Appeal 2006-3055
Application 10/440,124
into the cam chest, the at least one camshaft having a first
end and a second end, and
a retaining plate having at least one notch, said at least
one notch engaging the at least one camshaft between the
first and second ends.
THE REJECTIONS
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of unpatentability:
Frank US 2,887,900 May 26, 1959
Yordi US 3,051,149 Aug. 28, 1962
The following rejections are before us for review.
1. Claims 1, 3, and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Frank.
2. Claims 5 and 8 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Frank.
3. Claims 2, 4, 6, 9, and 10 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Frank and Yordi.
We refer to the following evidence in our remand of the application to the
Examiner for further consideration:
Lambert US 5,230,321 Jul. 27, 1993
Smith US 6,305,242 B1 Oct. 23, 2001
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