Appeal 2007-0592
Application 10/263,001
1 Appellant further admits that “[t]he ‘U’-shaped micro-actuator may
2 have a piezoelectric Lead Zirconate Titanate (PZT) beam (arm) on each side
3 of a Zirconia support frame (actuator base)” and “[d]uring excitation of the
4 PZT, the PZT beam will deform, further causing the Zirconia support frame
5 to deform.” (Specification 2-3).
6 The prior art Kurano patent describes that “[o]n both sides of the
7 connect spring 13, the microactuator devices 2 described in conjunction with
8 FIG. 2 are arranged. A combination of the base plate 3, the support spring 5,
9 the connect spring 13, and the microactuator devices 2 forms the above-
10 mentioned suspension.” (Col. 6, ll. 16-20; apparatus shown in Fig. 9).
11 The prior art Kurano patent describes that “to connect the
12 microactuator devices 2 between the base plate 3 and the support spring 5, a
13 flexible substrate 17 having an H shape in plan view is used.” (Col. 6,
14 ll. 61-63; apparatus shown in Fig. 11).
15 The prior art Kurano patent further describes that:
16 the microactuator devices 2 are coated with a coating film 16
17 collectively with portions of the base plate 3 and the support spring 5
18 which are adjacent to the microactuator devices 2. For example, the
19 coating film 16 can be obtained by vapor deposition of a coating
20 material “diX (Registered Trademark)” manufactured by Daisan
21 Kasei, Ltd. Thus, a thin and compact coating film of about 10 μm
22 thick can be formed even if the microactuator devices 2, the base plate
23 3, and the support spring 5 have uneven surfaces.
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25 (Col. 6, ll. 37-46).
26 ALLEN – do you want to skip this line?
27 The prior art Kurano patent further describes that “[t]he coating film
28 16 serves to prevent fall of the released particles from the microactuator
29 devices 2. Therefore, the recording medium used in the disk recording
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