Appeal No. 1998-0507
Application No. 08/457,701
energized thereby to decrease the usage of such energizing power and to
increase the efficiency of said assembly;
said rotor including a plurality of arcuate magnetic segments secured
to a cylindrical core; and
an enclosure surrounding said magnetic segments and said
cylindrical core.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Kitajewski et al. (Kitajewski) 4,022,980 May 10, 1977
Morinaga et al. (Morinaga) 4,511,827 Apr. 16, 1985
Schaefer et al. (Schaefer) 4,742,259 May 03, 1988
Müller 4,748,388 May 31, 1988
Gerfast 4,929,871 May 29, 1990
Sato 5,130,591 Jul. 14, 1992
(filed Nov. 29, 1989)
Claims 21, 22 and 76-87 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable
over Sato in view of Kitajewski and Schaefer.
Claims 76-87 stand further rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over
Morinaga in view of Gerfast and Müller.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the respective positions of
appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
At the outset, we note that, in accordance with appellants’ arguments, all claims will
stand or fall together with regard to the rejection over Sato, Kitajewski and Schaefer
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