Interference No. 102,755
conception Nedelk relies principally on testimony by Beck. 14
Beck confirms that during the afore-mentioned trip to Boeing
in Seattle, Nedelk disclosed to him "his concept for selective
braking during taxiing to reduce brake wear" (NR 6, ¶ 6),
which involved "selective activation of a certain number of
brakes on an aircraft while leaving the other brakes idle
during taxiing operations" (NR 6, ¶ 7). According to Beck,
Nedelk explained "that the wear/energy characteristics of
carbon were such that the wear on the carbon disc brakes was
significant, and that carbon wear was, to some degree,
independent of the amount of energy being dissipated during
the braking operation" (NR 6, ¶ 7).
Although, as Stimson correctly notes, neither Nedelk
nor Beck testified that the concept included using all of the
brakes during landing, as required by the count, that is
clearly implied by the requirement that only some of the
brakes be used during taxi maneuvers. As a result, we hold15
that Beck's testimony is sufficient to corroborate Nedelk's
Stimson does not dispute Nedelk's right to rely on Beck's14
testimony as corroboration in this interference.
This argument was not made in the '756 interference,15
wherein the count makes no reference to landing.
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