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`15/749,561
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`02/01/2018
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`HitOShi Maeda
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`P180060U500
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`10/24/20”
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`0/7709 A0170” Summary
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`Application No.
`15/749,561
`Examiner
`HELEN OI KCONLEY
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`Applicant(s)
`Maeda et al.
`Art Unit
`1725
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`AIA (FITF) Status
`Yes
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`adjustment. See 37 CFR 1.704(b).
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`Status
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`1). Responsive to communication(s) filed on 7/11/19.
`[:1 A declaration(s)/affidavit(s) under 37 CFR 1.130(b) was/were filed on
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`2a). This action is FINAL.
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`2b) C] This action is non-final.
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`3)[:] An election was made by the applicant in response to a restriction requirement set forth during the interview on
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`4)[:] Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is
`closed in accordance with the practice under Expat/7e Quay/e, 1935 CD. 11, 453 O.G. 213.
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`Disposition of Claims*
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`Claim(s) fl is/are pending in the application.
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`5a) Of the above claim(s)
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`is/are withdrawn from consideration.
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`E] Claim(s)
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`is/are allowed.
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`Claim(s) fl is/are rejected.
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`[:1 Claim(s) _ is/are objected to.
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119
`12):] Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
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`Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
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`1.
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined
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`under the first inventor to file provisions of the NA.
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`2.
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`Applicant’s amendments have been received on 7/11/19. Claim 1 has been
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`amended. The text of those sections of Title 35, U.S.C. code not included in this action
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`can be found in the prior Office Action.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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`3.
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`The rejection under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Cho et al., on
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`claim 1 and 2 have been maintained. The rejection is amended in view of the
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`Applicant’s amended the claims.
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`4.
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`The rejection under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Kim et al. (US
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`Publication 2013/0143109) on claims 1-3, 5, 6 has been maintained. The rejection is
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`amended in view of the Applicants amendments.
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`5.
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`The rejection under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Byun et al. (US
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`Publication 2011/0171516), on claims 1-3, 7 are maintained. The rejection is amended
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`in view of the Applicants amendments.
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`6.
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that
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`form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless —
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`(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use,
`on sale or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed
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`7.
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`Claim(s) 1 and 2 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated
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`by Cho et al. (US Patent 8,637,182).
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`Regarding claim 1, the Che et at. reterenee eieeteeee e battery eentprieing a
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`eteohed eteetrede body thetueing a pinreiity et eingte piete cetie and having at peeitive
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`eieetreee teeeveteehed pert and a negative eteetreee teeeetechee pert, the eihgie etete
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`eeiie each heing termed by stacking a peeitive eieetreee and a negative eieetreee with e
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`sepereter interoeeee therehetvveen (eteetrede eeeereter 126), the eoeitive eieetrede
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`teed—stacked eert heing termed by eteeking peeitive eteetrede teeee hi the positive
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`eieetreeee en tep et eeeh ether in eteeking ereter et the eihgte piete eetie t‘i 27er 128},
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`the negative eteetrede ieedeteekee pert being termed by stacking negative eieetrecie
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`testes of the negative eteetrodee en tep et eeeh ether in attacking order et the eingte
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`piete oeite (the ether et 12? or tee), a eoeittve eteetrecie tenninat te which the peeitive
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`eieetreee teeeveteehed pert is; connected it Site er tfieh}; and a negative eiectrede
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`terrninet to which the negative eieetrede teed—Stacked part is eehneeted (the ether et
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`tithe er 13%), wherein, emeng the oesitive eieetroee ieeee that constitute the oeeitive
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`eieetreee ieeoiv eteeked eart, e first endeide eoeitive eieetrede teed ieeeted at a first end
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`ih e eihgte piete oe¥i~ eteekihg directien et the eteohed eieetreee hedv (either the right er
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`iett side et Fig, 2} ie directiy eenneetee to the peeitive eteetreee terihinei, vvhereih,
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`among the negative eieetreee ieade that eenetitute the negative eieetrede ieed~ stacked
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`part, a second ehdveicie negative eieetreee teed ieoeteo‘ at a eeoono‘ end in the eingie
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`piete eeit—eteeking directien ie directty cennectee te the negative eteetrede terrninei {the
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`ether et the right er iett side of Fig, 2}.
