Ex Parte Wong et al - Page 1



          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was              
          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             
          Board.                                                                      
          UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                   
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          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                          
          AND INTERFERENCES                                                           
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                            Ex parte XM WONG and ROCK TAO                             
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                                Appeal No. 2006-0513                                  
                             Application No. 09/741,684                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before OWENS, RUGGIERO, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection of           
          claims 7-12, which are all of the claims pending in the present             
          application.  Claims 1-6 and 13-18 have been canceled.  An                  
          amendment filed March 15, 2004 after final rejection has been               
          approved for entry by the Examiner.                                         
               The claimed invention relates to a suspension and slider               
          assembly for a magnetic recording head in which a bonding                   
          substance is heated prior to being applied as a surface finishing           

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