Appeal No. 2002-2033 Page 2
Application No. 08/894,063
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a torque transfer component that has splines
and recesses for providing greater torque capacity, and which also is compatible with a
standard (ISO 1174) square male drive. An understanding of the invention can be
derived from a reading of exemplary claim 34, which has been reproduced below.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner are:
Stolarczyk 4,361,412 Nov. 30, 1982
Moetteli 5,347,892 Sep. 20, 1994
Gill 5,364,212 Nov. 15, 1994
Mikic et al. (Mikic) 5,408,905 Apr. 25, 1995
Goss et al. (Goss) 2260587A Apr. 21, 1993
(UK Patent Application)
Spagnoli1 1,562,074 Apr. 4, 1969
(French Patent Application)
The following rejections stand under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a):
(1) Claims 34, 36, 38-41, 47 and 51 on the basis of Stolarczyk and Spagnoli.
(2) Claims 48-50, 52 and 57-61 on the basis of Stolarczyk, Spagnoli and Goss.
(3) Claims 35, 42 and 53 on the basis of Stolarczyk, Spagnoli and Moetteli.
(4) Claim 37 on the basis of Stolarczyk, Spagnoli and Gill.
(5) Claims 48 and 50 on the basis of Stolarczyk, Spagnoli and Mikic.
1Our understanding of this foreign language document has been obtained from a PTO trnaslation,
a copy of which is attached.
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