Appeal No. 96-4006
Application No. 08/300,028
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1
through 19. In a first Amendment After Final (paper number
7), claims 1, 5 and 13 were amended. In a second Amendment
After Final (paper number 15), claims 1, 5, 8, 13 and 17 were
amended.2
The disclosed invention relates to a phase locked loop
clock generator that includes a frequency changer that changes
the frequency of a global clock signal while maintaining a
reference clock signal and a feedback clock signal at first
and second constant frequencies, respectively.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
1. A phase locked loop clock generator comprising:
a phase locking circuit for generating a first clock
signal in response to a reference clock signal and a feedback
clock signal; and
a frequency changer for generating a global clock signal
for said phase locked loop clock generator and said feedback
clock signal in response to said first clock signal, said
frequency changer changing the frequency of said global clock
2According to the examiner (Supplemental Answer, page 2),
the latter amendment had the effect of overcoming the
indefiniteness rejection of claims 1, 5, 8, 13 and 17.
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