Appeal No. 2004-1376
Application No. 09/859,984
a first counterweight being secured to said shaft adjacent one end of
said crankpin, and
a second counterweight being secured to said shaft adjacent the other
end of said crankpin after said connecting rod bearing support is
positioned around said crankpin.
19. A crankshaft assembly comprising:
a one-piece elongated shaft adapted to rotate about a longitudinal axis,
said shaft having a crankpin with an outer bearing surface radially
offset from said axis of said shaft, said crankpin being spaced axially
inwardly from each end of said shaft, said crankshaft having a first
counterweight positioned adjacent one end of said crankpin, said shaft
and said counterweight being of a one-piece construction,
an elongated connecting rod having a one-piece annular bearing with a
bearing surface at one end, said annular bearing being positioned
around said crankpin by sliding said one-piece annular bearing over an
end of said shaft opposite from said first counterweight and onto said
crankpin so that said connecting rod bearing surface abuts against said
crankpin bearing surface, and
a second counterweight being secured to said shaft adjacent the other
end of said crankpin after said connecting rod bearing is positioned
around said crankpin.
In order for a claimed invention to be anticipated under 35 U.S.C. § 102, all
of the elements of the claim must be found in one reference. Scripps Clinic &
Research Found. v. Genentech Inc., 927 F.2d 1565, 1576, 18 USPQ2d 1001, 1010
(Fed. Cir. 1991).
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