The opinion in support of this decision is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 12
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte TYSON TUTTLE et al.
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Appeal No. 2000-1259
Application No. 08/815,894
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ON BRIEF
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Before MARTIN, JERRY SMITH, and FLEMING, Administrative Patent
Judges.
MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 43, 44,
and 52-63, all of the pending claims. We reverse.
A. The invention
The invention is a sampled amplitude read channel for
reading user data and embedded servo data in a magnetic disk
storage device, and is more particularly directed to a sampled
amplitude read channel that permits a reduction, during
recording, of the size of the physical gaps formed between
adjacent sectors. Specification at 13, ll. 13-21. Referring to
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