Appeal No. 1997-0400
Application No. 08/080,735
multiple-bit input latch when said detector circuit detects said predetermined
condition.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Williams 4,672,368 Jun. 09, 1987
Maeda 4,712,099 Dec. 08, 1987
Tabata et al. (Tabata) 4,808,989 Feb. 28, 1989
Claims 34, 37, 40 and 51-54 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Tabata in view of Williams and Maeda.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the examiner and the
appellants regarding the above-noted rejections, we make reference to the examiner's
answer (Paper No. 28, mailed Mar. 4, 1996) and the supplemental examiner's answer
(Paper No. 30, mailed Jul. 17, 1996) for the examiner's reasoning in support of the
rejections, and to the appellants’ brief (Paper No. 26, filed Nov. 20, 1995), reply brief
(Paper No. 29, filed May 2, 1996), and supplemental reply brief (Paper No. 31, filed Sep.
13, 1996) for the appellants’ arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
In reaching our decision in this appeal, we have given careful consideration to the
appellants’ specification and claims, to the applied prior art references, and to the
respective positions articulated by the appellants and the examiner. As a consequence of
our review, we make the determinations which follow.
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