The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte MAKOTO NAKAYAMA _____________ Appeal No. 1999-2276 Application 08/785,802 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT, and FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judges FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1 and 3-5, all the claims pending in the instant application. Claim 2 has been cancelled. The instant invention relates to a composite magnetic head assembly having a write/read (W/R) head and an erase head. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007