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`in additien, the Che et at, reterenee dieeieeee a
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`stacking ereer oi the peeitive eteetreee teeeweaehee pert with respect te the positive
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`eieetreeie terrninat ie ebeceite aidee et the battery te that et the negative eieetrede ieaet~
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`Stacked part with reepect te the negative eieetrede terminat.
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`Regarding eiaiine 2? the Che et at reference dieeieeee the tetai number (rn + n)
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`at the number {in} at eenneetien intertaeee between each eeeitive eiectrede iead and
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`the beeitive eteetrede terrninai and the number tn} et eenneetien intertaeee between
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`each negative eiectreee iead anti the negative eteetrede terminai ie the Same ter each
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`eingie piate eeit incinded in the stashed etectrede body:
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`8.
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`Claim(s) 1-3, 5, 6 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated
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`by Kim et al. (US Publication 2013/0143109).
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`Regarding claim 't
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`, the Kim et ai. reference dieeieeee a battery centerieing a
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`stashed etectrede body inctndihg a binratity et eingte biate eetie and having a beeitive
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`eieetreee ieatt—etaeked part and a negative etectreee tead—etaeireci part, the eingie ptate
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`eeiie each being tenned by Stacking a neeitive eieetrede and a negative eieetreee with a
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`separater interposed therebetween (eteetrede aeaembiy), the heeitive eiectreee ieae—
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`etacked part being tanned by attacking beeitive eieetreee ieacte et' the beeitive eteetredee
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`en tee et eaeh ether in attacking ereer hi the eingie etate cetie, the negative etectreee
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`ieatjvetaeked part being termed by etaeking negative eieetrede ieade et the negative
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`eiectredee en ten et each ether in stacking Greer at the etngte pirate eetie (Fig, 7), a
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`beeitive eieetrede terminai te which the beeitive etectrede teed—Stacked part is
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`eennecteci; and a negative eieetreee terminat to which the negative eieetreee teati—
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`etaeked part ie eenneetee (Mt) and 15%), wherein, anteng the beeitive eieetreee teeth;
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`that constitute the beeitive eieetrecie ieati~ stashed part, a first end—aide peeitive
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`eieetreee ieact Eeeated at a tiret end in a eingte biate cetim etaehing dii‘eetieh at the
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`stacked eieetrede may {either the right er iett eitie et Fig. 5) ie directiy eenneeted tn the
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`peeitive eieetrede terminei, wherein, among the negative etectreee teacie that Genetittite
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`the negative eteetrede ieati— stacked part, a Second end—side negative eteetroee teatt
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`iocatett at e eeeehe entt in the eingte oiete eeiiwetaeking direction ie dia‘eetiy eennected to
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`the negative eieetrede terrninei (the ether at the right er iett eiee at Fig. 5).
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`in aetttitien,
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`Figure it), ti anti Fig“ 12 dieeieeee that the etacking ercter et the peeitive eieetretie
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`iead~eacited hart eemprieee reeoeetive positive eieetrede terminai on each side of the
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`teen—peeked pert end diecieeee in Fig. 8 the eoeoeite eittee et the battery een‘terieee
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`negative eieetrede ieartetaehee part eernerieee en heth aidee, the negative eieetrede
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`termihai. At ieaet, it heth negative anti peeitive eieetretie tei'ininat being both en tee and
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`en the hottem et the teed, then at ieaet ene negative teact on tee of the negative
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`eieettode in reeeeet to the etacking order Witt toe in an oepeeite stacking configuration
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`than the eeeitive eieetrede teed en the hettem et the peeitive eieetreee terminai.
