CTNF 17/922,055 CTNF 100589 Detailed Notice Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status 07-03-aia AIA 15-10-aia The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. Election/Restrictions 08-06 Claim 1-8, 14-20 withdrawn from further consideration pursuant to 37 CFR 1.142(b) as being drawn to nonelected groups, there being no allowable generic or linking claim. Election was made without traverse in the reply filed on 6/3/2026. Claims 9-13 are pending examination. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102 07-07-aia AIA 07-07 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 – 07-08-aia AIA (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. 07-15 AIA Claim (s) 9-13 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102( a)(1 ) as being anticipated by Taylor-Brown (US4060648A) . Regarding Claim 9-11 and 13, Taylor-Brown teaches a surface coating process [abstract]. Below is provided Fig. 1 and 2 of Taylor-Brown. PNG media_image1.png 803 426 media_image1.png Greyscale Taylor-Brown teaches that the system comprises: A rigid substrate (Col. 4, Lines 36-48) which may be used in place of the plastic web used as the deposition substrate corresponding to #19 of Fig. 1 and 2, as per Claim 10 ; and, A roller (#1, Fig. 2) coated with a dielectric material (#2, Fig. 2) which serves as a discharge electrode that is coupled to an AC power source (Col. 3, 41-68 and Col. 4, Lines 1-14); and, A hopper (#7, Fig. 1 & 2), which is understood to be a source, containing electrically chargeable particles (#8, Fig. 1 & 2), understood to be a printing material, where the hopper is adjacent to the substrate as seen in Fig. 1 and 2. It is understood that the hopper provides a renewed supply of printing material, as per Claim 13 ; and, A pair of nip rollers (#18, Fig. 2; and Col. 3, Lines 26-30) which function as a conveyor belt for the substrate (#19), where it is understood the pair of nip rollers comprise one or more rollers, as per Claim 11 . Regarding Claim 12, Taylor-Brown teaches that it is possible to use a second electrode in order to deposit material on both sides of a substrate (Col. 4, Lines 59-68 and Col. 5, Lines 1-10). Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to NATHANAEL J DOWNES whose telephone number is (571)272-1141. The examiner can normally be reached 8am to 5pm. Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, James Lin can be reached at (571) 272-8902. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in DOCX format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. NATHANAEL JASON. DOWNES Examiner Art Unit 1794 /NATHANAEL JASON DOWNES/Examiner, Art Unit 1794 /BRIAN W COHEN/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1759 Application/Control Number: 17/922,055 Page 2 Art Unit: 1794 Application/Control Number: 17/922,055 Page 3 Art Unit: 1794 Application/Control Number: 17/922,055 Page 4 Art Unit: 1794
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