Appeal No. 2003-1915 Page 6
Application No. 09/423,232
We reach the same conclusion with regard to the rejection of claim 82 on the
basis of Hahne ‘546 in view of Hahne ‘651 and Hahne ‘257. In this case, the examiner
admits that Hahne ‘546 fails to disclose or teach the two opposed side walls and a
charging electrode which is a metal plate that contacts the end of the stack and is
located in one of the pressing elements. While it is true that Hahne ‘651 discloses two
opposed side walls in addition to the end elements, Hahne ‘651 does not disclose or
teach positioning a charging electrode at the end of the stack. Such an arrangement is
present in Hahne ‘257 but, as we have explained above, it is a non-contact electrode
and fails to meet any of the requirements for the electrode that are set forth in claim 82.
Thus, as was the case with the other rejection, the combined teachings of the applied
references fail to establish a prima facie case of obvious with regard to independent
claim 82. The rejection of claim 82 and dependent claims 91, 92 and 103 is not
sustained.
CONCLUSION
Neither rejection is sustained.
The decision of the examiner is reversed.
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