Ex Parte SENOO et al - Page 1



               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                   
               today was not written for publication in a law journal                 
               and is not binding precedent of the Board.                             

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                      Ex parte TADASHI SENOO, HIROYUKI AKASHI,                        
                    HIDETO AZUMA, MASHIO SHIBUYA, KAZUHIRO NODA,                      
                SHINI  CHIRO YAMADA, TOSHIKAZU YASUDA and KOJI SEKAI                  
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2005-1806                                  
                             Application No. 09/162,992                               
                                                                                     
                              HEARD:  December 13, 2005                               
                                                                                     
          Before KIMLIN, PAK and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                 
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 2-4,              
          6-9 and 12.  Claim 12 is illustrative:                                      
               12.  A gel electrolyte secondary cell comprising:                      
               a positive electrode;                                                  
               a negative electrode comprising a current collector and a              
          powder mixture including a graphitized carbonaceous material                
          obtained from a plurality of meso-carbon micro-beads and a                  
          binder, wherein the powder mixture is coated on the current                 
          collector at a thickness ranging from 10 µm to 200 µm; and                  
               a gel electrolyte comprising an electrolyte salt, a                    
          non-aqueous solvent and a high-molecular weight material having a           
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