Ex Parte VANMOOR - Page 8




                Appeal No. 2002-0011                                                                           Page 8                   
                Application No. 09/179,643                                                                                              


                Faulman's reaction resistance members can be maintained as depicted in Figure 1                                         
                provided the gear ratio between gears 29 and 30 is appropriately altered from its                                       
                current 1:1 ratio to a 1:3 ratio.                                                                                       


                        For the reasons set forth above, the decision of the examiner to reject claim 1                                 
                under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.                                                                                      


                        We have also reviewed the reference to Ingraham additionally applied in the                                     
                rejection of dependent claim 2 but find nothing therein which makes up for the                                          
                deficiencies of Faulman and Harris discussed above.  Accordingly, the decision of the                                   
                examiner to reject claim 2 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 is reversed.                                                           























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