Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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3658/80 | May 1980 | CH | |
3658/80 | May 1980 | CH | |
30 45 972 | Dec 1980 | DE | |
30 45 972 | Dec 1980 | DE | |
31 35 385 | Sep 1981 | DE | |
31 35 385 | Sep 1981 | DE | |
2680/84 | Jun 1984 | CH | |
1374/85 | Mar 1985 | CH |
A broadening reissue application for U.S. Pat. No. 5,173,814 was filed on Dec. 20, 1994 and assigned Ser. No. 08/360,226. On Mar. 4, 1997, a continuation of this application was filed and was assigned Ser. No. 08/819,099. On Jun. 9, 1999, five continuation applications from the 08/819,099 application were filed. On Nov. 17, 1999, a sixth continuation application from the 819,099 application was filed. These applications, as currently pending, are described below: a. “Disk Storage Device Having A Sealed Bearing Tube,” Ser. No. 09/333,399, inventors Elsässer and von der Heide, filed Jun. 9, 1999; b. “Disk Storage Device Having A Radial Magnetic Yoke Feature,” Ser. No. 09/333,398 inventors Elsässer, von der Heide, and Müller, filed Jun. 9, 1999; c. “Disk Storage Device Having A Hub Sealing Member Feature,” Ser. No. 09/333,397, inventors Elsässer and von der Heide, filed Jun. 9, 1999; d. “Disk Storage Device Having An Underhub Spindle Motor,” Ser. No. 09/333,396, inventors Elsässer, von der Heide, and Müller, filed Jun. 9, 1999; e. “Disk Storage Device Having A Particular Magnetic Yoke Feature,” Ser. No. 09/333,400, inventors Elsässer and von der Heide, filed Jun. 9, 1999; and f. “Disk Storage Device Having An Undercut Hub Member,” Ser. No. 09/441,504, inventors Elsässer and von der Heide, filed Nov. 17, 1999.
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3805134 | Osamu | Apr 1974 | A |
3840761 | Müller | Oct 1974 | A |
3845339 | Merkle | Oct 1974 | A |
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3864610 | Kawamoto | Feb 1975 | A |
3864748 | Herdman | Feb 1975 | A |
3873897 | Müller | Mar 1975 | A |
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4307425 | Kaneko et al. | Dec 1981 | A |
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4554473 | Müller | Nov 1985 | A |
4562496 | Saito et al. | Dec 1985 | A |
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654 455 | Feb 1986 | CH |
1244283 | Jul 1967 | DE |
1954409 | Jun 1970 | DE |
2028228 | Dec 1970 | DE |
2319579 | Apr 1973 | DE |
2225442 | Dec 1973 | DE |
2346380 | Nov 1974 | DE |
2639055 | Mar 1977 | DE |
2612464 | Aug 1977 | DE |
26 17 860 | Nov 1977 | DE |
2804787 | Sep 1978 | DE |
2840057 | Mar 1979 | DE |
2647675 | Apr 1979 | DE |
2749729 | May 1979 | DE |
2841137 | May 1979 | DE |
3049334 | Oct 1981 | DE |
3122049 | Jul 1982 | DE |
3144629 | Jul 1982 | DE |
3135385 | Mar 1983 | DE |
3314079 | Dec 1983 | DE |
3538480 | Apr 1986 | DE |
0 069 545 | Jan 1983 | EP |
0 015 739 | Apr 1983 | EP |
0094484 | Nov 1983 | EP |
0 107 380 | Feb 1984 | EP |
0 151 259 | Apr 1985 | EP |
0151258 | Aug 1985 | EP |
0151260 | Aug 1985 | EP |
0 172 459 | Feb 1986 | EP |
0 263 932 | Apr 1988 | EP |
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2453527 | Oct 1980 | FR |
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1407431 | Aug 1972 | GB |
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1486070 | Sep 1977 | GB |
2005482 | Apr 1979 | GB |
2013388 | Aug 1979 | GB |
2032197 | Apr 1980 | GB |
1572586 | Jul 1980 | GB |
2072924 | Oct 1981 | GB |
2075240 | Nov 1981 | GB |
1604121 | Dec 1981 | GB |
2092834 | Aug 1982 | GB |
2166586 | May 1986 | GB |
