Appeal No. 2002-0875
Application 09/212,127
to close said switch periodically from the time a pole of one
of said permanent magnets has approached said sensor until the
opposite pole of said permanent magnet approaches said sensor,
and said computer producing such a periodic signal to close said
switch that the total period said switch is closed will create an
average voltage that produces the desired speed of rotation for
said drive wheel.
References
The references relied on by the Examiner are as
follows:
Goldman et al. (Goldman) 4,223,255 Sept. 16, 1980
Wakuta et al. (Wakuta) 5,156,579 Oct. 20, 1992
Stridsberg 5,442,250 Aug. 15, 1995
Lutz et al. (Lutz) 5,755,302 May 26, 1998
(filed Jan. 11, 1996)
Rejections at Issue
Claims 1, 2, 11, 12, 21, 22 and 31 through 33 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Stridsberg in view of Goldman. Claims 5, 6, 8, 9, 15, 16, 18,
19, 25, 26, 28 and 29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Stridsberg in view of Goldman and further
in view of Wakuta. Claim 31 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C.
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