Ex parte SAADEH - Page 5




          Appeal No. 95-5064                                                          
          Application 08/049,463                                                      

          Whether read on capacitor 38 alone or in combination with one or            
          more of switching circuit 42, photo-optic coupler 44, latch                 
          circuit 22, and shut down circuit 24, Konopka's power storage               
          means does not discharge through the load connected to power                
          supply output terminals 18, as required to satisfy the claim.               
          Instead, the only current that reaches the load is the current              
          generated by the power supply itself.  The only effect of                   
          capacitor 38, switching circuit 42, photo-optic coupler 44, latch           
          circuit 22, and shut down circuit 24 on the power supply is to              
          turn it off when the input voltage thereto on line 15 remains too           
          low for too long.  As a result, we cannot sustain the rejection             
          of claim 1 or of claims 2, 3, and 5-8, which stand or fall (in              
          this case stand) therewith.                                                 
                                      REVERSED                                        





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