Appeal No. 2000-1101 Page 2
Application No. 08/702,325
BACKGROUND
The appellants' invention relates to magnetic discs used in computer disc drives,
and, more particularly, to the use of texturing of a thin film magnetic disc surface and to
processing of lubricant used on the thin film magnetic disc for reduced stiction
associated with stop times of the disc drive (specification, p. 1). A copy of the claims
under appeal is set forth in the appendix to the appellants' brief.
The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the
appealed claims are:
Ohnuki et al. 5,292,585 March 8, 1994
(Ohnuki)
Gonnella et al. 5,593,341 Jan. 14, 1997
(Gonnella)
Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering; Volume 16; pp. 379-381; 1992
(Polymer Science Encyclopedia)
Claims 1 to 3, 5 to 17, 19, 29 and 30 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as
being unpatentable over Gonnella in view of Ohnuki and the Polymer Science
Encyclopedia.
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