Ex Parte Wong et al - Page 3




                Appeal No. 2005-0376                                                                                                      
                Application No. 10/034,120                                                                                                

                        The examiner relies on the following references:                                                                  
                Massaloux                                       5,812,965                        Sep. 22, 1998                            
                Alanara et al. (Alanara)                        6,269,331 B1                     Jul. 31, 2001                            
                                                                                         (filed Sep. 25, 1997)                            
                Tomoyuki et al. (Tomoyuki)                      0 544 101 A1                     Jun.  2, 1993                            
                        (European Patent Application)                                                                                     
                Wood et al. (Wood)                      2 350 532 A                      Nov. 29, 2000                                    
                        (UK Patent Application)                                                                                           
                J. Koh et al. (Koh), Adaptive Noise Shaping ADC Based on LMS Algorithm, ESSCIRC                                           
                2000, 26th European Solid-State Circuits Conference Stockholm, Sweden (Sep. 19-21                                         
                2000).                                                                                                                    
                        Claims 1, 2, 4-7, 11-13, 15-18, and 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as                                    
                being unpatentable over Massaloux and Wood.                                                                               
                        Claims 23, 24, 26, 28-35, 37, and 39-42 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as                                   
                being unpatentable over Massaloux and Tomoyuki.                                                                           
                        Claims 3 and 14 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable                                        
                over Massaloux, Wood, and Alanara.                                                                                        
                        Claims 8, 9, 19, and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                                             
                unpatentable over Massaloux, Wood, and Koh.                                                                               
                        Claims 10 and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable                                       
                over Massaloux, Wood, Koh, and Official Notice.                                                                           
                        Claims 27 and 38 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable                                       
                over Massaloux, Tomoyuki, and Wood.                                                                                       

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