The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 33
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KAZUNARI TAKEDA,
TOMOHIKO NODA, SYUICHI IZUCHI,
and TOKUO INAMASU
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Appeal No. 97-1897
Application No. 08/513,419
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HEARD
October 23, 2000
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Before John D. Smith, Lieberman, and Timm, Administrative Patent Judges.
Lieberman, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner refusing to allow claim 8, the sole claim
pending in this application.
THE INVENTION
The invention is directed to a secondary battery comprising cathode and anode composite materials containing
an electrolyte and an ion conductive cross-linked high- molecular weight polymer prepared from the polymerization
of polyethylene glycol polypropylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, with the optional presence of the mono
(meth)acrylate. The anode composite further contains carbon material as a negative active material.
THE CLAIM
Claim 1 is illustrative of appellants’ invention and is reproduced below.
8. A secondary battery comprising a cathode composite, an electrolyte, and an anode composite containing
carbon material as a negative active material; said electrolyte comprising an ion-conductive cross-linked high-
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