The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board Paper No. 31 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte AKIRA YAMAGUCHI ______________ Appeal No. 2004-1101 Application 09/262,325 ______________ HEARD: JULY 15, 2004 _______________ Before WALTZ, KRATZ, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges. PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 13 and 16-25. Claim 13 is representative of the subject matter on appeal and is set forth below, wherein the text in bold is for emphasis only: 13. A nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery comprising: a battery casing; and a coiled electrode contained in said battery casing;Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007