JURGENSON et al. V. DUNFIELD et al. - Page 4



          Interference 104,530                                                        
          Jurgenson v. Dunfield                                                       
               Each party filed a brief regarding issue 1 and a separate              
          brief regarding issue 2.  Each party filed a response regarding             
          issue 1 and a separate response regarding issue 2.                          
          B.   Findings of Fact                                                       
                                     Background                                       
               1.   Jurgenson is involved on the basis of Patent 5,657,188,           
          granted 12 August 1997, based on application 08/457,432, filed 1            
          June 1995.                                                                  
               2.   Dunfield is involved on the basis of application                  
          09/160,593, filed 25 September 1998.                                        
               3.   Dunfield has been accorded benefit for the purpose of             
          priority of application 08/438,091, filed 8 May 19951.                      
               4.   The interfering subject matter pertains to a disk drive           
          suspension with a microactuator positioned on a rigid region of a           
          load beam.                                                                  
               5.   Count 1 of the interference is as follows:                        
                                Claim 40 of Dunfield                                  
                                         or                                           
                                Claim 1 of Jurgenson                                  
               6.  Dunfield claim 40 is as follows:                                   
                    A disc drive suspension, including:                               
               1                                                                      
               1  Dunfield’s involved application is a continuation of the            
          08/438,091 application.                                                     
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