Appeal No. 2001-0313
Application 09/033,874
3 through 7, 10, 12 through 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 37, 38 and 43
have been canceled.
As noted on page 1 of the specification, appellants’
invention relates to a method of producing bearing surfaces in
the opening or “eye” of a connecting rod such as used in
automobile engines. More specifically, the claims on appeal are
directed to various methods associated with applying such a
bearing surface to a connecting rod eye by applying a bearing
layer directly to the connecting rod eye by thermal spraying of a
bearing material thereon. Independent claims 26, 28, 32, 34, 40,
45 and 48 are representative of the subject matter on appeal and
a copy of those claims may be found in the Appendix to
appellants’ brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner are:
Arnhold et al. (Arnhold) 5,551,782 Sep. 3, 1996
Kloft et al. (EP ‘698) EP 0770698 A1 May 2, 1997
(translation attached)
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