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`Regarding eiainie 2‘ the Kim et at“ reterence dieeieeee the tetai number (in
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`n) et
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`the number {m} et eenneetien interfaces between each peeitive eieotrode teed and the
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`peeitive eieetreee tenninei end the number sin} {ti eennection intertacee between each
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`negative eieetrede Seed and the negative eieetreee terminat ie the earne ter each aingte
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`ptate ceii ineiueee in the stacked eieetrede hedy (Fig. 94 Dee, aiee aepiieahie to the
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`ether et the eieotrodeet
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`Regarding eiairn 3, Kim et at retetenee dieeioee the etaeked eiectree‘e hedy
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`inetnttee a tirat hieeh and a eeeene hieoh that are adjacent te each ether in the eihgie
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`giate eeti Stacking direction and the tetai ntin'itzier (in-in} of the number (rn) et the
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`connection inten‘eeee between each peeitive eteetreee teed and the peeitive eteetrode
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`terrninai and the number in) at eenneetien interfacee between each negative eieetrede
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`iead and the negative eiectrede terntinaf ie the eante fer each eingie eiate eeit ineiuded
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`in each hieeh (Fig. Quiiitaiutdit
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`Regarding claim 5, the Kim et al. reference discloses the peeitive efeetrede
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`terrninaf and the negative eieetrede tenninai are each diepeeed at a etihetantiafiy egtiai
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`dietanee trern each hicek and each have tvve ieact eenneetien surfaces aahetantiaity
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`perpendietiiar to the eingie piete eeifwstaehing direction, and far eaeh hieek, the peeitive
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`eieetrede ieacie er the negative eiectrede ieade eieeeet te the terrninaf are connected te
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`a nearer one at the feed aennectien eertaeee; and the ether negative or eeeitive
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`eieetrede ieade farthest away frerh the teed eurfacee are eenneeted te a farther ene at
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`the teed eenneetien etirtaees,
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`Regarding eiairn 6, the hire et at. reterenee dieeieeee the peeitive er negative
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`eieetrede iade cennected te the further iead eenneetien eartaee are heat (Fig. ‘12).
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`Ciaimte} t 3 7 ie/are rejected under 35 U36. 192(aiti) as being anticipated by
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`Ryan et at: (US Pahfieatien 2m "i/ttfflfiiS),
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`Regarding eiaini t, the Ryan et ai. reference discieeee a battery eernerieing a
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`stacked eieetrede hedy inefuding a eitiraiity et singie efate ceite and having a positive
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`eieetrecie ieadvetaehed part and a negative eieetrede ieadetachee part the eingie eiate
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`eerie each being ierrned hy stacking a peeitive efectrede and a negative efectrede with
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`a eeparater interpceed therehetvveen {eieetrede aseemhiy), the eeeitive eiectrede iead~
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`stashed part being termed by stacking peeitive efeetrede feeds at the positive
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`eieetredee en tee et each ether in stacking erder rat the eingie eiate eeiieg the negative
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`eieetrede ieadvetached part being ierrned by Staci-ring negative eieetrede feeds at the
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`negative eteetredee en ten at each ether in Stacking enter et the eingie piete eeiie, a
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`eesitive eieetrede terminai te which the peeitive eieetrede ieaci~staei~zett part is
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`eenneetee; and a negative eieetteete ten'ninat te which the negative eteetrede tead~
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`etaeked part is connected wherein, ar‘neng the peeitive eieetrede ieede thet eenetitnte
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`the neeitive eteetreee teae— stacked part, a iiret endveide nesitive eieetreee ieae ieceted
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`at a first end in a eingte piate eeit» Stacking directien cat the stacked eieetrecie hedy
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`(either the right er iett side of Fig: 2) ie directiy eenneetee tn the peeitive eieetrede
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`terminai, wherein, among the negative eieetreee ieade that eenetitnte the negative
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`eieetrede ieatt- etaeited part, a eeeend end—side negative eiectrede teed ieea‘ted at a
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`seeend end in the eingie eiate ceii~stacking direction ie directiy eenneeted te the
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`negative eteetrede terminai (Figfit. in additien, the Byun et at. retetenee diseieeee a
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`stacking enter et the peeitive eteetreeie teae~eeekeci pert with respect to the neeitive
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`etectrede tenninat is Oppeeite eiciee (it the battery te that at the negative eieetrede teati—
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`stacked part with respect to the negative eiectrede terntinat
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`Regarding eiairne 2, the Bynn et at. reference dieeteeee the tetai nunther (rm n}
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`at the number (in) et eenneetien interfaces between each peeitive eiectrede Head
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`and the peeitive eieetteee tenninai and the number tn) et eenneetien interfaces
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`between eaeh negative eieetreee teed and the negative eteetrede tenninei ie the same
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`tea“ each singte etate eeii ineitieee in the etacitee eieetrede heey {Fig 2 and Fig. 4).
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`Regarding chains 33 then et at. reterenee eieeieee the eteeked eieetrecie hedy
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`ineiueee a first hieck and a second hieeh that are adjacent te each ether in the
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`singie piate ceit stacking directien and the tetat nnmher (mi-n) at the number int} et
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`the eenheetien interieeee between each peeitive eiectrede teed end the peeitive
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`eiectrede termihet ahd the number {it} of eenneetieh interfaces between each negative
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`eieetrede teed and the negative eieetrede terminai ie the same ter each singie etate eeii
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`iheiuttett in each bteek (Fig, 2).
