Appeal No. 1996-4124
Application No. 08/307,088
an angle to each other during regular
grinding of the tooth wheel;
comparing an instantaneous measurement
value of the grinding force with a
corresponding nominal grinding force value;
and
changing at least one of a feed and a
rotational speed of the grinding disc in
accordance with a comparison value, whereby
the grinding force, applied by the grinding
disc, is brought in accordance with the
corresponding nominal force value.
The Examiner relies upon the following references:
Hahn 4,590,573 May
20, 1986
Hernandez et al. 4,931,949 Jun. 5,
1990
(Hernandez)
Loehrke 5,136,522 Aug. 4,
1992
Claims 20, 21, 26, 28 and 29 stand rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Hahn and Loehrke.
Claims 16 through 19, 22, 24, 25 and 27 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Hahn, Loehrke
and Hernandez.2
2The rejection of claims 19, 24 and 27, is a new grounds
of rejection raised by the Examiner in the Examiner’s answer.
However, as stated on page 6 of the answer the rationale of
the rejection is the same as the Examiner applies to claim 16.
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