Appeal No. 1999-0769 Page 4
Application No. 08/661,532
After careful consideration of the issues raised in this
appeal and with the arguments of both appellants and the
examiner, we find that the examiner’s § 103 rejection of
claims 1-12 and 20 is not sustainable. However, we concur
with the examiner’s obviousness conclusion with respect to
product claims 13-19. Accordingly, we will sustain the § 103
rejection as it pertains to claims 13-19. Our reasoning
follows.
Claims 1-12 and 20
As correctly explained by appellants (brief, pages 4 and
5), polysilanes are, by definition, polymeric organosilicon
compounds in which repeating silicon (Si) containing units are
connected via direct linkages between silicon atoms (Si-Si
linkages). 1
Xue discloses preparing anode materials for rechargeable
lithium ion batteries via pyrolysis of epoxy-silane
composites. Such composites are described as being made from
“hardened mixtures of epoxy novalac resin and epoxy-functional
1See page 13 of Noll which is incorporated by reference
at page 5 of appellants’ specification and referenced in the
brief.
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