Appeal No. 1998-3348 Page 4
Application No. 08/541,948
pitching mode mechanical resonance frequency of the
no-load spindle motor and the primary mechanical
resonance frequency of a plurality of disks to be
loaded; and
selecting the spindle motor and the disk to
minimize the difference in the first mechanical
resonance frequency value and the second mechanical
resonance frequency value.
The prior art applied in rejecting the claims follows:
Morita 5,479,304 Dec. 26,
1995
(effectively filed Mar. 29,
1993)
Boutaghou et al. (Boutaghou) 5,530,602 June
25, 1996
(filed June 29, 1993)
Morehouse et al. (Morehouse) 5,379,171 Jan.
3, 1995
(filed Sep. 25,
1991).
Claims 1, 3, 4, 8, and 9 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being obvious over Morita in view of Boutaghou.
Claims 2, 5-7, and 10 stand rejected under § 103(a) as being
obvious over Morita in view of Boutaghou further in view of
Morehouse.
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