Appeal No. 1997-3995 Application No. 07/952,303 terminal, said first pair of transistors each having a terminal that is connected with a first junction, said second pair of transistors each having a terminal that is connected with a second junction; the first and second junctions being galvanically connected with the first and second output terminals, respectively; and second sub-assembly connected between said junctions and in circuit with each transistor’s control terminal, said second sub-assembly comprising a tuned circuit and a third sub- assembly functional to cause said transistors to switch on and off in a time-pattern operative to cause said output voltage to have said periodic and substantially sinusoidal waveshape. The examiner relies on the following references: Burke 4,277,726 July 07, 1981 Walden 4,346,332 Aug. 24, 1982 Nilssen 5,189,342 Feb. 23, 1993 The following rejections have been made against the claims: 1. Claims 1-9, 17-20 and 33-43 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Walden in view of Burke. 2. Claims 28 and 29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the teachings of Burke taken alone. 3. Claims 1-9, 17-20, 28, 29 and 33-43 stand rejected under the judicially created doctrine of double patenting over 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007