Appeal No. 96-4203
Application No. 08/409,550
a shoulder situated between said outer contour and said
outer longitudinal edge of said body and traversing from the
leading edge to the trailing edge, said shoulder being
recessed from said outer contour.
The references relied on by the examiner are:2
Matsuzaki et al. (Matsuzaki) 5,134,531 July
28, 1992
Okita et al. (Okita) 3-157861 July 5, 1991
(Japanese patent)
Matsuzaki 3-132910 June 6,
1991
(Japanese patent)
Claims 1 through 3 and 5 through 13 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Matsuzaki ‘910 in
view of Okita.
Claim 4 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Matsuzaki ‘910 in view of Okita and
Matsuzaki ‘531.
Reference is made to the brief and the answer for the
respective positions of the appellant and the examiner.
OPINION
Matsuzaki ‘910 discloses a slider (Figures 1, 4 and 5)
with air bearing members 11 and 12. The examiner acknowledges
2Copies of the translations for Okita and Matsuzaki are
attached.
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