Appeal 2007-1908
Application 10/442,950
1 of the bottom clutch assemblies 52 of any of the carriages to
2 engage the bottom portion 36b of the band will move such
3 carriages in the opposite direction simultaneously.
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5 (Miller, col. 5, ll. 48-56).
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7 18. Since it is necessary in most circumstances to supply fluid
8 power to the exterior tool, the central portion 32c of the carriage
9 face is likewise utilized to provide a fluid conduit 84 which, in
10 the exemplary embodiment shown in the figures, is used to
11 extend or retract the upper knife 24 vertically, and also to move
12 it axially with respect to its mating lower knife 26 in a known
13 manner.
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15 (Miller, col. 7, ll. 18-24).
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17 19. “The controller 100 is programmed to control the positions of
18 the respective carriages 32.” (Miller, col. 8, ll. 46-47).
19 20. “Upon energizing of the system, the controller causes the
20 display 102a to indicate the existing positions of the respective
21 carriages, both graphically and numerically.” (Miller, col. 8, ll. 49-
22 52).
23 21. [E]ach position sensor 54 transmits a discrete signal to the
24 controller representative of the absolute position of its particular
25 carriage, permitting the controller immediately to indicate the
26 respective carriage positions on the display. This saves
27 considerable time not only when initially starting the system but
28 also when resuming operation after a temporary power failure.
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30 (Miller, col. 8, ll. 56-63).
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32 22. In the absence of any operator command from the terminal 102
33 requesting the initiation of a repositioning operation, the
34 controller continues to transmit display signals indicating the
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