Appeal No. 2001-2407
Application No. 09/154,703
an actuator, resulting in a reduced thickness for the assembly
joining together the slider and the actuator.
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A slider having an actuator, comprising:
a flying surface; and
a stepped surface on a side of said slider opposite said
flying surface, the stepped surface having a lower surface on
which the actuator is mounted.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Yamaguchi et al. (Yamaguchi) 5,243,482 Sep. 7, 1993
Mizuno et al. (Mizuno) 5,299,080 Mar. 29. 1994
In addition, the examiner relies on admitted prior art (APA)
depicted in Figures 14 and 15 of the instant application.
Claims 10-13 and 18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112,
first paragraph, as relying on a nonenabling disclosure.
Claim 17 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112, first and
second paragraphs, as relying on a nonenabling disclosure and
failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the
subject matter appellants regard as their invention.
Claims 1-3 and 7-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as
unpatentable over APA in view of either one of Mizuno or
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