Appeal No. 1997-3441 Application No. 08/614,920 The Examiner relies on the following prior art: Kurtz et al. (Kurtz) 5,165,283 Nov. 24, 1992 Takasu 5,326,991 Jul. 05, 1994 (Filed Dec. 10, 1991) Fang et al. (Fang) 1 2,756,915 Jul. 08, 1978 (German Patent Publication) Ito (Japanese Kokai) 1 2-7474 Jan. 11, 1990 Adel S. Sedra et al. (Sedra), “Appendix A” in Microelectronic Circuits, 796 (Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1982). Claims 1-15 and 31 stand finally rejected as being based on an inadequate disclosure under the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. § 112. Claims 1-15, 29, and 31 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Ito, Fang, Sedra, Takasu, and Kurtz, all considered together. 1Copies of the translations of the Fang and Ito references provided by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, December 1999, are included and relied upon for this decision. 4Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007