Appeal No. 2002-1603
Application 09/320,853
Appellants’ invention is directed to a tripod type constant
velocity universal joint. Independent claim 1 is representative
of the subject matter on appeal, and a copy of that claim, as
reproduced from the Appendix to appellants’ brief, is attached to
this decision.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner are:
Murphy 4,166,660 Sept. 4, 1979
Otsuka et al. (Otsuka) 4,379,706 Apr. 12, 1983
Beduhn et al. (Beduhn) 6,003,229 Dec. 21, 1999
Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by Otsuka.
Claim 4 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Otsuka in view of Beduhn.
Claim 5 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Otsuka in view of Murphy.
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