The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication in a law journal
and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte ZINE-EDDINE BOUTAGHOU and
PETER RAYMOND SEGAR
Appeal No. 2001-1268
Application No. 09/100,698
ON BRIEF
Before KRASS, FLEMING and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of
claim 3, the sole claim on appeal.
The invention is directed to a disc drive head slider. In
particular, the data transducer is supported by an air bearing
structure in operative, non-contacting engagement with the
surface of the rigid magnetic recording disc. It is said that
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