Appeal No. 96-1707
Application 08/221,999
thus providing a second front gap picking up magnetic flux of the magnetic
recording medium.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Nomura et al. (Nomura) 4,065,797 Dec. 27, 1977
Jones, Jr. (Jones) 4,404,609 Sep. 13, 1983
Otsuka et al. (Otsuka) 4,789,910 Dec. 06, 1988
Admitted prior art in the specification (pages 1-7 and Figures 12-16)
Claims 7-9, 11, 13, 14, 29-34 and 36 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over
Otsuka in view of appellant's admitted prior art in the specification (pages 1-7 and Figures
12-16) and Jones.
Claims 10, 12 and 35 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 over Otsuka in view of
appellant's admitted prior art in the specification (pages 1-7 and Figures 12-16) and
Jones as applied against claims 7-9, 11, 13, 14, 29-34 and 36 further in view of Nomura.
Rather than reiterate the conflicting viewpoints advanced by the Examiner and the
appellant, we make reference to the briefs and answers for the details thereto.
OPINION
After a careful review of the evidence before us we agree with the Examiner that
claims 7-9, 11, 13,14, 29-34 and 36 are properly rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 and we
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