Appeal No. 96-2513
Application 08/037,064
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over prior art. No
claim has been allowed.
References relied on by the Examiner
Grill et al. (Grill) 5,159,508 Oct. 27, 1992
Oonishi et al. (Oonishi) 55-86773 June 30, 1980
(Japanese Kokai Patent Application)
European Patent Application (EP) 0 508 565 A2 Oct. 14, 1992
F.M. Cullen et al. (Cullen), "Wear-Resistant Surface for Magnetic
Heads" IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin, Vol. 17, No. 9, Page
2635, (February 1975).
The Rejections on Appeal
Claims 1-5, 13, 14, 23, 24, 30 and 31 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over the EP Reference,
Cullen, and Oonishi.
Claims 6-8, 12, 25, 26 and 29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103 as being unpatentable over the EP Reference, Cullen,
Oonishi, and Grill.
The appellants have stated (Br. at 5) that claims 1-8, 12-
14, 23-26 and 29-31 stand or fall together.
The Invention
The invention is directed to a head assembly for use in a
contact recording rigid disk file. Representative claim 23 reads
as follow:
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