Appeal No. 1998-0988 Page 3
Application No. 08/268,861
means for supplying a second predetermined drive current
to said coil, said second current in the opposite direction to
said first predetermined drive current, wherein said second
predetermined drive current is selected to stop motion caused
by said first predetermined drive current and stop said
actuator within the data zone of said disk storage medium.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Carteau et al. (Carteau) 4,786,994 Nov.
22, 1988
Stefansky 5,025,335 June
18, 1991
Claim 1 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as
anticipated by Stefansky. Claims 3 through 7 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as unpatentable over Stefansky in view of
Carteau.
Reference is made to the brief and answer for the
respective positions of appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
We reverse.
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