Appeal No. 1997-0917
Application 08/309,565
Inc. v. Garlock, Inc., 721 F.2d at 1551, 1553, 220 USPQ at
311, 312-13.
Li contains two registers, one located in the processor
section (file register 2) and one located in the hopping
(switch) section (sink register 11). Li’s sink register holds
data before transferring it out through the DEMUX. Data may
be placed into the sink register by either the MUX or the
register file. Li’s sink register performs a function not
provided for by Appellants' direct connection. Thus, removing
this function from Li is not suggested or obvious over Li.
Since the direct connection limitation is recited in both
independent claims 1 and 6, we will not sustain the 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 rejection of these claims.
The remaining claims on appeal also contain the above
limitations discussed in regard to claims 1 and 6 and thereby,
we will not sustain the rejection as to these claims.
We have not sustained the rejection of claims 1 through
13 under 35 U.S.C. § 103. Accordingly, the Examiner's
decision is reversed.
REVERSED
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