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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte AKINOBU SATO
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Appeal No. 1999-2703
Application No. 08/772,068
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HEARD: October 23, 2001
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Before KRASS, FLEMING, and GROSS, Administrative Patent
Judges.
KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1-8, all of the pending claims.
The invention is directed to a contact-type magnetic disk
drive. The mass of the sliding contact and the length and
rigidity of the cantilever spring supporting the sliding
contact will determine how well the sliding contact tracks and
how much it skips and jumps. The smaller the weight of the
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