Appeal No. 2006-0512 Page 2
Application No. 10/150,318
reference to the appellant’s drawing, the apparatus comprises a
battery (110, 310), a component (140, 150, 340) that affects
ambient temperature connected to the battery, and a temperature
sensor (130, 330) coupled to the battery and having at least one
test point coupled to external test equipment, wherein a
temperature response of the temperature sensor is measured by the
external test equipment via the at least one test point whenever
a current is applied to the component. This appealed subject
matter is adequately represented by independent claims 1 and 12
which read as follows:
1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one battery;
at least one component that affects ambient
temperature connected to the battery; and
a temperature sensor, coupled to the battery,
having at least one test point coupled to external test
equipment, wherein a temperature response of the
temperature sensor is measured by the external test
equipment via the at least one test point whenever a
current is applied to the component.
12. A method of modifying the temperature of a
sensor connected to a battery, comprising:
applying current from external test equipment to a
component within close proximity of a temperature
sensor; and
measuring a temperature response of the
temperature sensor at the external test equipment via a
test point after the temperature of the sensor has been
affected.
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