                                                        
          (Takasaki)                                                                  



               Claims 1 to 4, 7 to 11, 17 and 18 stand rejected under                 
          35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Takasaki in view of              
          Kuriyama.                                                                   


               Claims 1 to 4, 7 to 11, 17 and 18 stand rejected under                 










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