Appeal No. 2002-1234
Application No. 09/546,466
Claim 15 is the only claim on appeal, and it reads as follows:
15. An actuator assembly for a disc drive, wherein the disc drive has a magnet assembly
which interacts with the actuator assembly to position the actuator assembly, the actuator assembly
comprising:
an E-block supported by the disc drive;
an electrical coil supported by the E-block and disposed adjacent the magnet assembly ; and
means for transferring heat from the electrical coil to the E-block.
The reference relied on by the examiner is:
Adams et al. (Adams) 6,078,477 June 20, 2000
Sendoda1 02-168474 June 28, 1990
(Japanese patent application)
Claim 15 stands rejected under the judicially created doctrine of double patenting based
upon claims 1 through 10 of the patent to Adams.
Claim 15 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Sendoda.
Reference is made to the briefs (paper numbers 12 and 16) and the answer (paper number
15) for the respective positions of the appellants and the examiner.
OPINION
We have carefully considered the entire record before us, and we will sustain the double
patenting rejection and reverse the anticipation rejection.
1 A copy of the translation of this reference is attached.
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