Appeal No. 1999-0260
Application 08/571,064
As a substitute for fused circuits, Price teaches32 using
the current sensing circuitry (46) with a processor (48)
controlled relay (56) which is resettable to protect from line
over-current. Applying this teaching to the PCMCIA Standard
(Appellants' figure 11) mandates substitution of fuses 33 and 34
with the protective relay circuitry of Price. Therefore, neither
the dual fuses nor the dual detectors are obviated by the prior
art.
Accordingly, we reverse the Examiner's rejection of claim 4.
We also reverse the rejection of claim 5, as claim 5 is dependant
upon claim 4.
We then turn to claims 6, 7, 15 and 16. Claims 6 and 7, at
the last subparagraph recite "means for turning off said driver
in response to said detection result obtained from said detection
means," while claims 15 and 16, at their last subparagraphs,
recite "means for turning off said driver in response to output
from said holding means." We agree with Appellants that the
problem solved by turning off the driver is not shown in prior
art figure 11 or Price, and one of ordinary skill in the art
would not have been led to appreciate any desire for the
disconnection of the driver which transmits signals to the PC
32 Figure 3 and column 11, lines 19-30
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