| CPC H01M 50/449 (2021.01) [H01M 50/403 (2021.01); H01M 50/411 (2021.01); H01M 50/446 (2021.01)] |

| AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT: |
| The patentability of claims 1 and 17 is confirmed. |
| Claims 2-16 were not reexamined. |
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1. A separator, comprising: a porous substrate; and
a porous layer arranged on a surface of the porous substrate, wherein the porous layer comprises inorganic particles and a binder, and a ratio of Dv90 of the inorganic particles to the thickness of the porous layer is in a range from 0.3 to 3.0.
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