Appeal No. 1997-2844
Application No. 08/242,881
to the voltage dividing circuit and when the constant current
is not provided to the voltage dividing circuit, so that the
threshold level of the comparator differs.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Bufano, Jr. et al. (Bufano) 4,751,405 Jun. 14,
1988
Fujita 4,926,068 May 15,
1990
Stakely et al. (Stakely) 5,122,680 Jun.
16, 1992
Thelen, Jr. 5,231,316 Jul. 27,
1993
Claims 1, 2, 5, and 6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 102(b) as being anticipated by Stakely.1
Claims 4 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Stakely.
We note that on page 2 of the Answer the examiner withdrew the1
rejection of claims 1 through 6 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph, as
being indefinite and the rejection of claim 3 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
being anticipated by Stakely.
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