Appeal No. 1999-2280
Application No. 08/686,567
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
1. A slider for supporting a magnetic head comprising:
a slider body having a leading end, a trailing end, and
an air bearing surface; and
a silicon coating on the air bearing surface.
The references relied on by the examiner are:
Kubo et al. (Kubo) 5,198,934 Mar. 30, 1993
Petersen, “Thin Film Magnetic Heads,” 21 IBM Technical Disclosure
Bulletin, No. 12, p. 5002 (May 1979).
Claims 1, 2, 4, 6 through 14, 16, 18 through 24, 26 and
28 through 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being
anticipated by Kubo.
Claims 3, 15, 25 and 31 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Kubo.
Claims 5, 17 and 27 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a)
as being unpatentable over Kubo in view of Petersen.
Reference is made to the briefs (paper nos. 14 and 17) and
the answer (paper no. 15) for the respective positions of the
appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the entire record before us,
and we will reverse the 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) rejection of claims 1,
2
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