Appeal No. 2004-1101
Application No. 09/262,325
We find that appellant’s Figure 4 shows 6a, which is
the location of the outermost end of negative electrode 6.
Figure 4 also shows 3a, which is the location of the
outermost end of positive electrode 3. As one travels from
the innermost end of the negative electrode collector to
the outermost end of the negative electrode collector at
6a, one travels further to reach location 6a as compared to
when one travels from the innermost end of the positive
electrode collector to the outermost end of the positive
electrode collector at 3a. In this way, the location of 6a
is more forward than the location of 3a.
In contrast, Figure 5 of Yamuguchi depicts the
outermost end of the negative electrode collector at item
12. The location of the outermost end of the positive
electrode collector is located at the end of the dashed
line shown in Figure 5. Therefore, as one travels from the
innermost end of the positive electrode collector to the
outermost end of the positive electrode collector, one
travels further than when one travels from the innermost
end of the negative electrode collector to the outermost
end of the positive electrode collector (at location 12).
In this way, the location of the outermost end of the
positive electrode collector is more forward than the
outermost end of the negative electrode collector (item
12). This is the opposite of what is claimed in
appellant’s claim 13.
Hence, we disagree with the examiner’s position and
reverse the rejection. The other applied references do not
remedy this deficiency in the rejection.
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