Appeal No. 2001-1895 Page 2
Application No. 09/235,180
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to a method of synchronized shifting between a
plurality of gears. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of
claim 6, which appears in the appendix to the Brief.
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims is:
Morscheck 5,641,044 Jun. 24, 1997
Claims 6 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by
Morscheck.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and the
appellants regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the Answer (Paper
No. 19) and the final rejection (Paper No. 5) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejection, and to the Brief (Paper No. 15) and Reply Brief (Paper No. 20) for
the appellants’ arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to the
appellants’ specification and claims, to the applied prior art reference, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the examiner. As a consequence of
our review, we make the determinations which follow.
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