Appeal No. 2001-0740
Application 09/054,415
The examiner finds that whenever currents b0, b1, or b2 is
deactivated, they can be deemed as being steered away from
current mirrors 40/36, 27/29 which changes the state (i.e., the
amount of current flowing) of the current mirror (FR10).
Appellants assert that Wang does not show "steering current
from a current source away from one part of a current mirror to
cause said current mirror to switch from one state to a second
state" as recited in claim 12 (Br14).
Appellants' mere assertion that Wang does not show the claim
limitation does not show the error in the examiner's finding.
The rejection of claim 12 is sustained.
Claim 13
The examiner finds that "[c]urrent sources 67D-67F and
68D-68F are selectively activated/deactivated during the
operational cycle of amplifier 5" (FR10).
Appellants states that this is factually incorrect because
"[t]hose current sources are activated as part of the resolution
selection process and are done manually by a user according to
column 4, lines 17-23" (Br15). We treat this as an argument with
respect to claims 13 and 18. Appellants also argue that Wang
does not show "selectively activating a second power source in
conjunction with a first power source during part of a recurring
time interval" as recited in claim 13 (Br14).
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