Appeal No. 1998-0591
Application 08/538,517
as the radius “r” goes from a minimum value to a maximum
value, and the curved line 32 depicts the angular velocity in
a constant linear velocity system (C.V.) as the radius goes
from minimum to maximum. For the purpose intended, there is
no need for the Figures to illustrate specific quantitative
values for either angular velocity, linear velocity, or
radius. On page 6 of the specification from lines 22-24, it
is stated that in between the extremes defined by lines 31 and
32 lie the area 30 including the velocity curves that fit the
various embodiments disclosed in the specification. The
illustrations are quite informative.
It cannot be reasonably argued that one with ordinary
skill in the art would not know how to get a velocity curve to
fall between the extreme borders defined by lines 31 and 32 in
Figure 4a. The examiner has not made any reasonable
explanation to establish that after reading the appellants’
specification it would still require undue experimentation by
one with ordinary skill in the art to fit a curve between
borders 31 and 32.
Claim 12 specifies that as the radius “r” increases, one
would want the angular velocity to decrease and the linear
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