Appeal No. 1997-1783 Application No. 08/421,016 BACKGROUND The appellant's invention relates to a system for programming response speed of electronically-controlled gauges wherein a single type of gauge can be used for various applications with varied needle responsiveness. An understanding of the invention can be 2 derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1 , which is reproduced below. 1. In a microprocessor-based instrument gauge, comprising; A) an instrument gauge having an electromechanical movement; B) a microprocessor comprising, i) input means for receiving data, ii) memory means for storing data, iii) processing means for processing data, iv) and output means for delivering processed data; C) means supplying gauge programming data to said input means and means supplying gauge signal data to said input means; D) said memory means storing gauge programming data that is used by said processing means to create gauge movement data at said output means; E) gauge movement drive circuit means operatively coupling said output means with said gauge movement for causing said gauge movement to be operated by said gauge movement data; 2 We note that clause (A) of claim 1 is not present in the amendment filed Feb. 14, 1995 (Paper no. 7), which was entered by preliminary amendment in the continuation application. This appears to be a clerical oversight, therefore we have included the limitation in our consideration. 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007