Appeal 2007-0516
Application 10/438,506
1 the internal threads of the conversion device are 1 ½
2 inches in diameter.
3 4. The combination set forth in claim 3, wherein the
4 external threads of the flange are 2 inches in diameter.
5 The original disclosure of Application 10/438,506
6 F. 14. Applicant’s original specification described and claimed the adapter in
7 terms of the pitches of the threads rather than their diameters.
8 F. 15. Thread pitch is the distance between adjacent threads. Marks’
9 Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers (Tenth Ed.), 8-9 (Eugene A.
10 Avallone and Theodore Baumeister III, eds., McGraw-Hill 1996.) (Marks);
11 Miriam-Webster’s 10th Collegiate Dictionary, 886 (1996) (Webster).1
12 F. 16. Under the section of the specification titled “Summary of the
13 Invention” applicant describes the adapter as a one piece conversion device
14 that allows quick and easy compatibility between a flange and motor mount
15 having different thread pitches:
16 The present invention provides a one-piece conversion
17 device that quickly and easily allows a drum having a
18 flange with one pitch of internal threads (e.g., 2 inches)
19 to be compatible with a motor having a mounting
20 component with a different pitch of external threads
21 (e.g.1 ½ inches).
22 Spec. p. 2 (emphasis added).
23 F. 17. Similarly, all applicant’s original claims described the adapter
24 in terms of differences in thread pitch.
25 F. 18. For example, in relevant part original Claim 1 provides:
1 The Primary Examiner cited and relied upon these references. He
discussed the former at Page 3 of the final rejection mailed August 23, 2005,
and the latter at Page 6 of the Examiner’s answer mailed August 9, 2006.
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