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`Regarding eiaim 27, the Byun et at. reterenee dieeieeee wherein at ieaet ehe et
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`the peeitive eteetrede terminei and the negative eiectrecie terrnihai iheiedee e base
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`part eubetehtieiiy perpeneieuier te the eirigie piete eeiiveteehihg directieh a first teed
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`cenneetien part that is termed eubetehtiaiiy pereendicuier te the base part ahct to which
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`the ieacte et the tiret hteek are cehnectee; and a second teed eehheetien pert thet is
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`termed eehetentiaiiy perpeheieuier to the base part and te which the ieede et the eeeehd
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`bieeh are eerineeted, and the teed eenrieetien eerie extend in oppeeite directiehe (5t)
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`and 4(3).
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`10.
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`The rejection under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Kim et al. (US
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`Publication 2013/0143109) or Byun in view of Aoshima et al. (US Publication
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`2003/0031923) are maintained. The rejection is repeated below for convenience.
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`11.
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`In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35
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`U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any
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`correction of the statutory basis for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of
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`rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be
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`12.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all
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`obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
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`A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed
`invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the
`claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have
`been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having
`ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be
`negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
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`13.
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`Claim 4 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Kim et
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`al. (US Publication 2013/0143109) or Byun et al. in view of Aoshima et al. (US
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`Publication 2003/0031923).
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`Regarding claim 4, the Byun ei: al. er the Kim et at. reference is silent in
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`disciesing the number of the single plate cells in each bieek to be 29 or more and the
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`eesitive electrerle lead and the negative electrode leads each have a thickness et‘ 20
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`micrens er less. Hewever, the Aeshirne et at. reierence discleses that cehvehtion
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`thickness el the leads are about 320 micrens The Acsnime et at. reference dieeese
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`From the viewpoint of the volume energy density and the weight energy density, the
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`thinner the thickness of the positive electrode current collector, the better. Therefore, it
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`would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to make the electrode leads
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`to have a conventional thickness of 3-20 microns disclosed by the Aoshima et al.
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`reference for the lead thicknesses of the Byun et al. or the Kim eta 1. reference to
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`improve volume energy density and the weight energy density.
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`Furthermere, the Byun ei: al. er the Kim et at. reference is silent in disclosing the
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`plate cells in each block is 20 or more, however, it would be obvious to one of ordinary
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`skill in the art before the effective filing date of the invention to incorporate more cells
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`including 20 or more since the increase in cells would increase power density. A patent
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`for a combination, which only unites old elements with no change in their respective
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`functions, obviously withdraws what is already known into the field of its monopoly and
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`diminishes the resources available to skillful men. Where the combination of old
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`elements performed a useful function, but it added nothing to the nature and quality of
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`the subject matter already patented, the patent failed under §103. When a patent
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`simply arranges old elements with each performing the same function it had been
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`known to perform and yields no more than one would expect from such an
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`arrangement, the combination is obvious. KSR v. Teleflex
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`14.
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`Claim 7 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Kim et
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`al. (US Publication 2013/0143109) in view of Byun et al. (US Publication
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`2011/0171516).
