Appeal No. 98-0599 Application 08/434,029 on the first surface of the transparent substrate.” The appellant states in footnote 3 of its brief that perhaps the examiner is suggesting that the disk media 16 and the control ring 19 in Kato can be formed of a single-piece substrate and a recording layer can be deposited thereon. The appellant then argues (Br. at 9) that Kato does not teach or suggest that such a material is suitable for forming a hub portion of a disk 11Page: Previous 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007