The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not
written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 17
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte T. JAY CAMERON and STANLEY H. DINSMORE
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Appeal No. 1998-3369
Application No. 08/546,295
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HEARD: February 20, 2001
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Before FLEMING, DIXON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 8. Claims 9, 11 through 14, 16,
and 17 have been allowed. Claims 10 and 15 have been
cancelled.
Appellants' invention relates to a disc drive with an
actuator and a means for retracting the actuator to a park
position. The retraction means applies discrete voltage
levels as a series of timed, stepped voltages of increased
magnitude to driver circuitry which drives a voice coil motor
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