Appeal No. 2002-1831
Application No. 08/841,320
zone E). The drop lifter 80 (transferring means) of Nokajima
(Fig. 11) transfers a vehicle body between carriages (first loop)
and trolleys (second loop).
The argument advanced by appellant (brief, pages 9 through
11, and reply brief, pages 2 through 5) fails to persuade this
panel of the board that the examiner erred in rejecting
independent claims 1 and 7. Contrary to appellant's point of
view that Nokajima teaches only one line and no other line apart
therefrom, we explained above that two loop lines as claimed are
disclosed in the reference, and that these lines are apart from a
main line. While appellant does not perceive a location at which
first and second transferring lines run in parallel as claimed,
we note that Fig. 11 of the reference reveals the claimed
relationship.
Claim 10
This claim requires a single location and no more than a
single common intersection area for transferring the automobile
body from a first transferring line to a second transferring
line.
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