Appeal 2007-0112
Application 09/892,790
1 We would appreciate further input from the Examiner on precisely
2 how the Examiner sees the claims on appeal to be anticipated. Most
3 respectfully, we ask the Examiner to reproduce each of the claims on appeal
4 and after each claim limitation insert a reference to the drawing element and
5 specification (by column and lines) so that we can better appreciate how the
6 Examiner believes that all the limitations of the claims are described by
7 Nepela.
8 We call the Examiner’s attention to Ex parte Braeken, 54 USPQ2d
9 1110 (Bd. Pat. App. & Int. 1999), for a suggested format to be followed.
10 With respect to claim 21 on appeal, the Examiner may use the following
11 format:
12 21. A negative pressure air bearing slider (col. __, line __;
13 Fig. _, element _) having a negative pressure cavity (col. __,
14 line __; Fig. _, element _), comprising:
15
16 a body with a principal surface (col. __, line __; Fig. _,
17 element _) disposed to confront a recording surface (col. __,
18 line __; Fig. _, element _) of a recording medium (col. __, line
19 __; Fig. _, element _), said principal surface having a lead
20 portion (col. __, line __; Fig. _, element _) and a rear portion
21 (col. __, line __; Fig. _, element _), said lead portion being
22 spaced upstream from said rear portion relative to a rotational
23 direction (col. __, line __; Fig. _, element _) of any recording
24 medium confronted by said slider, said lead portion having a
25 front edge (col. __, line __; Fig. _, element _), said rear portion
26 having a rear edge (col. __, line __; Fig. _, element _), said
27 front edge and said rear edge together defining boundaries (col.
28 __, line __; Fig. _, element _) of said principal surface in a
29 longitudinal direction (col. __, line __; Fig. _, element _) of
30 said slider body; and
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