Ex parte BERG et al. - Page 4




             Appeal No. 96-2181                                                                                   
             Application No. 07/963,440                                                                           


             least one flexure element for positioning said slider in a                                           
             flying plane relative to said disk surface and providing                                             
             slider gimbaling function, whereby a separate flexure element                                        
             is eliminated.                                                                                       








                          The Examiner relies on the following references:                                        
             Wright                                  4,805,055                         Feb. 14,                   
             1989                                                                                                 
             Hinlein                                 4,912,583                         Mar. 27,                   
             1990                                                                                                 
             Erpelding et al. (Erpelding)                   4,996,623                        Feb.                 
             26, 1991                                                                                             
             McAllister et al. (McAllister)                 4,999,724                  Mar. 12,                   
             1991                                                                                                 
             Hsu                                     5,121,296                         Jun. 9,                    
             1992                                                                                                 
             Foote et al. (Foote)                    5,184,265                         Feb. 2,                    
             1993                                                  (filed Jun. 10, 1991)                          
             Blaeser et al. (Blaeser)                       5,187,625                        Feb.                 

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