2195812 | Apr 1988 | GB |
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41-015606 | Sep 1966 | JP |
41-021084 | Sep 1966 | JP |
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48-86510 | Nov 1973 | JP |
48-87809 | Nov 1973 | JP |
49-46716 | May 1974 | JP |
49-71909 | Jul 1974 | JP |
49-85110 | Jul 1974 | JP |
50-90905 | Jul 1975 | JP |
50-128510 | Oct 1975 | JP |
50-146309 | Nov 1975 | JP |
50-152708 | Dec 1975 | JP |
50-159704 | Dec 1975 | JP |
51-33410 | Mar 1976 | JP |
50-128506 | Mar 1976 | JP |
51-57011 | May 1976 | JP |
51-62002 | May 1976 | JP |
51-26669 | Jul 1976 | JP |
51-84516 | Jul 1976 | JP |
51-121306 | Oct 1976 | JP |
51-151513 | Dec 1976 | JP |
52-6914 | Jan 1977 | JP |
52-004002 | Jan 1977 | JP |
52-42209 | Mar 1977 | JP |
52-50704 | Apr 1977 | JP |
52-048009 | Apr 1977 | JP |
52-145312 | Nov 1977 | JP |
52-170004 | Dec 1977 | JP |
53-23010 | Mar 1978 | JP |
53-39727 | Apr 1978 | JP |
53-51719 | May 1978 | JP |
53-55106 | May 1978 | JP |
53-57010 | May 1978 | JP |
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Drawing “GAE Motor” (1 sheet) Papst Motoren GmbH & Co. KG1. |
Drawing “Motor 9333 5310 001” (2 sheets) Papst Motoren GmbH & Co. KG1. |
With regard to the drawings entitled “GAE Motor” (1 sheet) and “Motor 933 5310 001” (two sheets), Papst Licensing GmbH & Co. KG, the assignee of the entire right, title, and interest in and to this reissue patent application, makes the following statement. The U.S. on-sale date for illustrated motors has not been established. However, it has been alleged that the illustrated motors were on sale in the U.S. by Feb., 1981. For the purposes of the present examination, the Examiner should assume that motors according to those drawings were on sale in the United States on Feb. 1, 1981. In any proceeding other than the present examination, however, Papst Licensing expressly reserves the right to contest whether the alleged “on-sale” is prior art to the currently pending claims or the claims contained in any other Papst Licensing patent. |
Assuming, for the sake of argument, that the illustrated motors were on sale in the U.S. on Feb. 1, 1981, the Examiner's attention is drawn to the fact that the illustrated motors may be prior art to all of the currently pending claims. |
Zweipulsige Kollectoriose Gleichstrom Motoren (No Month) 1977; Papst Motoren KG., Germany. |
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Parent | 07/653100 | Feb 1991 | US |
Child | 09/333396 | US |
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Child | 07/653100 | US | |
Parent | 08/360226 | Dec 1994 | US |
Child | 08/819099 | US | |
Parent | 07/402917 | Sep 1989 | US |
Child | 08/360226 | US | |
Parent | 07/201736 | Jun 1988 | US |
Child | 07/402917 | US | |
Parent | 06/412093 | Aug 1982 | US |
Child | 06/767671 | US | |
Parent | 06/733231 | May 1985 | US |
Child | 07/032954 | US |
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Parent | 07/038049 | Apr 1987 | US |
Child | 07/201736 | US | |
Parent | 06/767671 | Aug 1985 | US |
Child | 07/038049 | US | |
Parent | 06/326559 | Dec 1981 | US |
Child | 06/412093 | US | |
Parent | 06/244971 | Mar 1981 | US |
Child | 06/326559 | US | |
Parent | 07/032954 | Mar 1987 | US |
Child | 07/201736 | US | |
Parent | 06/412093 | US | |
Child | 06/733231 | US | |
Parent | 06/617629 | Jun 1984 | US |
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Parent | 07/653100 | Feb 1991 | US |
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