Appeal 2006-2965
Application 10/320,628
The Examiner rejected claims 1 through 3 as follows:
1. Claims 1 and 2 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (a) as being
unpatentable over the combination of AAPA and Ohshita.
2. Claim 3 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 (a) as being
unpatentable over the combination of AAPA, Oshita and Saito.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Saito US 4,346,253 Aug. 24, 1982
Ohshita US 6,044,545 Apr. 4, 2000
Applicants’ Admitted Prior Art (AAPA), specification, pages 1, 2, Figures
14, 15.
Independent claim 1 is illustrative and representative of the
Appellants’ invention. It reads as follows:
1. A rotation angle detector comprising:
a sensor core in which a plurality of teeth are formed on an inner
circumferential portion of an annular yoke;
a sensor coil comprising an excitation winding and an output winding
each constructed by installing a conductor wire on said teeth;
2
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