Appeal No. 1998-2838 Page 6
Application No. 08/591,801
Independent claim 1 includes the recitation of "control
means for providing isokinetic pedaling resistance throughout
the cycle of rotation of said pedals." Independent claim 13
includes the recitation of "control means for providing
isotonic pedaling resistance throughout the cycle of rotation
of said pedals." However, these limitations are not suggested
by the applied prior art for the reasons set forth in the
appellants' brief (pp. 5-7) and reply brief (pp. 2-6). In
that regard, Taylor does not teach or suggest a control means
for providing isotonic or isokinetic pedaling resistance
throughout the cycle of rotation of the pedals. To the
contrary, Taylor teaches that his physical conditioning
apparatus includes a resistance producing means for resisting
upward movement of the foot pedals but producing little or no
resistance to downward movement of the foot pedals.
It is our opinion that the examiner's determination
(answer, p. 5) that Taylor's teachings at column 14, lines 34-
39, clearly suggest the upward and downward pedal movement2
2Column 14, lines 34-39, of Taylor provide "If found
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