Appeal No. 2004-1171 Application No. 09/754,618 respective copies of which appear in the APPENDIX to the main brief (Paper No. 13). As evidence of obviousness, the examiner has applied the documents listed below: Niina 5,921,684 Jul. 13, 1999 Zernickel 6,062,736 May 16, 2000 Volkmuth 6,203,634 Mar. 20, 2001 Ball and Roller Bearings, Theory Design and Appliaction, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 38 through 41 (Technical Book)1 The following rejections are before us for review. 1. Claims 1 through 3 and 6 through 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Niina in view of Volkmuth and Technical Book. 2. Claims 4, 5, 10, and 11 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Niina in view of Volkmuth and Technical Book, further in view of Zernickel. 1 While a date has not been provided for this publication, appellants have not contested its status as prior art. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007