The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte JOHN C. HALL and ANNA M. LACKNER _____________ Appeal No. 2005-1149 Application No. 09/855,235 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before GARRIS, OWENS and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 1-20. The subject matter on appeal relates to an electrochemical battery having an anode of carbon, a cathode of a modified lithium metal oxide and a Schottky diode connected between the anode and the cathode. Further details of this appealed subject matter are set forth in representative independent claims 1, 12 and 15 which read as follows:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007