Appeal No. 2001-2402
Application No. 08/422,849
16. A method for using a magnetic recording head
having a plurality of read transducers and a plurality of
write transducers, comprising the steps of:
writing a plurality of servo tracks simultaneously with
the write transducers; and
writing a plurality of data tracks with the write
transducers while at least one of the read transducers
tracks one of the servo tracks, said servo tracks and said
data tracks each having substantially the same width.
The Examiner relies on the following reference in rejecting
the claims:
Crouse et al (Crouse) 4,613,915 Sep. 23, 1986
Claims 1, 2, 4-8, 16-21, 23-25 and 28-31 stand rejected
under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Crouse.
We make reference to the answer (Paper No. 35, mailed
February 27, 2001) for the Examiner’s complete reasoning in
support of the rejection, and to the appeal brief (Paper No. 34,
filed December 5, 2000) and the reply brief (Paper No. 36, filed
May 1, 2001) for Appellant’s arguments thereagainst.
OPINION
Appellant points out that claims 1 and 16 require a magnetic
recording head wherein the same plurality of write transducers
write both servo tracks and data tracks (brief, pages 6 & 7).
Appellant further points to Figure 6 of Crouse and asserts that
transducers 4 arranged on head slider 33 are configured to both
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