Appeal 2007-0420
Application 10/643,383
5,298,712, patented March, 29, 1994, the acknowledged prior art in
applicants’ application, and Hooke, U.S. Patent 4,322,597, patented March
30, 1982. Claims 11-13 are transcribed below (Appendix A to the Appeal
Br.):
11. A method for manufacturing a battery pack comprising the steps
of:
providing a housing and two cells, at least one cell having a
weld area;
welding a strap between the two cells; and
disposing the cells in the housing,
wherein the strap is welded by disposing a first electrode on the strap
outside the weld area and a second electrode on the at least one cell
outside of the weld area, and providing a current between the first and
second electrodes.
12. The method of Claim 11, wherein the second electrode contacts a
side of the at least one cell.
13. The method of Claim 11, wherein the second electrode contacts a
periphery of the at least one cell.
Discussion
The claims on appeal are directed to a method of making a battery
pack comprising two cells connected by a strap and disposed in a housing.
At least one of the cells has a “weld area”. The strap is welded to the at least
one cell at a point outside the “weld area”. A first electrode is welded on the
strap outside the “weld area”. A second electrode is disposed on the at least
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