Appeal 2007-2140
Application 09/892,790
Patent 5,917,679
Bolasna I
50. Bolasna I describes at figure 5A and the corresponding section
of the Specification (col. 6, ll. 26-46) a slider with a U-shaped air bearing
platform with side wall portions (62 and 64) whose leading edge forms a
cross rail. Side wall portion (62) terminates before reaching the rear edge.
Also shown is cross rail gap centered on the longitudinal axis.
51. Reissue claims 21-23 and 31-34 are anticipated by Bolasna I.
Lairson
52. Lairson describes at figure 4 and the corresponding section
of the Specification (col. 5, l. 58, through col. 6, l. 17) a slider (head 69) with
a U-shaped air bearing platform 105 with a plurality of arcuate arms whose
side wall portions terminate before reaching the rear edge.
53. Reissue claims 21, 31-32, 52-53, 55-56, and 58-59 are
anticipated by Lairson.
Chang
54. Chang describes at figure 1 and the corresponding section
of the Specification (col. 2, l. 41, through col. 3, l. 17) a slider with a
U-shaped air bearing platform formed of side wall portions (pads 14 and 16)
which terminate before reaching the rear edge. Pads 14 and 16 include
transverse sections (cross rail) forming a center gap (channel 22). Also
shown is a rear air bearing platform (pad 24) centered on the longitudinal
axis for mounting a transducer.
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