Appeal No. 1998-2460
Application No. 08/654,763
The examiner employs Chetty for the teaching of a sample
and hold circuit. Rogers is employed for the teaching of not
sensing the output of the solar array; Frederick is employed
for its teaching of providing “the sensing of the output
current delivered to load that is used as a signal sent to a
pulse width modulator to control the switching power
converter” [answer-page 5] and Black is employed for its
teaching of a low earth orbit satellite that employs a solar
array.
However, it is the primary reference to Bavaro on which
the examiner relies for a disclosure of much of the subject
matter of the independent claims. Each of the independent
claims requires, inter alia, the sensing of both the current
to the battery and the load current in operating the claimed
pulse width modulated switching power converter. Since none
of the other references is alleged by the examiner to disclose
or suggest the sensing of both the battery current and the
load current, this claimed feature must be disclosed or
suggested by Bavaro if the rejection is to succeed.
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