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            Appeal 2007-0128                                                                                  
            Reexamination Control 90/006,208                                                                  
            Patent 5,573,648                                                                                  

                   Dempsey identifies various portions of Figure 1 including the following                    
            parts:                                                                                            
                   1 Reservoir                                                                                
                   2 Distilled Water                                                                          
                   3 Gasket                                                                                   
                   5 & 6 Hydrated Ports                                                                       
                   7 Water Channel                                                                            
                   8 Hydrated solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) cation exchange membrane                        
                   10 Counter electrode                                                                       
                   11 Catalytic reference electrode                                                           
                   13 Sensing electrode                                                                       
                   14 Sensing port                                                                            
                   15 Bottom plate                                                                            
                   16 & 17 Opening and barrier film to permit passage of air while blocking                   
                                CO                                                                            
            (Id. at col. 4, line 30 to col. 5, line 21).                                                      

            11) Dempsey states that a method of forming gas sensing electrodes is                             
            Adescribed in detail in U.S. Pat. No. 3,134,697, entitled >Fuel Cell,= issued May                 
            26, 1964.@  (Id. at col. 7, ll. 18-25).                                                           

            12) Dempsey also teaches that the Anature and characteristics@ of the electrodes                  
            is described in AU.S. Pat. No. 3,297,484, entitled >Electrode Structure and Fuel                  
            Cell Incorporating the Same,= issued Jan. 10, 1967.@  (Id. at col. 8, ll. 31-44).                 

            13) Dempsey exemplifies sensing and counter electrodes having a 1.6 cm                            

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