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Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
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Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(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 invention.
Claim(s) 1 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Park et al. (US 201/30189570 A1).
Regarding claim 1, Park teaches a lithium ion battery (a lithium ion polymer battery, [0047]) comprising:
a laminated casing (a pouch-shaped battery case formed of a laminate sheet, specifically an aluminum laminate sheet, including a resin layer and a metal layer, [0038-0039]; 40a of aluminum laminate, [0066]); and
an electrode assembly (an electrode assembly 10 of a cathode/separator/anode structure, [0062]), wherein
the laminated casing accommodates the electrode assembly (electrode assembly receiving part 90 to receive the electrode assembly 10 is formed at the battery case 40 a, [0066] and Fig. 6),
the laminated casing includes a sealed portion (battery case 40 a in a sealed state, [0062]) at at least a portion of a peripheral edge of the laminated casing (an outer edge sealed portion 60 a of an electrode assembly receiving part 90 of the battery case 40 a; [0063] and Fig. 6),
the sealed portion includes a first surface and a second surface (upper and lower surfaces of 60a, Fig. 7),
the second surface is a surface opposite to the first surface (upper facing is opposite from lower facing surface in thickness direction of 60a, Fig. 7),
a processing mark is formed (protuberance 92 is formed at the sealed portion 60 a when the sealed portion 60 a is thermally welded using a sealing tool 70 a to thermally weld the sealed portion 60 a; [0068-0070]) on the first surface or the second surface (protuberance 92 protruding upward and downward from upper and lower surfaces of 60a, [0063] and Fig. 7), and
the processing mark extends in a direction orthogonal to a thickness direction of the laminated casing (protuberance 92 extends linearly along a portion of the outer edge of the electrode assembly receiving part 90 in a state in which the protuberance 92 is adjacent to the electrode assembly receiving part 90, [0063] – orthogonal to thickness direction of 60a, see Fig. 6).
Relevant Prior Art
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. Yoon (US 2011/0244315 A1) Yoon teaches a … battery (a pouch-type secondary battery, [0018]) comprising:
a laminated casing (first pouch sheet 120 may include a base layer 120 a, a thermal fusion layer 120 b formed on one surface of the base layer 120 a, and an insulation layer 120 c formed on the other surface of the base layer 120 a; [0027]); and
an electrode assembly (electrode assembly 110 may include a first electrode plate 111, a second electrode plate 112, a separator 113, a first electrode tab 114, and a second electrode tab 115; [0021]), wherein
the laminated casing accommodates the electrode assembly (an electrode assembly 110 is mounted between a first pouch sheet 120 and a second pouch sheet 130; [0020]),
the laminated casing includes a sealed portion at at least a portion of a peripheral edge of the laminated casing (sealed portions may be formed between the first pouch sheet 120 and the second pouch sheet 130, and referred to herein as first sealed portions 140 a, 140 b and 140 c; [0031] and Fig. 2E),
the sealed portion includes a first surface and a second surface (upper 131 and lower 121, and upper 132 and lover 122; Fig. 3A),
the second surface is a surface opposite to the first surface (upper vs lower, opposite in thickness direction; Fig. 3A-3C),
a processing mark is formed on the first surface or the second surface (sealing marks 125 and 135 each having a predetermined pitch on the first sealed portion 140 a, sealing marks 126 and 136 each having a predetermined pitch are created on surfaces of the additionally sealed portions 141 a and 141 b; [0044, 0052] – 135 at upper surface 131, and 125 at lower surface 121, in Fig. 3C).
Conclusion
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/JESSIE WALLS-MURRAY/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1728
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