Appeal No. 1997-3513
Application No. 08/263,700
The claimed invention is directed to a hermetic seal for
a battery for use in an implanted medical device. With such a
device, it is of some importance that the battery remain
sealed and not leak electrolytic material into contact with
the user’s body. Appellant provides such a seal by placing a
smooth spherical member having an R hardness of about 55 in
c
an annealed stainless steel electrolytic-filling passageway.
Claims 19 and 16 are directed to a method for forming the
hermetic seal.
The claims may be further understood with reference to
the text of the appealed claims as set out in appellant’s
appendix to the appeal brief.
The References
The references of record relied upon by the examiner as
evidence of obviousness are:
Rozmus et al. (Rozmus) 4,478,788 Oct. 23,
1984
Sato et al. (Sato) 5,004,656 Apr. 2,
1991
Chaney, Jr. et al. (Chaney) 5,114,808 May 19,
1992
The Rejections
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