The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 YOSUKE KONAKA _______________ Appeal No. 2006-1215 Application No. 09/781,324 _______________ HEARD: MAY 11, 2006 _______________ Before MARTIN, JERRY SMITH, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-42, which constitute all the claims pending in this application. The disclosed invention pertains to an electronic apparatus to which a plurality of batteries are detachably mounted. Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows: 1. An electronic apparatus to which a plurality of batteries are detachably mounted, comprising: a removal requirement receipt section receiving a removal requirement for a part of the mounted batteries;Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007