Appeal No. 2001-0740
Application 09/054,415
current from one current source when power requirements are
relatively low and to provide a higher current from two current
sources when power requirements are relatively high. The
rejection of claim 10 is sustained.
Claim 11
The examiner reads the "first current source" on current
sources 34, 41 in Fig. 2; the "first active device" on FET 47;
the "second active device" on MOSFET 46; the "second constant
current source" on MOSFETs 29, 36; and the "third active device"
on MOSFET 38, so that the gates of 38 and 46 are connected
together, and the "active device having a gate terminal connected
to the junction of said second current source and said third
active device and controlled thereby" on MOSFETs 50, 51 (FR10).
Appellants' asserts that "claim 11 is a fairly detailed
claim, as discussed above, and Wang has no corresponding
structure" (Br14). Appellants previously correlated the
limitations of claim 11 to Fig. 7 (Br9).
The examiner repeats his position (EA17-18).
It appears that the elements pointed out by the examiner
satisfy the very broad claim language. Appellants have not shown
any error in the examiner's findings. Accordingly, the rejection
of claim 11 is sustained.
Claim 12
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