Appeal No. 1996-1309
Application 08/053,174
an idling region within said first annular surface,
said idling region having a plurality of depressions therein
wherein an amount of lift greater than said selected amount of
lift is generated upon relative movement of said slider and
said idling region, resulting in a greater separation between
said transducer head and said first annular surface within
said idling region.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Ono et al. (Ono) 4,366,993 Jan. 4,
1983
Doerner et al. (Doerner) 5,302,434 Apr. 12,
1994
(filed Aug. 7,
1992)
Kato 1-98118 Apr. 17,
1989
(Japanese Kokai)
Samoto 4-387716 Feb. 7,
1992
(Japanese Kokai)
Claim 21 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as
being anticipated by Kato. Claims 22 through 26 and 28 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Kato
and Samoto. Claim 27 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatent-
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