Ex parte WEST - Page 11




          Appeal No. 1999-1785                                                        
          Application No. 08/512,656                                                  

          and every feature of claim 11, we will thus sustain the                     
          examiner’s rejection of claim 11 under 35 U.S.C.                            
          § 102(b) under Bechman.                                                     


               We next consider the examiner’s rejection of claims 12,                
          15, and 18 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being clearly                        
          anticipated by Bechman.  In that regard, we observe that                    
          Bechman additionally discloses external member 19 defining at               
          least one groove for receiving the seal member 25 (appellant’s              
          claim 12), a seal member 25 disposed in the seat (appellant’s               
          claim 15), and an internal member 18 and external member 19                 
          fitted together (appellant’s claim 18).  Appellant’s arguments              
          again do not properly address the issues at hand.  Appellant’s              
          arguments are primarily directed to the lubrication fitting of              
          Figure 4, rather than the bearing assembly itself (Bechman,                 
          Figure 2).  As before, since each and every feature of                      
          appellant’s claims 12, 15 and 18 are disclosed in Bechman we                
          will, therefore, sustain the examiner’s rejection of theses                 
          claims under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b).                                            


               We next review the examiner’s rejection of claim 20 under              

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