Appeal 2007-1914
Application 10/378,641
81. A link assembly for a vehicle suspension system
comprising:
a) a stud shaft provided with a threaded section;
b) at least one sleeve nut threaded onto the stud shaft;
c) a grommet seated on the sleeve nut;
d) a spacer section on the stud shaft; and
e) wherein the grommet and spacer section are provided
with means for engaging an arm.
THE REJECTIONS
The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of unpatentability:
Borst US 1,952,115 Mar. 27, 1934
Rivard US 5,449,193 Sep. 12, 1995
Schwartz US 5,551,722 Sep. 3, 1996
Nickerson US 6,402,171 B1 Jun. 11, 2002
The following rejections are before us for review:
1. Claims 81, 87, and 91 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated
by Borst.
2. Claim 90 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as unpatentable over
Borst.
3. Claims 1, 2, 15, 17, 23, 24, 26-28, 30, 33, 35, 36, 43-45, 47, 54-57, 70, 72,
73, 75, 76, 81, 83-86, and 92 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by Schwartz.
4. Claims 81-83 and 87-89 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as
anticipated by Nickerson.
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