Appeal No. 1998-0212 Page 2
Reissue Application No. 07/837,588
BACKGROUND
On September 16, 1986, the appellant filed U.S. Patent
Application No. 06/908,176 (‘176 Application ). During 1
prosecution, the examiner concluded that the pending claims of
the ‘176 Application specified two independent and distinct
inventions; he required restriction between two corresponding
groups of the claims. The examiner explained that the claims
of the first group, viz., claims 1-5, 7-9, 12-23, 25-33, and
51, were “drawn to motor control including cyclic reversing,
applying power, electronic control ....” (‘176 Application,
Paper No. 10 at 2.) He added that the claims of the second
group, viz., claims 35-49, were “drawn to [a] laundry machine
....” (Id.) In reply, the appellant elected to prosecute the
claims of the first group. (‘176 Application, Paper No. 11 at
2.) Acknowledging the election and noting that the appellant
did not traverse the restriction requirement, the examiner
1We will reference papers from the original application
by designating the “‘176 Application.” We will reference
papers from the instant continuation reissue application and
its parent reissue application without designating the
application number.
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