Appeal No. 1997-1232 Application No. 08/182,035 the Examiner's decision. The majority appears to be reading an additional method step into Appellant's claim 1 which requires determining of the actual maximum and minimum value. ) ) BOARD OF PATENT ) MICHAEL R. FLEMING ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) ) INTERFERENCES JFR/MRF:hh 13Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007