Appeal No. 1999-1779
Application No. 08/480,561
mentioned by the examiner. That is, relating the terms to the
chosen species of Figure 5, the driving bearing element is the
lower element, as shown, to which the numeral 112 is applied,
the driven bearing element is the upper element, as shown, to
which the numeral 113' is applied, the means for receiving
driving contact is the bottom portion of the lower element or
elements attached thereto (such as bar 210 of Figures 1-3),
the means for applying driving contact from the driven bearing
element is the upper portion of the upper element (such as the
threaded opening of Figure 5), and the means for applying
magnetic force is the magnet 17.
The examiner’s position appears to be that all of the
elements recited in the claims before us must be shown in
Figure 5, which is the chosen embodiment. We know of no
requirement that such be the case. The fact of the matter is
that the entirety of the structure is shown in Figures 1-3,
with details of the various magnetic bearings being shown in
the other figures. From our perspective, the claims are not
indefinite, and one of ordinary skill in the art would have no
trouble determining the metes and bounds of the claimed
subject matter.
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