Ex Parte Moore et al - Page 1


                  The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not                     
                  written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                     

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                          
                                             __________                                                  
                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                            
                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                
                                              __________                                                 
                                     Ex parte STEVEN R. MOORE                                            
                                          and ERIC A. MERZ                                               
                                             ___________                                                 
                                        Appeal No. 2005-0970                                             
                                    Application No. 09/918,760                                           
                                              __________                                                 
                                               ON BRIEF                                                  
                                              __________                                                 
            Before JERRY SMITH, OWENS, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent                            
            Judges.                                                                                      
            OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                          
                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                              

                  This appeal is from a rejection of claims 1-24, which are                              
            all of the pending claims.                                                                   
                                            THE INVENTION                                                
                  The appellants claim a backlash reduction method and                                   
            apparatus.  Claims 1, 9 and 16 are illustrative:                                             
            1.    A backlash reduction apparatus comprising:                                             
                  means for advancing a substrate;                                                       
                  means for stopping advance of the substrate short of a final                           
            intended position; and                                                                       
                  means for finally advancing the substrate.                                             
            9.    A backlash reduction apparatus comprising;                                             
                  a drive motor that can rotate in increments;                                           
                  a drive train driven by the drive motor;                                               




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