Appeal No. 96-3704
Application 08/216,474
a first surface;
a proximal end region;
a gimbal region for providing gimballing support to
a head assembly;
a spring region adjacent the proximal end region;
a monocoque region located in between the gimbal
region and the spring region, where the monocoque region is a
hollow shell having a closed plane figure cross sectional
profile and covering an inner chamber, the monocoque region
including a ceiling region and a floor region separated and
spaced from each other;
an integrated circuit substantially encased inside
the inner chamber, between the ceiling region and the floor
region, the integrated circuit having a plurality of control
pins and a plurality of read-write pins;
a first set of electrical conductors connecting
electrical terminals on a head assembly to the read-write
pins;
a second set of electrical conductors connecting the
control pins to exit terminal means for electrically coupling
the second set of conductors to circuitry outside of the head
suspension assembly wherein the first and the second set of
conductors are placed over the first surface and include
conductors made of a conductive material laid down in long
strips atop a thin insulating coating which electrically
isolates the conductors from the first surface.
The Examiner relies on the following references:
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