Appeal No. 1999-2618
Application 08/647,223
wherein said EL lamp and said buzzer are each
coupled to said output terminal;
a semiconductor switch coupled in series with said
buzzer, wherein said switch and said buzzer are coupled
between said output terminal and ground.
7. A personal electronic device having an EL lamp
and a buzzer, said device comprising:
a low voltage source of direct current;
an inverter coupled to said source for converting
direct current into high voltage pulses, said inverter
including a single inductor and an output;
a buzzer having a first terminal and a second
terminal;
an EL lamp having a first terminal and a second
terminal;
wherein the first terminal of said EL lamp is
coupled to the first terminal of said buzzer and to
said output.
The Examiner relies on the admitted prior art (APA) of
Appellant's figure 2, which is disclosed to correspond to
U.S. Patent 4,529,322, to Ueda, issued July 16, 1985.
Claims 1, 3, 6, 7, and 11 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by the APA.
Claim 5 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over the APA.
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