Appeal No. 98-0593 Application 08/491,511 The Rejection on Appeal Claims 2, 11 and 12 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Kugimiya. Claims 3-6 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Kugimiya. Claims 7-10 stand finally rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Kugimiya, Watanabe, and Matsuzawa. The Invention The invention is directed to a magnetic head for recording, erasing, and/or reading information from a magnetic carrier. The two independent claims, claims 11 and 12, are reproduced below: 11. A magnetic head comprising at least one core portion of polycrystalline MnZn ferroferrite material, said material having an average grain size ranging between 0.2 and 3.0 micrometers in order to substantially reduce output noise signals. 12. A magnetic head comprising at least one core portion of polycrystalline MnZn ferroferrite material, said material having an average grain size ranging between 0.2 and 3.0 micrometers so that the rubbing noise level is less than the electronic noise level. Opinion 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007