Reply Brief in Support of KSR's Motion for Summary ... - Fried Frank
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US.S.N 09/236,975 4aft directions to accomplish adjustment Redd<strong>in</strong>g's pedal canot <strong>in</strong>clude a position sensòrth~t requires the peda to be fixed to the vehicle floor.Second, Applicant's <strong>in</strong>vention, as ~et <strong>for</strong>t <strong>in</strong> clais 1 and 16, is significantlydifferent than what is shown <strong>in</strong> the prior ar. Clai 1 requies the electronic thottle controlto be fixed relative to the vehicle strctue such that the pedal ar moves <strong>in</strong> <strong>for</strong>e and aftdirections with respect to the electronic thotte control. Claim 16 requires-the position <strong>of</strong>the pivot to reman constant whie the pedal ar moves <strong>in</strong> <strong>for</strong>e and af diections withrespect to the pivot. Neither Redd<strong>in</strong>g nor Brown suggests such a comb<strong>in</strong>ation. 'One<strong>of</strong> the benefits <strong>of</strong> Applicant's <strong>in</strong>vention is that the peda ar 14 moves<strong>in</strong>dependently from the electronic thottle control 28 and the pivot 24. Ths comb<strong>in</strong>ationprovides both an adjustment apparatu 22 and an electronic thotte control 28 <strong>in</strong> anassembly that requires less packagig space, and which requies fewer components thanprior ar control pedals. Ths reduces overal assembly tie and reduces material costs.The control pedal apparatu 12 provides the additional benefits <strong>of</strong> havig a s<strong>in</strong>gle pivot 24to' pivotaly support the peda ar 14 ih addition to provid<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>put to the electronic thottecontrol 28. 'Thus, the control pedal appartus 12 allows adjustment <strong>of</strong> the pedal ar 14 <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>e and af diections without havig to move the electronic thotte control unt 28 alongwith the pedal ar 14, and the electronic thotte cop-trol 28 is responsive to the pivot 24about which the adjustable peda assembly 22 rotates.Applicant believes the application is now <strong>in</strong> condition <strong>for</strong> allowance, whichallowance is respectflly solicite A copy, <strong>of</strong> the <strong>for</strong>mal drw<strong>in</strong>gs is enclosed herewith.Also enclosed herewith is a copy'<strong>of</strong>United States Patent No. 5,819,593 (with an associatedPTO-1449 <strong>for</strong>m), which was cite <strong>in</strong> the Background section .<strong>of</strong>the application. No fee isdue because ths patent was referred to <strong>in</strong> the origialy submittdapplication where it wasf\
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