Appeal No. 1999-2618
Application 08/647,223
circuit to another either electrically or magnetically, it
is clear that the APA does not teach the configuration of
"said switch and said buzzer are coupled between said output
terminal and ground." The buzzer 26 and switch 22 or 25 in
the APA are electrically coupled between the source 13 and
ground and are not electrically coupled to the output
terminal (the collector of transistor 21). Accordingly, the
anticipation rejection of claims 1, 3, and 6 is reversed.
Claims 7 and 11
Appellant argues that claim 7 is not anticipated
because the APA does not teach the configuration of "the
first terminal of said EL lamp is coupled to the first
terminal of said buzzer and to said output." The Examiner
finds "the first terminal of the EL lamp 12 (the junction
connecting diode 16 and transistor 21 together) is coupled
to the first terminal of the buzzer (the terminal through
the switch 25) and to the output" (FR8). Appellant argues
(Br9): "One cannot couple through back to back diodes or
through a power supply (see affidavit of Professor Kerwin)."
Mr. Kerwin states (declaration, p. 4): "Oppositely poled
diodes are used in electrical circuits for isolation, not
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