Appeal No. 96-0362
Application No. 07/909,350
Appellants’ Claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A magnetic reading and/or recording apparatus
comprising a magnetic reading and/or recording head for
reading and/or recording information from/on a magnetic
information track on photosensitive material having a
natural longitudinal curl which when longitudinally
straightened assumes an inherent transverse curl; and
edge follower means attached to said magnetic reading
and/or recording head for tracking a longitudinal edge
of the photosensitive material in response to movement
of the photosensitive material; is characterized in
that:
means are aligned with said edge follower means
for bending the photosensitive material perpendicular
to the transverse curl to eliminate the transverse curl
of the photosensitive material.
The Examiner’s Answer lists the following prior art:
Dwyer et al. (Dwyer) 5,016,030 May 14, 1991
Tamamura et al. (Tamamura) 5,097,278 Mar. 17, 1992
OPINION
Claims 1-3 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) as
anticipated by Tamamura. Claim 1-3, 6, and 7 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) as anticipated by Dwyer. Examiner’s
Answer at 4. The rejection of the remaining claims (Claims 4-6
and 8-12) was withdrawn. Examiner’s Answer at 7.
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