Appeal 2006-2483
Application 10/371,785
1. A rotary damper, comprising:
a housing;
a first plurality of plates disposed within the housing;
a second plurality of plates disposed within the housing and
interleaved with the first plurality of plates, the second
plurality of plates capable of moving relative to the first
plurality of plates;
a magnetorheological fluid contained within the housing and residing
in the interleave of the first and second plurality of plates; and
a magnetic flux generator capable of driving a magnetic flux
through the magnetorheological fluid in the interleave in a
direction transverse to the orientation of the plates and capable
of varying the strength of the driven magnetic flux.
THE REFERENCES
Drutchas US 4,790,522 Dec. 13, 1988
Daniels US 5,573,088 Nov. 12, 1996
Nakanishi (JP ‘220)1(as translated) JP 62-251220 Nov. 2, 1987
Duchovskou (WO ‘181) (as translated) WO 94/01181 Jan. 20, 1994
THE REJECTIONS
The claims stand rejected as follows: claims 1, 3-8, 11, 13-19, 22, 24-
29, 32, 34-39, 42, 44-49 and 52 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by
Daniels; claims 1, 3-11, 14-22 and 24-31 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by WO ‘181; claims 32, 34-42 and 44-51 under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by JP ‘220; and claims 2, 12, 23, 33 and
1 Copies of the English translations of JP ‘220 and WO ‘181 are provided to1
the Appellant with this decision.
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