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 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007