Appeal No. 1997-3742
Application 08/405,561
objected to, for depending upon a rejected base claim.1
Claims 2 and 5 have been canceled.
Appellants’ invention relates to micro sized data storage
disks or microfiles. As disclosed on page 3 of the
specification, an integrated microfile includes a rotatably
supported magnetic disk, a movable access head, and a
micromotor with a rotor and a stator. More specifically,
Appellants on
page 5 of the specification and Fig. 4 show that the rotor 16
and the rotor poles 18 are integrated with the storage disk 12
in a one-piece assembly. A stator 20 having stator poles 22
is formed around the rotor to drive the motor and rotate the
disk so that data storage sectors may be selectively accessed.
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as
follows:
1. A microfile comprising:
a rotatably supported storage disk for storing data;
a micromotor for rotating said disk and including a rotor
integrated with said disk in a one-piece assembly, and also
including a stator, said rotor having a plurality of magnetic
rotor poles extending radially outwardly from a perimeter
1The Examiner has withdrawn the rejection of claims 11
through 23 in the answer.
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