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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte STEVEN R. MOORE
and ERIC A. MERZ
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Appeal No. 2005-0970
Application No. 09/918,760
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ON BRIEF
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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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