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 .
Response to Amendment
The amendment to the claim languages filed on 6/18/25 has been fully considered and made of record. Claims 1-7, 11 are now pending of record.
Note that Fig. 2 directed to composite device entity (see claims 1-6) and are remain withdrawn for reason of record.
Specification
The title of the invention is not descriptive. A new title is required that is clearly indicative of the invention to which the claims are directed.
The following title is suggested: --“A laminating machine in combination with a composite device” --, which readable on Figs.3-8, respectively.
Abstract should be updated to the combination as suggested in the title above.
The lengthy specification has not been checked to the extent necessary to determine the presence of all possible minor errors. Applicant’s cooperation is requested in correcting any errors of which applicant may become aware in the specification.
Claim Objections
Claims 7, 11 are objected to because of the following informalities: .
Since the scope of the claims directed to “a laminating machine” and claims also recite “material “entity such as “a folded sheet is formed between two adjacent creases on the first electrode material strip;” (see claim 7, about lines 12-13) which considered to be “outside element” and does not further limit the claimed “laminate machine” that made scope of the claim unclear.
The Examiner presumes that claims 7, 11 directed to a combination of laminating machine and the composite device and claims will be rejected accordingly.
Since, it is clearly that the claims 7, 11 as amended directed to a combination of a laminating machine and a composite device as representing in various related embodiment such as Figs. 3-8. For this reasons it is suggested the preamble should be updated to reflect the subject matter as noted above:
-- A laminating machine in combination with a composite device, the combination comprising: --, for clarity of the claim scope.
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.
Claims 7, 11 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.
“wherein the composite device comprises:” (claim 7, line 2) appear to be redundant of the preamble as suggested above (see claim objection above) should be deleted, for clarity of the structure claim formats
many terms or phrases is/are unclear and confusing (see following examples):
“wherein a folded sheet is formed between two adjacent creases on the first electrode material strip;” (claim 7, lines 12-13) is awkwardly worded and confusing and should be deleted, since no inventive structure feature existed therefrom.
“,” after material strip, line 11 of claim 7 should be; --“;” --.
“the laminating machine further comprises” (claim 7, line 14) should be deleted to reflect the combination as suggested above in lines 1-2 of the preamble.
“the laminating machine” (claim 11, line 1) should be updated to: --“the combination”—to reflect changes as suggested above (see section of claim objection to).
Response to Arguments
Applicant’s arguments with respect to claim(s) 7, 11 have been considered but are moot because the new ground of 112 rejections and claim objection to (see new formulated rejection upon above).
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. The cited US 20130299060 and US 20220332102 are in the same endeavor field of invention.
Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in this Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP § 706.07(a). Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE MONTHS from the mailing date of this action. In the event a first reply is filed within TWO MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is not mailed until after the end of the THREE-MONTH shortened statutory period, then the shortened statutory period will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and any nonprovisional extension fee (37 CFR 1.17(a)) pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a) will be calculated from the mailing date of the advisory action. In no event, however, will the statutory period for reply expire later than SIX MONTHS from the mailing date of this final action.
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/MINH N TRINH/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3729
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