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             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                 was not written for publication and is not binding                 
                               precedent of the Board                               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.  31                    
                                                                                   
                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                   
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                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                       
                                    AND INTERFERENCES                               
                                      _____________                                 
                                                                                   
                              Ex parte AKIRA YAMAGUCHI                              
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                                  Appeal No. 2004-1101                              
                                 Application 09/262,325                             
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                                  HEARD: JULY 15, 2004                              
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            Before  WALTZ, KRATZ, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative                   
            Patent Judges.                                                          
                                                                                   
            PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.                               

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
                                                                                   
                 This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                 
            from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 13 and 16-25.             
                 Claim 13 is representative of the subject matter on                
            appeal and is set forth below, wherein the text in bold is              
            for emphasis only:                                                      
                 13.   A nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery                   
            comprising:                                                             
                                                                                   
                 a battery casing; and                                              
                                                                                   
                 a coiled electrode contained in said battery casing;               
                                                                                   





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