Appeal No. 96-1560
Application 08/084,366
e. a storage backup coupled to said DC output for storing energy supplied from
said DC output and for supplying energy to said DC output when said
external AC power source is below a predetermined level.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Powell et al. (Powell) 4,719,550 Jan. 12, 1988
Ertz, III (Ertz) 4,751,398 June 14, 1988
Kirchberg, Jr. et al.
(Kirchberg) 4,977,492 Dec. 11, 1990
Claims 26-46 and 48-54 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by the disclosure of Powell or Ertz. Claim 47 stands rejected under 35
U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Powell or Ertz in view
of Kirchberg.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the examiner, we make reference
to the brief and the answer for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on appeal, the rejections advanced
by the examiner and the evidence of anticipation and obviousness relied upon by the
examiner as support for the rejections. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into
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