Ex parte WILLIAMS et al. - Page 16




          Appeall No. 1998-1398                                     Page 16           
          Application No. 08/400,637                                                  


          (id. at 8), and “a microprocessor 313, such as a 68HC11                     
          available from Motorola, Inc., or similar microprocessor,                   
          which is coupled to conventional memory devices 315 which                   
          store the microprocessor operating program, base                            
          identification (BID) and customizing personality ...."  (Id.)               
          It further explains that the PCC 101 can be implemented with                
          "a 68HC11 microprocessor, available from Motorola, Inc.,                    
          [that] performs the necessary processing functions under                    
          control of programs stored in conventional ROM 421."  (Id. at               
          9-10.)  Figures 5-1, 5-2, 6-1, 6-2, 7-1, and 7-2 of the                     
          specification show flow charts of the functions described to                
          be performed by the microprocessors.  (Id. at 5.)  Pages 14-18              
          of the specification explain the functions in detail.                       


               In view of the prior art's provisions and the appellants'              
          explanation and flow charts, we are not persuaded that the                  
          specification would not enable one skilled in the art to make               
          and use the claimed invention without undue experimentation.                
          Therefore, we reverse the rejection of claims 27-31 as non-                 
          enabled.  We proceed to the utility rejection.                              









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