Appeal 2007-2140
Application 09/892,790
Patent 5,917,679
7. Appellants’ amendment to originally filed claim 1 added
language to the effect that each ABS side wall portion extends rearwardly
and outwardly (Patent claim 1, Specification col. 8, ll. 20-31):
[S]aid U-shaped projection including an arcuate front wall
portion at least partially located between said first and second
air bearing surfaces, said U-shaped projection further including
first and second side wall portions extending from opposite
ends of said arcuate front wall rearwardly toward said rear
portion and outwardly toward said first and second side
portions of said principal surface for defining a negative
pressure cavity therein, said first and second wall portions
terminating at said rear portion of said principle [sic] surface of
said slider body for defining third and fourth air bearing
surfaces . . .
Newly added claim 21 contained analogous language.
8. On December 7, 1998, a Notice of Allowability was mailed
which stated that the remaining pending claims were allowed.
9. Consistent with Office practice, application claim 21 was
renumbered as patent claim 16 in the course of preparing the original
application for issue.
10. U.S. Patent 5,917,679 issued June 29, 1999, based on the
original application and contained claims 1-20.
11. Appellants’ U-shaped projection is formed of a cross rail 130
and rear air bearing surface (ABS) platforms 110c and 110d. (See Finding of
Fact 3.)
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