Appeal No. 2002-1157
Application No. 08/901,940
requires that a single prior art reference discloses, expressly
or under the principles of inherency, each and every element of a
claimed invention as well as disclosing structure which is
capable of performing the recited functional limitations. RCA
Corp. v. Applied Digital Data Sys. Inc., 730 F.2d 1440, 1444, 221
USPQ 385, 388 (Fed. Cir. 1984); W. L. Gore & Assoc., Inc. v.
Garlock Inc., 721 F.2d 1540, 1554, 220 USPQ 303, 313 (Fed. Cir.
1983).
Similar to Hyde and Yaginuma, Konishi relates to a magnetic
head equipped with a slider that includes a magnetic core.
Konishi, as depicted in Figure 4, provides through hole 15 formed
of slit 15a and an expanded hole 15b in flexure portion 14 in the
area immediately above magnetic core 4 (col. 2, lines 51-59).
Konishi further teaches that the formation of hole 15 prevents
the adhesive E from invading between the magnetic core (a part of
the slider) and the flexure portion (the gimbal spring) (col. 3,
lines 12-16). Therefore, Konishi provides for a slit that
prevents the adhesive E from covering the entire area between the
slider and the gimbal spring.
In view of our findings above, we agree with the Examiner
and find that although slit 15a prevents the adhesive material
from entering between the magnetic core and the gimbal, since the
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