Appeal No. 2001-2100
Application No. 08/833,302
We have also reviewed the Takizawa reference which is
applied by the Examiner to supply a teaching of the use of an
idle cell generating circuit for generating idle cells. We find
nothing, however, in the disclosure of Takizawa that would
overcome the deficiencies of Yoshimura discussed supra.
In view of the above discussion, it is our view that, since
all of the limitations of the appealed claims are not taught or
suggested by the applied prior art Yoshimura and Takizawa
references, the Examiner has not established a prima facie case
of obviousness. Accordingly, the 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) rejection of
independent claims 1, 3, 6, and 7, as well as claims 2, 4, 5, and
8-10 dependent thereon, is not sustained.
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