Appeal No. 1998-1794
Application 08/738,467
Hajec. We consider figure 1 of Hajec. The claimed "spindle
hub" reads on the outer sleeve 20 and the rotatable outer
hub 16 taken together. The assembly of 20 and 16 is
"journaled coaxially for rotation about the fixed shaft."
Claim 9 recites "the spindle hub having inner and outer
surfaces," but does not further refer to these surfaces; the
subsequent limitation of "an outer surface of the rotor
carrying portion of the spindle hub" refers to an outer
surface of the rotor carrying portion, not the outer surface
of the spindle hub. The claimed "enlarged thickness flange
portion with a support surface for supporting a disc stack"
reads on the flange portion (unnumbered) of hub 16 which
supports the disc 12; the thickness (diameter) of the flange
is enlarged compared to the diameter of the hub 16. The
claimed "reduced thickness rotor carrying portion adjacent the
bearing means" reads on the outer sleeve 20; the thickness
(diameter) is reduced compared to the diameter of hub 16. The
"magnet means" reads on magnets 28, which are carried by an
outer surface of the rotor carrying portion, sleeve 20. The
"stator means" reads on stator core 34. Thus, we find claim 9
anticipated by Hajec.
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