Appeal No. 2006-0512 Page 3
Application No. 10/150,318
The references set forth below are relied upon by the
examiner in the § 102 and § 103 rejections before us:
Braun 5,508,126 Apr. 16, 1996
Kelly 5,795,664 Aug. 18, 1998
Claims 1-13 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being
anticipated by Kelly, and claim 7 is rejected under 35 U.S.C.
§ 103(a) as being unpatentable over Kelly in view of Braun. 1
We refer to the brief and to the answer respectively for a
complete exposition of the opposing view points expressed by the
appellant and by the examiner concerning the above noted
rejections.
OPINION
For the reasons set forth in the answer and below, we will
sustain each of the above noted rejections.
As correctly explained by the examiner, the rechargeable
battery system of Kelly includes at least one battery, a
temperature varying element (cf., the here claimed component), a
temperature senor, and a control circuit (cf., the here claimed
external test equipment) which is coupled to and measures the
temperature response of the temperature sensor as current is
1Apparently, the examiner has intentionally rejected claim
7 alternatively under § 102 and § 103.
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