Appeal No. 1997-1505 Page 3
Application No. 08/580,778
BACKGROUND
The appellant's invention relates to a reference voltage
generator. An understanding of the invention can be derived
from a reading of exemplary claim 5, which is reproduced as
follows:
5. A reference voltage generator comprising:
a phase lock loop;
a frequency adjustment means coupled to the phase lock
loop; said frequency adjustment means operable for adjusting
loop frequency until a desired reference voltage is generated
at a selected node of said phase lock loop; and
a circuit arrangement, operatively coupled to the
frequency adjustment means, for locking the loop frequency at
a value whereat the desired reference voltage has been
obtained.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are :2
Grandfield 4,862,015 Aug. 29, 1989
Wahler et al. (Wahler) 5,170,297 Dec. 8, 1992
Itri 5,256,980 Oct. 26,
1993
Blöckl 5,187,384 Feb. 16, 1993
The rejection of claims 1, 3, 4 and 9 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over2
Wahler in view of Grandfield, Itri and Hamstra has been withdrawn by the
examiner (answer, page 2).
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