Appeal No. 1998-1915 Page 3
Application No. 08/670,123
frequency to the discharge lamp after the starting
switch moves into the on position; and
second means connected to the first means for
increasing the frequency of the alternating current
in accordance with lapse of time over an interval of
time during which the discharge lamp remains
activated.
The references relied on in rejecting the claims follow:
Leyten 5,319,286 June 7,
1994
Yamashita et al. (Yamashita) 5,486,740 Jan.
23, 1996
filed Nov. 23, 1994.
Claims 9-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as
anticipated by Yamashita. Claims 11-18 also stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as obvious over Yamashita. Claim 16
further stands rejected under § 103 as obvious over Yamashita
in view of Leyten. Rather than repeat the arguments of the
appellants or examiner in toto, we refer the reader to the
briefs and answer for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
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