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
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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.
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