The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 15 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte HIROMI OHSHITA _____________ Appeal No. 2000-0744 Application No. 09/052,162 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, KRASS, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 and 2. The invention is directed to a resolver used in a motor. In particular, the resolver is alleged to have an improved simplified structure. The resolver comprises a ring-shaped rotor of magnetic material wherein the rotor does not have a winding. The outer periphery of a ring-shaped stator is directly exposed to the outside or abuts the inner periphery of a motor case. The inner periphery of the rotor is also directly exposed to 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007