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`Regarding claim 7, the Kim et al. reference discloses the claimed invention
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`above and further incorporated herein. The Kim reference discloses at least one of the
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`positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal includes a base part
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`extends substantially perpendicular to the single plate cell stacking direction, but is
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`silent in disclosing a first lead connection part that is formed substantially perpendicular
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`to the base part and to which the leads of the first block are connected and a second
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`lead connection part that is formed substantially perpendicular to the base part and to
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`which the leads of the second block are connected and the lead connection parts
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`extend in opposite directions. The Byun et el. reference discloses wherein at loeet ene
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`oi the peeitive electrode terminal and the negative electrede terminei includes; a passe
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`pert substeniieiiy perpendicular to the single plete oelietepking direction a tiret ieed
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`connection part that is formed substeniieliy perpendicular to the base part and to which
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`the ieads ct the tiret bidet: are eennected; and a seeend iead Cflt‘tttecttfli‘t part that is
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`termed substahttatty perpendicuiat te the base part and te which the Seeds cat the second
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`hiecit are connected, and the teed connection parts extend in cpeesite directions {50
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`and 4t); towards eepesite sides et the etectrede essemhty). The teed centiguratieh is te
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`maintain stahie attachment te the battery 'terntihat. Theretcre, it weeid have been
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`chvidus tc we having erctihery skiit in the art hetete the etteettve titing date at the
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`inventieh tc ihcctpctate the teachings ct at teast ene ct the pesitive eiectrede tetminet
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`and the negative eiectrede tei‘ininat inciudes a base part substantiate; pereehdicutar te
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`the singie state ceit—staekii‘tg directieh a tiret teed ccnnectich part that is termed
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`sebstentieity perpendictiiat tc the base part end to which the ieads of the first htdck ate
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`ccnhected; and a secend teed cennectieh part that is tanned substantiaity eereendicutat
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`te the ease hart and te which the ieads of the second hieck are cehhected, end the teed
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`eehheetieh parts extend in ehpestte directiehs ct Bytin et at. reference ter the teed
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`taught by him to preside sustained cenhecticns between the terminate and Seed,
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`Response to Arguments
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`Applicant's arguments filed 7/11/19 have been fully considered but they are not
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`persuasive. Applicant’s principal arguments are:
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`The Applicants argues, “applicant note that Cho Fig. 2 (reproduced right
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`discloses that the stacking order of the electrode plate leads with respect to the
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`electrode terminal on the positive electrode side is the same as that on the negative
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`However, the Cho et al. reference discloses a stacking order of the lead plate in
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`respect to the electrode terminal on the positive electrode said is opposite side of the
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`battery as that of the negative electrode side. That is, the positive lead plate with
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`respect to the terminal is stacked on one side of the battery and the negative lead plate
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`with respect to the negative terminal is stacked on the opposite side of the battery.
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`Therefore, broadly interpreting the claims, the Cho et al. reference reads on the claimed
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`invention. Also, the in Paragraph 33 and the Applicants response, the arrows are
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`pointed to the opposite side of the batteries and is also interpreted as such.
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`The Applicants discloses, “Applicant resoeottolly notes that as seen in Figs. 5
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`and T" (reproduced right} of him as weli as throughout the reierehee, there is no
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`disclosure as to that a stacking order of the positive electrode leadwstaoked part with
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`reseeet to the positive electrode tennihai is oeoosite to that of the negative eieetrode
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`lead-stacked part with reseeot to the negative electrode terminal.
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`As Kilh does not provide lor ali the aspects as new oiaimed, applicant resoeottuiiy
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`submits that parent claim 1 as how presented, as weli as its respective deeendeht
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`olaims are not entieieated by Kim.”
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`However, the Kim reterenoe disclose in Paragraph 7’2 that the electrode lead
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`tales ol tilt) and i 50 is sahdwiohed in between the eieotrode tabs lEG and 130 as
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`shown in Fig. 8. As can he seen in Fig. $3, the eieotrode iead of left is sandwiched
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`between i2t) and same see he said tor eieetrode iead ”it-3i) can he sendwiehed between
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`l3€i on too and on the bottom, or tilt) on top is taught to he stashed in the opposite
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`order of the 120 on the bottom of lead i 4G, therelore Kim et at. reierenoe reads on the
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`claimed invention.
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`The Applicants argue, “Byuh as wett as througheut the reference, there is he diesiosure
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`as to thet e stackihg order of the positive etectrede teadeteoked part with respect te the
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`peeitive etectrode termihat is eppoeite te that of the ‘ negative eteetrode teed—stacked
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`part with reepeet to the negative eieetrede termihat.“
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`Hewever, the Byura et at. reference diseteses the muitipie wounded cetts are
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`stacked with positive eiectrode termthat with respect to the pesttive teed portion are or:
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`the opposite side e‘t the battery then that of the hegative eteetrode terminat with respect
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`te the negative teed eorttert.
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`Conclusion
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`15.
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`Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in
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`this Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP
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`§ 706.07(a). Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37
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`CFR1.136(a).
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`A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE
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`MONTHS from the mailing date of this action.
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`In the event a first reply is filed within
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`TWO MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is not
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`mailed until after the end of the THREE-MONTH shortened statutory period, then the
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`shortened statutory period will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and any
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`extension fee pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a) will be calculated from the mailing date of
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`the advisory action.
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`In no event, however, will the statutory period for reply expire later
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