Ex Parte McLoone et al - Page 2



          Appeal No. 2004-1307                                                        
          Application No. 09/843,724                                                  

          15 and 27 are illustrative:                                                 
               1.    A keyboard comprising: a number pad, said number pad             
               having a first key cluster including a plurality of digit              
               keys, a plurality of arithmetic operation keys, and a Tab              
               key, said keyboard having a second key cluster including at            
               least a Backspace key, a Left Parenthesis key and a Right              
               Parenthesis key, said second key cluster being directly                
               behind said first key cluster and being spaced within one              
               inch of said first key cluster.                                        
               7.    A keyboard comprising:                                           
                    a number pad, said number pad having a plurality of               
               digit keys, a plurality of arithmetic operation keys, and a            
               Tab key, wherein said plurality of digit keys, said                    
               plurality of arithmetic operation keys, and said Tab key are           
               part of a key cluster; wherein said key cluster further                
               includes a Decimal Separator key and an Enter key and a                
               secondary mode Numlock Key; wherein the total number of keys           
               in the key cluster is between 16 and 19.                               
               15.   A keyboard comprising:                                           
               an alphanumeric section;                                               
               a numeric section having a group of keys including a                   
               plurality of digit keys and a plurality of arithmetic                  
               operation keys; said numeric section including a Tab key;              
               and a Equals key; wherein said one of said Tab key and said            
               Equals key is disposed in a single key cluster spaced behind           
               a digit key and the other of said Tab key and said Equals              
               key in a secondarily labeled NumLock key.                              
               27.   A computer keyboard comprising: an alphanumeric                  
               section, a numeric section, a group of keys in the numeric             
               section, said group of keys in the numeric section having a            
               plurality of digit keys and a plurality of arithmetic                  
               operation keys, and a secondarily labeled NumLock key.                 



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