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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte SHINJI FURUICHI and TAKEO SASAKI
Appeal No. 2001-2407
Application No. 09/154,703
ON BRIEF
Before KRASS, RUGGIERO and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent
Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1-3 and 7-18.
The invention is directed to a slider and head assembly for
a magnetic storage device. In particular, the invention is
directed to a slider having a stepped portion which accommodates
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