Interference No. 103,036
this limitation as being a part of the switch. The motion is
denied with respect to item 2.
We agree with the party Burroughs et al. that the
specification, column 4, lines 21 to 38, teaches a battery
strength indicator comprising attached first and second
nonconductive layers with "a portion of said first and second
nonconductive layers forming a chamber therebetween," and "a
conductive layer sandwiched between said first and second
nonconductive layers, the conductive layer reduced to a small
cross-sectional area in the chamber." Obviously, if the chamber
is sandwiched by the surfaces of the first and second
nonconductive layers, the chamber is below one of the surfaces.
Further, the specification, column 6, lines 5 to 7, states that
the indicator device has an indicator chamber, cell or bubble.
This disclosure, in our view, contains a sufficient written
description for the limitation as being a part of the voltage
indicator device.
In item 3, the motion urges that the Burroughs et al.
specification does not contain a written description for the
"switch" limitation of reissue claims 16 to 29, 33 to 40 and 44
to 51. Since claims 17, 21, 34 and 38 were cancelled, this item
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