Appeal No. 96-2618
Application 08/263,252
conductor film' 26 on opposing faces of the magnetic heads"
(FR2). Appellants argue that "Lorteije does not disclose 'a
thin conductor film formed on at least one of said faces of
said magnetic heads for intercepting leakage fluxes from the
magnetic gap of the other magnetic head'" (Br6). Appellants
argue that "[t]he magnetic screen in Lorteije is positioned in
a slot between the two transducer gaps such that there are air
gaps on both sides of the screen" (Br7). The Examiner
responds (EA6): "There is no support in Lorteije that there
are air gaps on both sides of the screen. Yes, the screen is
positioned in a slot, and in order for the head to operate as
intended the screen would have to be secured to [the] slot."
The Examiner's finding is clearly erroneous. Figure 4
shows the magnetic screen 26 centered in and spaced from the
sides of the gap 25. The Examiner has shown the gaps around
the screen 26 in green and gold in the Attachment to the
Examiner's Answer. That the width of the gap is larger than
the width of the screen 26 is evidenced by the fact that the
short-circuit turn 28, which is wound around the core part 17
and a portion of the central part 13, wraps around the edge in
part 13 defining the right side of the gap, which is clearly
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