Appeal No. 2001-1343
Application No. 08/965,818
h) a valve member that is activated by fluid pressure
which valve member diverts fluid flow from the first pair of
flowlines to the second pair of flowlines when there is a
change in torque conditions to a preselected high-torque value
that defines said high torque condition; and
i) wherein fluid flow is automatically diverted from the
low-torque motor to the high-torque wrench by fluid pressure
activation of the valve member above the preselected high-
torque value.
THE EVIDENCE
The items relied on by the examiner as evidence of
obviousness are:
Coyle, Sr. (Coyle) 4,679,469 Jul. 14, 1987
Thompson 4,898,248 Feb. 6, 1990
Bernard et al. (Bernard) 5,097,730 Mar. 24,
1992
The items relied on by the appellant as evidence of non-
obviousness are:
The main and supplemental 37 CFR § 1.132
Declarations of Billy Clark (Paper Nos. 46 and 48).
The 37 CFR § 1.132 Declaration of Dale Francis
(Paper No. 46).
THE REJECTIONS
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