Appeal No. 2002-1397
Application No. 09/310,800
BACKGROUND
The invention is directed to a multi-track magnetic tape head that includes “gluing
vias” to increase flow of the adhesive used between surfaces of bonded portions. The
“gluing vias” may be photolithographically defined and subsequently trenched to create
the desired pattern.1 Representative claim 21 is reproduced below.
21. A multi-recording element magnetic head assembly operable for at least
one of reading from and writing to a multi-track medium moving across the head
assembly, comprising:
a plurality of recording elements operable for at least one of reading from
and writing to the multi-track medium;
a core;
at least one gluing via located between two adjacent recording elements
of the plurality of recording elements, said at least one gluing via in contact with,
and extending from, said core; and
an adhesive inserted into said core and said at least one gluing via.
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Tsutaki et al. (Tsukaki) 5,022,140 Jun. 11, 1991
Claims 1, 3-6, 8-10, and 19-29 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102 as being
anticipated by Tsutaki.
Claims 11-14, 16-18, and 30 have been withdrawn from consideration.
Claims 2, 7, and 15 have been canceled.
1 We are unable to find pages 4 and 5 of the specification in the instant file wrapper. The
examiner should resolve the deficiency in the file. For our understanding of the invention, we referred to
the portion of the specification that is present and to the disclosure of U.S. Patent 5,943,196, which is a
parent of the instant (divisional) application.
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