Appeal 2007-1944
Application 10/631,894
10. The fuel supply 10 comprises two compartments, a fuel storing
section 68 and a discharged-solution storing section 70, which are separated
by a flexible sheet material 66. (Specification at 20.)
11. Starting in fuel supply unit 10, the fuel leaves fuel storing section 68
via fuel supply port 74, which is coupled to solution supply port 52, which
leads to fuel tank 40 of the fuel cell 12. (Specification at 19.)
12. The discharged solution collected in air tank 42 is removed via
solution discharge port 54, which is coupled to discharged-solution recovery
port 76, which feeds discharged-solution section 70 of the fuel pack 10.
(Specification at 19.)
13. The most detailed description of the secondary cell is given in the
description of Figure 4, which reads in part:
the secondary cell 28 including the circuit of the converter 30
may be disposed at the cap 72 of the fuel pack 10, with
terminals 31, which are connected to the fuel electrode 46 and
the air electrode 48 . . . disposed at receiving base 15 of the fuel
cell 12. In this case, when the fuel pack 10 is attached to the
fuel cell 12, the terminals 31 are connected to the secondary
cell 28.
(Specification at 23.)
14. There appear to be no other disclosures in the specification, the
figures, the original claims, or the abstract that relate to the relative physical
disposition of the secondary cell and the fuel cell.
15. Ushiro does not describe any other embodiments of the invention in as
much detail as the camera, stating that "the invention can be applicable to
other portable devices and portable terminals," including a portable
telephone provided with a camera, in which the fuel pack and fuel cell may
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