Appeal No. 2001-2654 Page 6
Application No. 09/069,192
intersects the axis A. A first or inner arm 15 is rotatable
with respect to the waist about the horizontal axis B, and a
second or outer arm 16 is rotatable with respect to the inner
arm about a second horizontal axis C, which is parallel to and
laterally spaced from the axis B. A hand assembly 18
including a gripper 19 is mounted at one end of the outer arm
16, and is adapted to move through three additional axes of
movement. In addition, the main frame of the robot includes a
control box 20 mounted adjacent the stand 13 for housing the
electronic controls for the various drive motors of the robot.
The appellants argue that the applied prior art does not
suggest the claimed subject matter. We agree.
We agree with the examiner's determination (final
rejection, p. 3) that it would have been obvious at the time
the invention was made to one of ordinary skill in the art to
have positioned the rectifier and drive devices of the
Admitted Prior Art in a control box located on the main frame
of the robot adjacent the stationary portion of the robot
(e.g., stand 13 of Gorman). However, it is our view that this
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