Appeal No. 2000-2000
Application No. 09/105,124
the inlet port is coupled to the crankcase interior and the
outlet port is coupled to the air intake system such that gas
within the crankcase may flow through the venturi;
a high pressure tap extending from an exterior of the
venturi to an interior of the venturi;
a low pressure tap extending from the venturi exterior to
the venturi interior; and
a sensor coupled to the venturi and operative to measure a
differential pressure between the high pressure tap and the low
pressure tap.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Gluntz 3,445,335 May 20, 1969
Obata 4,345,573 Aug. 24, 1982
Claims 1-16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Obata in view of Gluntz.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants and the
examiner, we make reference to the brief (Paper No. 7), the reply
brief (Paper No. 9) and the examiner’s answer (Paper No. 8) for
the respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have considered the rejection advanced by the examiner
and the supporting arguments. We have, likewise, reviewed the
appellants’ arguments set forth in the briefs.
We reverse.
As a general proposition, in an appeal involving a rejection
under 35 U.S.C. § 103, an Examiner is under a burden to make out
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