DETAILED ACTION
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 .
Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114
A request for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, including the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e), was filed in this application after final rejection. Since this application is eligible for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114. Applicant's submission filed on 11/19/2025 has been entered.
Response to Arguments
Applicant's arguments filed 01/12/2026 have been fully considered but they are not persuasive. The applicant’s remarks are unclear and appears unresponsive. The examiner suggested new set of Claims. The specification dated 04/17/2023 as reference and amend accordingly to the dated specification suggestion. The drawing objections should be included the suggested specification suggested.
Claim Objections
All pending Claims are objected to because the Claims dated 01/12/2026 does not match previous Claims dated 05/30/2025. Additionally, some claims appear to have an error stated as “Error! Reference source not found”. The Claims are not properly annotated such as it’s not clear what is amended or added. The examiner suggested new claims to resolve the objections. Appropriate correction is required.
Drawings
The drawings are objected to as failing to comply with 37 CFR 1.84(p)(5) because they include the following reference character(s) not mentioned in the description: ALL references numbers in the FIGs dated 04/17/2023. Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d), or amendment to the specification to add the reference character(s) in the description in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(b) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet” or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance.
The drawings are objected to under 37 CFR 1.83(a). The drawings must show every feature of the invention specified in ALL the claims. The amended specification dated 01/12/2026 is objected as not matching the previous specification dated 10/23/2025. No new matter should be entered.
Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. The figure or figure number of an amended drawing should not be labeled as “amended.” If a drawing figure is to be canceled, the appropriate figure must be removed from the replacement sheet, and where necessary, the remaining figures must be renumbered and appropriate changes made to the brief description of the several views of the drawings for consistency. Additional replacement sheets may be necessary to show the renumbering of the remaining figures. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet” or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance.
Specification
The disclosure is objected to because of the following informalities: Latest specification dated 01/12/2026 does not match previous specification dated 10/23/2025.
Appropriate correction is required.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
(b) CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention.
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph:
The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention.
All pending Claims are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention.
All pending Claims are rejected as failing to define the invention in the manner required by 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph.
The claim(s) are narrative in form and replete with indefinite language. The structure which goes to make up the device must be clearly and positively specified. The structure must be organized and correlated in such a manner as to present a complete operative device. The claim(s) must be in one sentence form only.
The examiner suggests the following Claims:
Claims 1-44 are cancelled.
45. (New) A torque-enhanced transmission comprising:
a first shaft as an input;
a first speed increaser;
a first clutch attached to the first speed increaser via the first shaft;
a first flywheel coupled to the first clutch via the first shaft;
a first auxiliary shaft as a perpendicular shaft coupled to a second shaft;
a second clutch;
a second speed increaser coupled to the second clutch via the second shaft;
a second flywheel coupled to the second speed increaser via the second shaft;
an auxiliary second shaft as a perpendicular shaft coupled to a third shaft;
a speed decreaser between the third shaft and an output shaft of the torque-enhanced transmission;
an auxiliary motor connected to the first, second, or third shaft, the first auxiliary
a generator connected to the first shaft, second shaft and third shaft of the torque-enhanced transmission.
46. (New) The torque-enhanced transmission of claim 45, further comprising a system battery connected to the generator.
47. (New) A method of storing, accepting, and discharging energy using the torque-enhanced transmission of claim 45, wherein the torque-enhanced transmission is configured to function as a flywheel by discharging kinetic energy as torque the torque-enhanced transmission through reverse gearing.
48. (New) The torque-enhanced transmission of claim 45, wherein at least one of: the first auxiliary shaft or the second auxiliary shaft is connected to the speed decreaser and configured to transfer kinetic energy back to the torque-enhanced transmission.
Allowable Subject Matter
Suggested Claims 45-48 are allowed when or if applicant agrees with the suggestions.
Conclusion
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/JOSEPH ORTEGA/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2834
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