Appeal No. 2005-0375
Application No. 09/826,422
figure 3 showing in Heidelberg.
There are teachings in the discussion at columns 2 and 3 of
Heidelberg, the discussions of figure 1 at column 4 and the discussions of
figure 3 at column 6 where the actual pole distances 10 and 24 in their
respective embodiments are stated to be equal. It appears only to be in
the figure 3 showing, however, that “both permanent magnets 8 within
groups 34 of permanent magnets and electromagnets 12 have small gaps
38 between them in direction A of relative movement.” Column 6, lines 50-
53. These gaps 38 are therefore shown to be substantially identical in
figure 3 such that the gaps between the permanent magnets in the
alternate embodiment of figure 3 are not different from the first gap
distance of the stator’s electromagnets within each group in Heidelberg.
They appear to be equal.
As indicated at the bottom of page 4 of the answer, Acquaviva does
show that the gap distance S between permanent magnets 40 is different
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