DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
This action is in response to Applicant’s May 22, 2026, submission. Claims 1-8, 10-12, and 14-20, are pending in the current application.
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.
Claims 1-8, 10-12, and 14-20, are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention.
Specifically, regarding Claim 1, the 2nd to the last line, is rejected since the acronym “DC” is not defined.
Regarding Claim 4, the 2nd and 4th to the last lines, it is not clear when the resistance of the CPI is “too low” and “too high,” respectively.
Regarding Claim 5, the 2nd and 4th to the last lines, it is not clear when the resistance of the CPI is “too low” and “too high,” respectively.
Regarding Claim 10, the 3rd to the last line, the acronym “DC” is not defined.
Regarding Claim 16, the 2nd to the last line, the acronym “DC” is not defined.
Regarding Claim 19, the 2nd and 4th to the last lines, it is not clear when the resistance of the CPI is “too low” and “too high,” respectively.
Conclusion
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/ANTHONY R JIMENEZ/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2831
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