Appeal No. 95-5125
Application No. 07/891,300
Claim 34 is illustrative of appellant’s invention and is
reproduced below.
34. A polymeric solid state electrolyte for batteries,
capacitors and other electrochemical devices wherein the
electrolyte contains an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal
triflate salt and polyethylene oxide, compounded with a co-
solvent of an ester and an ether, in which solidification of
the electrolyte is accomplished by the presence of the
triflate salt and by partial evaporation of the ether
component.
THE REFERENCE OF RECORD
As evidence of obviousness, the examiner relies upon the
following reference of record.
Cheshire et al. (Cheshire) 5,001,023 Mar. 19,
1991
THE REJECTION
Claims 4, 8, 9, 13 through 18, 23 through 25, 33 through
35, 37 through 39 and 41 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103
as unpatentable over Cheshire.
OPINION
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