Appeal No. 1999-0260
Application 08/571,064
In regard to claim 4 the Examiner adds17 "The Applicant also
detects that the fuses are inherently first and second detection
means which are set ON by blowing them."
In regard to claims 6 and 7 the Examiner points out18 that
Appellants' figure 11 discloses an interface for data exchange, a
register, a driver, and a power enabler. The Examiner admits
that Appellants' prior art admission does not disclose a
detection means and means for turning the driver off, or storing
the result of the detection means.
The Examiner then points19 to Price for teaching a detection
means and states Price "inherently discloses turning off the
driver" and "inherently discloses storing the results . . .
since the connection isn't reestablished until the current
condition is removed." The Examiner then finds20 that it would
have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, at
the time of the invention, to have turned the driver off because
this would conserve power, since no data would be transmitted
when an over-current occurs.
17 Final, pages 3-4, section c
18 Final, page 4, section e
19 Final, page 4, section e
20 Final, pages 4-5, section e
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