Appeal 2007-1714
Application 10/096,684
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellant seeks our review under 35 U.S.C. § 134 of the Examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1-5, 9-13, 17-31, 33-35, and 37-55. We have jurisdiction under
35 U.S.C. § 6(b). We reverse.
THE INVENTION
Appellant claims a vehicle body front end module for holding at least a
radiator core and a condenser (Specification 1:4-7). Claim 1, reproduced below, is
representative of the subject matter on appeal.
1. A vehicle body front structure comprising:
a molded one-piece front end module disposed at a
front end of a vehicle body, said molded one-piece front
end module comprising:
a radiator core support; and
a protruding portion; and
a front bumper including a lower portion enclosing
an upper impact absorbing member and a lower impact
absorbing member,
wherein said lower impact absorbing member is
supported by said protruding portion.
THE REJECTIONS
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence in support of the
rejections:
Renault US 6,435,577 B1 Aug. 20, 2002
Nomura JP 11-152062 A Jun. 8, 1999
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