Appeal No. 2006-1920
Application No. 10/846,504
BACKGROUND
The appellants’ invention relates to a method for detecting shock absorber
damage. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary
claim 1, which is reproduced below.
Claim 1. A method for detecting shock absorber damage, comprising:
detecting rotational wheel speed signals generated by a rotational
wheel speed sensor which measures rotational wheel speed; and
determining a condition of said shock absorber by analyzing said
rotational wheel speed signals.
PRIOR ART
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the appealed
claims is:
Magiawala et al. (Magiawala) 6,278,361 Aug. 21, 2001
(filed Dec. 3, 1999)
REJECTIONS
Claims 1, 2, 9, 19, 20, 33 and 34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being
anticipated by Magiawala.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and
appellants regarding the above-noted rejection, we make reference to the examiner's
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