Appeal No. 1999-2839 Application 08/824,716 insulating layers formed between the first 1 and second 2 magnetic metal layers wherein the second insulating layer 8 surrounds the first insulating layer 3, illustrated above by Appellants’ Figure 2. In comparison, we find that Gallagher’s Figure 4D discloses an insulating tunnel barrier layer 20' and a surrounding insulating layer 40'. However, we do not find that Gallagher’s 10Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007