Appeal No. 1998-1794
Application 08/738,467
pole generates fields having two separate orientations. One
of ordinary skill in the art would have known that all magnets
have a plurality of poles (i.e., at least north and south
poles). Hajec would not work without at least two poles.
Appellant has not otherwise argued the limitations of claim
31. Claim 32 falls with claim 31. The rejection of claims 31
and 32 is sustained.
Claims 39, 40, and 42
The rejection of claim 39 has not been argued.
Therefore, the rejection of claims 39, 40, and 42 is
sustained. It is noted that the assembly of Hajec is intended
to be placed in a housing (not shown) to keep out dust and
dirt.
35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
Claims 20-30
Appellant argues (Br7-8) that Hajec does not disclose
"said spindle hub also supporting said disc on a flange
extending out from said inner bore above said magnet means and
over a region where stator coils of said motor are located"
(claim 20). The Examiner finds that hub 16 is in the form of
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