Ex parte KITOU et al. - Page 3




                 Appeal No. 96-2661                                                                                                                     
                 Application 08/177,975                                                                                                                 



                 correction circuit means providing a maximum of linearity                                                                              
                 error of a substantially constant value of less than 5% over a                                                                         
                 predetermined range of horizontal deflection frequencies of                                                                            
                 30kHz to 60kHz.                                                                                                                        
                                   The Examiner relies on the following reference:                                                                      
                 Teuling                 4,871,951                 Oct. 3, 1989                                                                         


                                   Claims 17 through 19 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                                                                  
                 § 103 as being unpatentable over Teuling and Appellants'                                                                               
                 admitted prior art.                                                                                                                    
                                   Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants or                                                                    
                 the Examiner, we make reference to the briefs  and the answer                    2                                                     
                 for the details thereof.                                                                                                               


                                                                     OPINION                                                                            
                                   At the outset, we note that Appellants state on page                                                                 
                 10 of the brief that the claims do not stand or fall together.                                                                         
                 We note that Appellants argue all of the claims as a single                                                                            


                          2Appellants filed an appeal brief on March 4, 1996.                                                                           
                 Appellants filed a reply brief on May 9, 1996.  The Examiner                                                                           
                 stated in the Examiner's letter mailed May 22, 1996 that the                                                                           
                 reply brief has been entered and considered but no further                                                                             
                 response by the Examiner is deemed necessary.                                                                                          
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