<As I recall, the 890 examiner is claiming that certain 890 claims are invalid because of KSR obviousness regarding the combining of a prior art ring oscillator, variable speed patent and another prior art patent. >

I don't see where the examiner is doing anything that wasn't already done on the first attempt at killing the 890 patent, or in any of the other MMP reexams. That is what they do. But then, you probably knew that.

Opty