Appeal No. 2005-0208 Page 4
Application No. 10/137,510
denied, 465 U.S. 1026 (1984), it is only necessary for the claims to "'read on' something
disclosed in the reference, i.e., all limitations of the claim are found in the reference, or
'fully met' by it."
Claim 4 reads as follows:
A torsion bar suspension assembly comprising:
a frame;
a control arm connected to said frame at a rotational axis about which said
control arm pivots relative to said frame respectively between first, second, and
third positions;
a torsion bar extending along a longitudinal axis having a first end portion
connected to said control arm and a second end portion connected to said frame,
said torsion bar rotating about said longitudinal axis in response to said control
arm pivoting about said rotation axis relative to said frame;
a contact arm connected to said torsion bar interposed between said first
and second end portions, said contact ann extending from said torsion bar
transverse to said longitudinal axis to a contact point with said contact point
spaced from said frnme in said first position defining a gap, said contact point
engaging said frame in said second position;
wherein said torsion bar includes a first length between said first and
second end portion and a second length between said first end portion and said
contact arm, said lengths at least partially defining said respective spring rates[1];
and
wherein said torsion bar includes a generally uniform cross-section along
said lengths.
1 There is no antecedent basis for "said respective spring rates." The appellant and the examiner
should correct this lack of antecedent basis upon return of this application to the examiner for further
action.
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