Appeal No. 1997-3962
Application 08/500,741
center section of at least one of said layers having an
interspace formed therein;
flux sensing means disposed within said interspace for
sensing a readout signal;
write coil means disposed between said first and said
second magnetic layers;
magnetic valve conductor means coupled to said magnetic
yoke adjacent said flux sensing means;
said magnetic valve conductor means being disposed
between said write coil means and said flux sensing means; and
means for magnetically saturating said magnetic valve
conductor means during sensing of said readout signal and for
providing a magnetic shunt around said flux sensing means
during signal recording by said write coil means.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Fukazawa et al. (Fukazawa) 5,097,372 Mar. 17, 1992
Valstyn et al. (Valstyn) 5,255,141 Oct. 19, 1993
Claims 6-9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103. As
evidence of obviousness the examiner offers Valstyn in view of
Fukazawa.
Rather than repeat the arguments of appellants or the
examiner, we make reference to the briefs and the answers for
the respective details thereof.
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