Appeal No. 1997-0895
Application 08/286,107
a send buffer for storing a complete data message
sent from the node;
a switch interface, that has a distinct and separate
protocol and composition from the bus, for coupling the
adapter to the switch network; and
a bus interface for coupling the adapter to the bus.
The Examiner relies on the following reference:
Hedberg et al. 5,261,059 Nov.
9, 1993
(filed Jun. 29,
1990)
Claims 26, 34 and 49 through 66 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Hedberg . 1
Rather than reiterate the arguments of Appellants
and the Examiner, reference is made to the brief, reply brief
and answer for the respective details thereof.2
1 An amendment after final rejection has resulted in: (1)
a secondary reference, Struger et al., has been dropped, (2) a
rejection under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, has been
made moot, (3) the 35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection extends to added
claims 61-66, see answer-page 2, brief-page 5, and the
advisory action mailed Feb. 14, 1996.
2 We are using the latest Answer, mailed March 15, 2000.
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