Appeal No. 2001-1860
Application No. 08/993,104
BACKGROUND
The invention is directed to a voltage signal modulation scheme which may be
used in a liquid crystal display (LCD) device. Representative claim 1 is reproduced
below.
1. A circuit for modulating voltage signals comprising:
a first circuit configuration to substantially simultaneously and
asynchronously drive respective positive and negative voltage signals onto
respective voltage signal storage elements;
and a second circuit configuration to alternatively sample the respective
voltage signals of the respective voltage signal storage elements at a
substantially predetermined rate.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Shields 4,870,396 Sep. 26, 1989
Takahara et al. (Takahara) 5,436,635 Jul. 25, 1995
Claims 1-14 and 16-25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph,
as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject
matter which applicants regard as the invention.1
Claims 1-14 and 16-25 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Takahara and Shields.
1 The examiner’s failure to list claims 21 and 23 in the statement of the rejection under 35 U.S.C.
§ 112, second paragraph is an apparent oversight, since each claim incorporates the limitations of a
rejected base claim.
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