Ex Parte Loyd - Page 2




              Appeal No. 2005-0194                                                                  Page 2                
              Application No. 09/867,859                                                                                  


              board batteries (specification, page 1).  A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in                 
              the appendix to the appellant's brief.                                                                      
                     The examiner relied upon the following prior art references of record in rejecting                   
              the appealed claims:                                                                                        
              Neidenberg                                 3,604,381                    Sep. 14, 1971                       
              Race                                       3,769,926                    Nov.   6, 1973                      
              Nilssen                                    5,510,694                    Apr.  23, 1996                      
              Edwards et al. (Edwards)                   5,671,833                    Sep. 30, 1997                       
              McNaught                                   5,803,216                    Sep.   8, 1998                      
              Rubin                                      5,816,870                    Oct.    6, 1998                     
              Davidson                                   6,263,825                    Jul.   24, 2001                     
                                                                              (filed Feb. 1, 1999)                        

                     The following rejections are before us for review.                                                   
                     Claims 1-3, 9, 10, 13 and 16-18 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                        
              unpatentable over Rubin in view of Neidenberg.                                                              
                     Claims 4 and 5 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over                       
              Rubin in view of Neidenberg and Davidson.                                                                   
                     Claim 6 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Rubin                       
              in view of Neidenberg and Nilssen.                                                                          
                     Claims 7, 8, 14 and 15 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being                                 
              unpatentable over Rubin in view of Neidenberg and Race.                                                     
                     Claims 11 and 12 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable                          
              over Rubin in view of Neidenberg, McNaught and Edwards.                                                     








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