Ex parte DANNENBERG - Page 2




              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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