Appeal No. 1998-0204
Application 08/501,542
of said first magnetic flux and including an air gap providing
a portion of said first magnetic flux extending a
predetermined distance into a capture region adjacent the
capture member, the capture member being in the capture region
when the actuator body is parked;
means for generating a second magnetic field in said field
containing member, said second magnetic field having a
polarity opposite said first magnetic field and having
associated therewith a second magnetic flux having opposite
direction to that of said first magnetic flux of said first
magnetic field to neutralize the capture region;
control means for generating control signals
directing data storage and retrieval, said control means
including a first control interface coupled to the means for
positioning the actuator body and a second control interface
coupled to the means for generating said second magnetic
field, wherein said first control interface is adapted to
begin providing a movement current to the means for
positioning the actuator body at a time when said second
control interface begins to provide a field generating current
to the means for generating said second magnetic field.
The references relied on by the Examiner are as
follows:
Kelsic et al. 5,023,736 Jun. 11,
1991
Sampietro et al. 5,361,182 Nov. 1,
1994 (filed Nov.
12, 1992)
Campbell et al. 5,452,162 Sep. 19,
1995 (Effective filing date
Apr. 2, 1993)
Claims 1, 4, 6 through 9, 11 through 13, 15 and 18
through 22 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being
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