Appeal No. 96-0626
Application 08/187,328
safely flow, thereby obtaining a MR head with greater
sensitivity.
The independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A magnetoresistive thin film head comprising:
a magnetoresistive element;
lead means for supplying a sense current to said
magnetoresistive element; and
an insulating layer provided in the vicinity of said
magnetoresistive element;
wherein said insulating layer is formed of a
material which has an electrical resistivity greater than 1 x
10 Scm and a thermal conductivity greater than 100W/(mK).4
The Examiner relies on the following references:
Nakamura 4,616,281 Oct. 7, 1986
Hayashi et al. (Hayashi) 5,258,206 Nov. 2, 1993
Suyama EP 0 521 442 Jan. 7, 1993
Claims 1, 3, 4, 6, 12 and 13 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Appellants'
admitted prior art in view of Hayashi.
Claims 1, 3, 4, 6-9 and 11-13 stand rejected under
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