Appeal No. 96-2576
Application 08/148,271
a thin film laminated battery made of a solid
electrolytic film mounted on said semiconductor chip; and
a power source switch incorporated in said integrated
circuit for connecting said battery to said at least one power
receiving circuit;
wherein said battery is previously charged by said normal
power source while said integrated circuit is being operated by
said normal power source, and during power failure, said power
source switch is automatically operated so that power is supplied
from said battery to said at least one power receiving circuit.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Shimohigashi 4,672,586 June 09, 1987
McCain 5,153,710 Oct. 06, 1992
Claims 1-9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As
evidence of obviousness the examiner offers McCain in view of
Shimohigashi.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellant or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answer for the
respective details thereof.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the subject matter on
appeal, the rejection advanced by the examiner and the evidence
of obviousness relied upon by the examiner as support for the
rejection. We have, likewise, reviewed and taken into
consideration, in reaching our decision, the appellant’s
arguments set forth in the briefs along with the examiner's
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