Appeal No. 1999-0037 Page 4
Application No. 08/611,657
a shallow recessed area positioned between
the first and second bearing surfaces; and
a third longitudinal bearing surface
positioned within the shallow recessed area
between the first and second longitudinal
bearing surfaces and extending between the
leading and trailing edges.
The reference relied on in rejecting the claims follows:
Read-Rite, European Patent Application 0600348A2,
June 8, 1994.
Claim 15 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as obvious
over Read-Rite. Rather than repeat the arguments of the
appellant or examiner in toto, we refer the reader to the
brief and answer for the respective details thereof.
OPINION
In deciding this appeal, we considered the subject matter
on appeal and the rejection advanced by the examiner.
Furthermore, we duly considered the arguments and evidence of
the appellant and examiner. After considering the record, we
are persuaded that the examiner erred in rejecting claim 15.
Accordingly, we reverse.
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