The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board
Paper No. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PETER F. AEMMER
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Appeal No.1999-0303
Application No.08/517,628
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ON BRIEF
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Before URYNOWICZ, BARRETT, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent
Judges.
URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1-17, all
the claims pending in the application.
The invention pertains to method and apparatus for simulating
the processing of products in a textile machine. Claim 1 is
illustrative and reads as follows:
1. A method for simulating the processing of input products
in a spinning machine by means of a process model of nonlinear
equations that is embodied in a neural network, comprising the
steps of training the neural network by inputting data relating to
(i) said input products, (ii) output products produced by said
processing, and (iii) configuration parameters of the processing
operation carried out in the spinning machine, and operating the
trained neural network to produce estimates of the operation of
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