Appeal No. 1998-1658
Application 08/343,876
saturation magnetic flux density material forming a leading gap
edge (EA9), but provides no reasoning for this finding.
Nevertheless, there are only two ways the head could be mounted
for recording and reproducing, with the high saturation magnetic
flux density material on the leading gap edge or on the trailing
gap edge, and we see no reason why it would not have been obvious
to one of ordinary skill in the art to mount the head in either
orientation. Since claims 1 and 8 do not specifically recite the
orientation of the principal axis of the magnetic anisotropy of
the recording media relative to the normal running direction of
the head, there can be no argument (and none has been made) that
the claimed subject matter achieves an unexpected result by the
relationship between the principal axis of the magnetic
anisotropy and the head as shown in Appellants' figure 1A.
Appellants argue that Shimizu '178 is completely silent on
the use of a magnetic head like that used in the claimed
invention and that Okuda is silent on magnetic anisotropy of a
magnetic film (Br12). As stated in connection with Issue (3), we
agree with the Examiner that the arguments about what is missing
from each individual reference is an attack on the references
individually. It is unpersuasive to argue that Shimizu '178 does
not teach the claimed magnetic head when Okuda is relied on for
this feature and, likewise, it is unpersuasive to argue that
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