relatively rotatable permanent magnet and selectively energized
coil winding elements, said permanent magnet element being
comprised of circumferentially spaced permanent magnets of
opposite polarity, said coil winding element comprised of
circumferentially spaced magnetic pole cores around which
electrical coils are wound, said cores having ends in facing
relation to said permanent magnets, said motor having reduced
vibration after the discontinuation of application of electrical
power to said coil winding elements upon engine starting by at
least one of reducing the cogging torque of the starter motor and
rigidifying the outer housing of the starter motor.
The following references are relied on by the examiner:
Shiga et al. (Shiga) 5,475,276 Dec. 12, 1995
Nakano 5,942,873 Aug. 24, 1999
Nishikawa et al. (Nishikawa)1 6,252,323 June 26, 2001
Claims 23 and 25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(a) as being anticipated by Nishikawa. Claims 1 through 4
and 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As evidence of
obviousness, the examiner relies upon Shiga in view of Nakano.
This rejection is extended under 35 U.S.C. § 103 to dependent
claims 9 and 11 by the additional reliance upon Nishikawa.
Rather than repeat the positions of the appellants and
the examiner, reference is made to the Substitute Brief (no Reply
1 Page 3 of the Answer inadvertently and incorrectly lists
the wrong patent number for the Nishikawa patent. Page 3 of the
Brief correctly lists that number of this reference.
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