Appeal No. 2002-0876 Page 2
Application No. 09/267,140
a plurality of arms, each arm including series connected first and second
switching devices, first and second freewheeling diodes respectively connected in
antiparallel with said first and second switching devices, a phase capacitor connected in
parallel with the series connected first and second switching devices, and an arm output
providing a separate phase voltage for each arm;
a DC power source connected between a DC positive bus and a DC
negative bus; and
a filter capacitor connected between said DC positive bus at a DC positive
bus connection and said DC negative bus at a DC negative bus connection,
wherein each of said arms is individually connected to said DC positive
bus connection and said DC negative bus connection so as to reduce fluctuations in
each said separate phase voltage.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Nishizawa et al. (Nishizawa) 5,132,896 July 21, 1992
The admitted prior art described in appellants’ specification.
Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by the
admitted prior art. Claim 2 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by the disclosure of Nishizawa. All the examiner’s previous rejections under
35 U.S.C. § 103 have been withdrawn by the examiner [answer, page 5].
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the examiner, we make
reference to the briefs and the answer for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
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