Ex parte NODA et al. - Page 2




          Appeal No. 1996-2758                                                        
          Application No. 08/103,792                                                  


          November 23, 1994, Paper No. 8, claims 1, 4, 8, 14, 20, 23 and              
          33 were amended, claims 6, 7, 9 through 13, 15, 17 through 19,              
          25, 26 and 28 through 32 were canceled, and claims 34 and 35                
          were added.  See the Amendment After Final dated February 27,               
          1995, Paper No. 10.                                                         
               Appellants have grouped the claims on appeal as follows                
          (Brief, page 4):                                                            
          Group I - Claim 1 and its dependent claims;                                 
          Group II - Claim 20 and its dependent claims;                               
          Group III - Claim 34; and                                                   
          Group IV - Claim 35.                                                        
          Therefore, for purposes of this appeal, the claims in each                  
          group will stand or fall together with the broadest claim                   
          therein, namely claims 1, 20, 34 and 35, in accordance with 37              
          CFR                                                                         
          § 1.192(c)(7)and(c)(8)(iv) (1995).  Claims 1, 20, 34 and 35                 
          are reproduced below:                                                       
               1.  A non-aqueous electrolyte which comprises, in                      
          combination, an aluminum halide and a quaternary ammonium                   
          halide in a non-aqueous solvent,                                            
               wherein said non-aqueous solvent is an organic compound                
          having a donor number of not larger than 5, and a molar ratio               

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