Appeal No. 1996-3814 Page 14
Application No. 08/348,835
substance,” Decision, p. 4. However, the relevant issue here
is whether the claim, which is directed to “a method” which
comprises using said substrate, sets forth said method with “a
reasonable degree of precision and particularity.” In re
Moore, 439 F.2d 1232, 1235, 169 USPQ 236, 238 (CCPA 1971).
In turning to the section of the specification relied
upon by the majority (i.e., page 2, lines 23-27), I find that
it states that “the magnetic sensor, predetermined magnetic
patterns are manufactured with high accuracy of position by
the magnetic head for recording, and the magnetic patterns are
detected by the magnetic head for detection to acquire
information on a position.” I do not find that such teachings
shed much light on steps necessary to perform the claimed
method which comprises using the substrate described in claim
2, which is formed with grooves in predetermined patterns and
filled with a magnetized magnet substance, to detect said
predetermined patterns. The quoted passage indicates that the
substrate is manufactured with high accuracy of position. In
addition, the quoted passage indicates that the predetermined
patterns in the substrate are detected by a separate
instrument; i.e., a magnetic head, for detection to acquire
information on a position. However, there is no requirement
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