Appeal No. 1999-0594
Application No. 08/434,010
This argument is not persuasive because it does not address the
examiner’s position at page 4, lines 8 and 9, of the final
rejection that, at column 6, lines 31-35, Taylor teaches the
ability to analyze six degrees of freedom or at page 5, lines 3
and 4, of the answer that Vold teaches the rotation of various
arm joints in multiple degrees of freedom. As noted above, Vold
teaches seven arm joints. These joints enable at least 6 degrees
of freedom.
We will not sustain the rejection of dependent claim 8
because there is no showing that the combined prior art teaches
or suggests 6 joints wherein each of said joints comprises a
rotational transfer housing for housing a position transducer.
Summary
The rejection of claims 1-7 and 9 is sustained.
The rejection of claim 8 is reversed.
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