Appeal No. 1999-0853
Application No. 08/709,869
the channel type of the FET, the phase of its gate signal
with respect to the output of the first circuit, and the
polarity of the power supply terminal being selected to turn
on the FET during a switching transition near the knee of the
transfer curve having the two parallel paths.
References
The references relied on by the Examiner are as follows:
Koyama 4,563,594 Jan. 7,
1986
Shimizu JP 62-155004 Dec.
27, 1988
(Japanese patent)
Rejections at Issue
Claims 1-9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being
anticipated by Shimizu. Claims 10-17 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Shimizu.
Rather than repeat the arguments of Appellants or the
Examiner, we make reference to the appeal brief and the 1
Answer for the respective details thereof.
1Appellants filed an appeal brief on May 14, 1998. On
June 19, 1998 the Examiner mailed the Examiner's answer to
Appellants.
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