The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication
and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KENJI NAGAI
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Appeal No. 2005-2437
Application No. 09/682,642
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ON BRIEF
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Before OWENS, LEVY, and NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judges.
OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from a rejection of claims 1, 10-19 and 23-30. Claims 2-9 and 20-
22 stand withdrawn from consideration.
THE INVENTION
The appellant claims a rotating electrical machine such as a starter for a
motorcycle engine. Claim 16 is illustrative:
16. A rotating electrical machine comprised of an outer housing assembly and a
rotor including a rotor shaft journalled therein, said rotor shaft having a drive portion
extending outwardly beyond said outer housing assembly for driving relation with
another shaft, said outer housing assembly being comprised of a stator shell closed at
opposite ends thereof by first and second end caps, said first end cap providing an
anti-friction bearing journaling said rotor shaft adjacent said drive portion with said drive
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