Appeal No. 2005-0618 Page 2
Application No. 09/760,017
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to a motorized reduction gear intended for
functional equipment of a vehicle, such as a window lifter, sunroof, etc. (specification, p.
1). A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellants'
brief.
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims is:
Schechinger et al. FR 2 663 798 - A11 Dec. 27, 1991
(Schechinger)
Claims 1, 4, 5 and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Schechinger.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
the appellants regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the answer
(mailed August 7, 2003) for the examiner's complete reasoning in support of the
1 In determining the teachings of Schechinger, we will rely on the translation of
record provided by the USPTO.
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