Appeal 2006-3196
Application 10/860,445
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to an electromagnetic-actuated brake.
Claim 1, reproduced below, is representative of the subject matter on appeal. A
copy of all of the claims on appeal can be found in the appendix to the appellant’s
brief.
1. In an electromagnetic actuated brake, the improvement comprising:
a plurality of interleaved disc segments which are less than complete
circles;
some segments being rotatable about an axis of rotation; and
some disc segments having friction brake material carried thereon at a
position remote from said axis.
The examiner relies upon the following as evidence of unpatentability:
LeBlanc 3,550,740 Dec. 29, 1970
Ely 3,731,769 May 08, 1973
Bok 4,747,473 May 31, 1988
Ericson 5,226,508 Jul. 13, 1993
Hyde 5,558,186 Sep. 24, 1996
The following rejection is before us for review:
1. Claims 1, 3, and 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Ericson in view of Hyde.
Rather than reiterate in detail the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the
examiner and the appellant regarding this appeal, we make reference to the
examiner's answer (mailed May 31, 2006) for the examiner's complete reasoning in
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