Appeal 2007-1314
Application 10/227,933
Claims 1-5, 7-10, and 21-30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
unpatentable over Abel in view of Oda.
Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Abel
and Oda and further in view of Bayliss.
ISSUE
The sole issue for our consideration in this decision is the obviousness of the
claims on appeal.
FINDINGS OF FACTS
Abel discloses an inlet/exhaust valve. The Examiner directs our attention to
Figure 8 wherein a cylindrical portion 860 has a cavity extending therethrough and
an inner and outer diameter. First valve seat is disposed on the outer diameter of
the cylindrical portion and interacts with portions 864 of the housing. A second
valve seat is disposed on the inner diameter of the cylindrical portion interacting
with the element 870 near 872. According to the Examiner, Abel discloses the
claimed subject matter with the exception of disclosing valve seats that have
rounded seating surfaces.
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