Appeal No. 1999-0769 Page 3
Application No. 08/661,532
wherein x = 0 to 1.25, y=0.82 to 31 and x+y is greater than or
equal to 0.82 and less than or equal to 31 and wherein lithium
ions are incorporated therein.
20. In a method of making a rechargeable lithium ion
battery, the improvement comprising making an anode by a
process comprising:
(A) pyrolyzing a composition comprising a polysilane to
form a ceramic material; and
(B) introducing lithium ions into the ceramic material to
form an anode.
The sole prior art reference of record relied upon by the
examiner as evidence of obviousness is:
Xue et al., “An Epoxy Silane Approach to Prepare Anode
Materials for Rechargeable Lithium Ion Batteries,” J.
Electrochem Soc., Vol. 142, No. 9, September 1995 (Xue)
Appellants cite the following reference of record:
Noll, Chemistry and Technology of Silicones, Academic Press,
1968, p. 13 (translated 2d Ger. Ed.)
Claims 1-16 and 18-20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. §
103 as being unpatentable over Xue.
OPINION
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