Appeal No. 2004-0579 Page 2
Application No. 09/647,126
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to a seal device for use in sealing between a
threaded sleeve and a threaded shaft of a thrust assembly of a disc brake. Further
understanding of the invention may be obtained from a reading of independent claims
19 and 26, which are reproduced, infra, in the opinion section of this decision.
The examiner relied upon the following prior art references in rejecting the
appealed claims:
Baumgartner et al. (Baumgartner) 5,568,845 Oct. 29, 1996
Angerfors 6,269,914 Aug. 7, 2001
The following is the sole rejection before us for review.
Claims 19-33 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over
Baumgartner in view of Angerfors.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellants regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the final
rejection and answer (Paper Nos. 11 and 19) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
support of the rejection and to the brief and reply brief (Paper Nos. 17 and 20) for the
appellants’ arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to
the appellants’ specification and claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
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