Appeal No. 1998-0542 Page 3
Application No. 08/479,843
aforementioned § 103 rejection is not well founded.
Accordingly, we will not sustain the examiner’s rejection.
As evident by a review of claim 1 , all of the claims on 1
appeal require a soft magnetic film consisting essentially of
a single layer made of iron (Fe) nitrogen (N) and at least one
of cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni) and ruthenium (Ru) wherein the
range of nitrogen in the composition of the film is above 0
atomic percent but less than or equal to 5 atomic percent, the
range of the total of at least one of cobalt, nickel and
ruthenium is above 0 atomic percent but less than or equal to
5 atomic percent and the balance of the composition is iron.
Additionally, the film of claim 1 is made so as to include: 2
(1) a substantially uniform composition throughout the
thickness thereof, (2) a coercivity of 2.5 Oe or less, and (3)
a saturation magnetic flux density B of at least 16 KG when
25
measured at a magnetic field of 25 Oe.
1We shall limit our discussion to claim 1, which is the
sole independent claim on appeal.
2Appellants describe the method of making their film at
pages 5-8 of the specification.
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