Appeal No. 1996-0427
Application 08/210,224
FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejec-
tion of claims 1 through 5, 10 through 14, and 19 through 21.
Claims 6 through 9, 15 through 18 and 22 through 24 are
objected to.
Appellants' invention relates generally to power
supply circuits and, more particularly, to a switch-mode power
regulator including apparatus for providing a controlled turn-
on.
Independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. Apparatus for use in a power regulator, said
apparatus providing a controlled turn on of said power regula-
tor, said apparatus comprising:
means responsive to an initiation of turn on of said
power regulator for generating a signal comprising a sequence
of a predetermined number of pulses, said pulses increasing in
length monotonically during said sequence; and
means responsive to said signal for enabling current
flow through said power regulator for the durations of each of
said pulses.
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