The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 13 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JIH-PING PENG ____________ Appeal No. 1999-0037 Application No. 08/611,657 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before HAIRSTON, BARRY, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the rejection of claim 15. We reverse. BACKGROUND The invention at issue in this appeal relates to disc drives. A disc drive includes rigid discs mounted on a spindle motor that causes the discs to spin and the surfaces of the discs to pass under respective head gimbal assembliesPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007