Ex Parte Zucker - Page 1



            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                        publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                 
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                              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                    
                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                           
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                                     Ex parte JERRY ZUCKER                                                          
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                                      Appeal No. 2006-0832                                                          
                                  Application No. 10/155,253                                                        
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                                             ON BRIEF                                                               
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           Before GARRIS, PAK, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                                             
           KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                      
                                      DECISION ON APPEAL                                                            
                 This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                                             
           rejection of claims 1-9 and 16-26.                                                                       
                                          BACKGROUND                                                                
                 Appellant's invention relates to a printed battery including                                       
           a flexible backing sheet and printed conductive and electrode                                            
           layers.  An understanding of the invention can be derived from a                                         
           reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced below.                                                 
                      A printed battery comprising                                                                  
                                  a flexible backing sheet;                                                         
                      a first conductive layer printed on said sheet;                                               
                      a first electrode layer printed on said first                                                 
                 conductive layer, the first electrode layer comprising an                                          
           active material having a particle size less than or equal to 0.5                                         
           microns;                                                                                                 













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