Appeal No. 1998-2748
Application No. 08/429,783
The invention pertains to numerically controlled machine
tools. More particularly, a machining program is permitted to
be executed from a stopped position wherein a system is
created in which the number of subprogram repetition times and
the number of its execution times can be corrected.
Independent claim 6, reproduced as follows, is
representative of the claimed invention:
6. A numerically controlled machine tool operative
to execute a machining program having a nest structure and
being executable in block form, comprising:
monitor means for monitoring the execution block position
of said machining program being executed;
display means for displaying the nest structure of said
machining program being executed; and
correcting means for correcting said nest structure of
the machining program displayed on said display means.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Shimano et al. (Shimano) 4,835,730 May 30, 1989
Claims 6, 20 and 21 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(b)
as anticipated by Shimano.
Reference is made to the briefs and answer for the
respective positions of appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
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