Appeal No. 1997-3933
Application No. 08/193,179
the speed of advancement of the magnetic tape; and
the location of the transducer carrier with respect to the
magnetic tape at the reading location.
60. A magnetic tape for storing data for access by an arcuately scanning
tape drive, comprising:
a magnetic tape with two edges and a longitudinal center line; and
data stored in a plurality of arcuate tracks on said magnetic tape,
each arcuate track of the plurality of arcuate tracks extending in an arc from
a first edge to a second edge of said magnetic tape, across the center line,
said data including servo signals for causing alignment of an
arcuately-scanning tape drive transducer with arcuate tracks on said
magnetic tape.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Hertrich 3,576,553 Apr. 27, 1971
van Slageren 4,166,283 Aug. 28, 1979
Sokolik et al. (Sokolik) 4,646,175 Feb. 24, 1987
Katou et al. (Katou) 5,206,771 Apr. 27, 1993
(Filed Aug. 30, 1990)
Admitted Prior Art in the specification at pages 3-5
Claims 60-69 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being unpatentable over
Admitted Prior Art. Claims 1-3, 5, 7 and 29-34 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
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