The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not
binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte DARRIN BENZER
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Appeal No. 2006-1881
Application No. 10/145,408
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, RUGGIERO, and HOMERE, Administrative Patent Judges.
THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims
1 through 7, 9, 10, 14 through 25 and 28 through 50, appellant having canceled claims 8,
11 through 13, 26 and 27.
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced below:
1. A clamping circuit comprising a comparator device for detecting when at least
one voltage passes at least one voltage level and an output driver circuit
comprising at least one low voltage output driver device, at least said output
driver device coupled to at least a bi-directional Pad providing both input and
output.
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