Appeal No. 1997-4445
Application 08/305,076
With respect to claim 7: (i) the exciting current is
increased to a first predetermined value during a "first
exciting time period" ta; and (ii) the exciting current is
reduced to a second predetermined value during a "second
exciting time period" at the end of ta when the substep signal
is received (as discussed in more detail in connection with
claim 6). However, the exciting current is not reduced to
zero during a third exciting time period as recited by (iii),
which recitation does not appear to be in error like that in
claim 6. The current does not decrease to zero in the short
time period at the end of ta. Time period tc is after the
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