Appeal No. 2001-2402
Application No. 08/422,849
characterization of different transducers used for read/write and
servo writing to be unsupported by any teaching in Crouse.
Additionally, the different spacing that the Examiner relies on
in Figures 1 and 2a, although appears to be equal across the
tracks both for the data tracks and servo tracks, have also
cross-track spacing that appears to be identical as they
alternate (col. 5, lines 33-49). Thus, Crouse further fails to
disclose the specific recited spacing such that the cross-track
spacing between the write transducers is different from the
cross-track spacing between the read transducers, as required by
claim 1. Accordingly, Crouse does not anticipate claims 1 and
16, and the 35 U.S.C. § 102 rejection of claims 1, 2, 4-8, 16-21,
23-25 and 28-31 over Crouse cannot be sustained.
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