Appeal No. 1997-3279 Page 6
Application No. 08/240,702
obvious ... to set the magnetic poles at regular intervals
...." (Id.) The appellants argue, "Fujitani ... offsets one
of the stator magnetic elements 28 and 29 by an electric angle
of B/4 to 3B/4. By contrast, appellant's [sic] stator yokes
both are disposed at regular intervals ...." (Appeal Br. at
6.)
Claims 21 and 28 each specifies in pertinent part the
following limitations: "a stator having a stator yoke with a
plurality of magnetic poles alternately disposed at regular
intervals in the circumferential direction on the stator yoke
...." Accordingly, the claims each requires stator yokes
disposed at regular intervals.
The examiner fails to show a disclosure of the claimed
limitations in the prior art. To the contrary, he admits that
Fujitani "doesn't show magnetic poles at regular intervals in
the circumferential direction." (Examiner's Answer at 4.)
Furthermore, the appellants observe, "Fujitani ... offsets one
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