Appeal No. 1997-2296
Application No. 08/210,298
An “amplifier” is defined as a “device that uses an electron tube, transistor,
magnetic unit, or other amplification-producing component to increase the strength of a
signal without appreciably altering its characteristic waveform.” McGraw-Hill Electronics
Dictionary, Fifth Edition (1994). Consistent with the accepted definition, appellant’s
embodiment of the “charge amplifier” comprises “a conventional bipolar operational
amplifier 4....” (See specification, paragraph bridging pages 7 and 8.)
We agree with appellant that the Harris reference cannot support a finding of
anticipation, at least for the reason that the artisan would not have considered passive
element (capacitor) 14 in the reference to be an “amplifier.” Accordingly, we do not sustain
the Section 102 rejection of the claims for anticipation by Harris.
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