Appeal No. 1997-0678
Application 08/406,768
the start-stop area teaching. While putting a radial
downslope only on the start-stop area would not greatly
decrease the moment of inertia, the moment of inertia would
decrease because the magnetic disk would be uniformly thinner
from the outer edge of the start-stop area to the outer edge
of the disk. Thus, we find no inconsistency in the
combination. However, Mizuno does not disclose making only a
portion of the disk with a downslope.
CONCLUSION
The rejection of claims 11 and 13 is reversed.
REVERSED
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