Appeal No. 96-0417 Page 5
Application No. 07/951,308
Each of the appealed claims requires the sequential
performance of several steps as part of a fluid dispensing
process. The method of claim 33 requires the sequence of:
receiving an input signal; producing a compensated signal from
the received input signal based on a measurement of a first
flow of the fluid; and correcting the produced compensated
signal utilizing stored data to form an actual dispensing rate
(linearized signal) that is used as the control signal for a
dispensing device. The method of the other independent claim
43 describes a similar technique for dispensing fluid onto a
work piece.
The examiner cites Price for modifying "the input signal
by data collected from a fluid flow measurement as well as
stored correction data" (answer, page 4). According to the
examiner, "a person having ordinary skill in the art at the
time of the claimed invention would have found it obvious to
modify Price by performing the modifying and correcting steps
individually because by changing the input signal by only one
variable at a time (as opposed to several) would make it
easier to identify potential program bugs" (answer, page 4).
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