Appeal No. 96-0366
Application No. 07/933,893
surface bearing curve parameter has been identified as a
result effective variable in the technology in question, i.e.
for
hard magnetic disks. Compare the specification at page 18,
lines
16-20.
In summary, we affirm the examiner’s rejection of the
appealed claims for obviousness. However, our affirmance is
based principally on the disclosures of the admitted prior art
as set forth in the specification and shown by Figure 27 of
the application.
THE REJECTION OF THE APPEALED CLAIMS UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 112
The appealed claims also stand rejected under 35.U.S.C.
§ 112, second paragraph as indefinite for failing to
particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter
regarded as the invention. Specifically, the examiner
contends that the claimed term “pcs/mm " is unfamiliar to him2
and it is also undefined in the specification.
In response to this rejection, appellants point out that
the abbreviation “pcs” is understood by those having ordinary
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