Appeal No. 2000-0430 Application No. 08/742,104 semaphore, especially a transformation of a “semaphore operation into a 80960 kernel semaphore operation.” Accordingly, the 35 U.S.C. §§ 102(a) and (e) rejections of claims 1 through 3, 6 and 9 are reversed. The 35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection of claims 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11 is reversed because the semaphore teachings of the SunSoft Guide and the Digital Equipment Manual do not cure the noted shortcoming in the teachings of Miyahara. 5Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007