Appeal 2007-2140
Application 09/892,790
Patent 5,917,679
Ogishima US 4,553,184 Nov. 12, 1985
Mo US 4,636,894 Jan. 13, 1987
Strom [I] US 4,802,042 Jan. 31, 1989
Strom [II] US 5,062,017 Oct. 29, 1991
Chapin US 5,210,666 May 11, 1993
Murray [I] US 5,353,180 Oct. 4, 1994
Murray [II] US 5,406,432 Apr. 11, 1995
Dorius US 5,438,467 Aug. 1, 1995
Bolasna [I] US 5,650,893 Jul. 22, 1997
Ruiz US 5,734,524 Mar. 31, 1998
Lairson US 5,822,153 Oct. 13, 1998
Chhabra US 5,831,791 Nov. 3, 1998
Bolasna [II] US 5,870,250 Feb. 9, 1999
Chang US 5,889,634 Mar. 30, 1999
40. Ogishima, Mo, Strom I, Strom II, Chapin, Murray I, Murray II,
and Dorius are prior art vis-à-vis applicants under 35 U.S.C. § 102 (b).
41. Bolasna I, Ruiz, Lairson, Chhabra, Bolasna II, and Chang are
prior art vis-à-vis applicants under 35 U.S.C. § 102 (e).
Ogishima
42. Ogishima describes at figure 2 and the corresponding section
of the Specification (col. 3, l. 59, through col. 4, l. 23) a slider 20 with a
U-shaped air bearing platform formed by surface 27b (cross rail) and the
connected portions of surfaces 26a and 26b (side wall portions) terminating
at grooves 28 and 29 (not coinciding with the rear edge of surface 27a).
Also, surface 27a forms a rear air bearing platform centered on the
longitudinal axis with a magnetic head core 19 (transducer).
43. Reissue claims 21, 30-32, and 41 are anticipated by Ogishima.
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