Appeal No. 2002-1180
Application No. 08/924,552
“simultaneously controlling movement...based on the embedded
servo information on each corresponding surface, and based on
independent movement of another of the plurality of
microactuators” (emphasis added).
The examiner identifies column 12, lines 33-34, of Kobayashi
as disclosing “the capability of a simultaneously data (including
servo data) transfer of the data heads from a plurality of disk
surfaces for controlling the positions of the heads (plural
controlling inputs and plural output to each microactuator)”
(sic, answer-page 2). However, we find nothing in the examiner’s
reasoning, nor do we find anything at the cited portion of
Kobayashi, addressing the limitation that says that the
simultaneously controlling movement is “based on the embedded
servo information...and based on independent movement of another
plurality of microactuators.”
The examiner does indicate that column 12, lines 40-44, of
the reference discloses a simultaneous and independent control of
each individual head movement, at least attempting to address the
“independent movement” aspect of the claim. However, our review
of this portion of Kobayashi indicates only that
The estimation of the control target including the
characteristics of the piezoelectric element is
simultaneously independently performed for each head by
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