Appeal No. 1996-1300
Application No. 08/076,722
filed June 28, 1999) for the appellants' arguments
thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given
careful consideration to the appellants' specification and
claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the
examiner. As a consequence of our review, we make the
determinations which follow.
We cannot sustain the examiner's rejection of appellants'
claims 7-12 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e).
At the outset, we note that the sole independent claim,
claim 7, is representative and reads as follows:
7. A locking actuator system for an automotive door
latch having a manual locking lever movable between
locked and unlocked positions, comprising:
(a) a housing;
(b) a reversible electric motor mounted in the housing
and having an output shaft;
(c) a worm mounted on the output shaft;
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