Appeal No. 1998-1465
Application No. 08/445,926
said at least one disk surface mounted on said spindle
motor shaft and said actuator being removably positioned for
independent assembly and removal with said base casting of the
disk drive; and
a breather filter and wherein said cover casting of said
device enclosure includes an integral diffusion path for
controlling airflow to said breather filter and an integral
channel for controlling airflow from said breather filter to a
predetermined region within said enclosure, said predetermined
region located near said spindle motor shaft.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the
examiner in rejecting the appealed claims are:
Roddy et al. (Roddy) 3,900,234 Aug. 19,
1975
Moon et al. (Moon) 4,772,974 Sep. 20,
1988
Claims 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 through 10 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Moon in view of
Roddy.
Reference is made to the Examiner's Answer (Paper No. 15,
mailed August 4, 1997) for the examiner's complete reasoning
in support of the rejection, and to appellants' Brief (Paper
No. 14, filed July 7, 1997) and Reply Brief (Paper No. 16,
filed
October 7, 1997) for appellants' arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
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