The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte HIROFUMI KITA, TOSHIYUKI KAITANI, MASAHIRO KIMATA and YOSHITAKA OHNISHI _____________ Appeal No. 1999-1937 Application No. 08/470,122 ______________ HEARD: June 13, 2001 _______________ Before KRASS, RUGGIERO, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 2, 14 and 22-24. The invention is directed to a motor operation controller which can accommodate different power supply voltages. An insulation structure is placed between the power supply and the motor to allow for bidirectional operation in a power mode and a regeneration mode. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007