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 .
Priority
Receipt is acknowledged of certified copies of papers required by 37 CFR 1.55.
Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 9/30/2023 is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.
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.
Claim 1-20 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.
Claim 1 recites the limitation "the strings” in line 8. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claims 2-20 are likewise rejected for depending, directly or indirectly, from claim 1.
Claim 1 recites the limitation "drive means” in line 13. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claims 2-20 are likewise rejected for depending, directly or indirectly, from claim 1.
Claim 2 recites the limitation "the strings” in line 3. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claims 3-5 are likewise rejected for depending, directly or indirectly, from claim 2.
Claim 16 recites the limitation "the constant speed” in line 2. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claims 17-20 are likewise rejected for depending, directly or indirectly, from claim 16.
Claim 16 recites the limitation "the at least one motor” in line 2. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claims 17-20 are likewise rejected for depending, directly or indirectly, from claim 16.
Claim 16 recites the limitation "the variable speed” in line 3. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claims 17-20 are likewise rejected for depending, directly or indirectly, from claim 16.
Claim 16 recites the limitation "the motor” in line 3. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claims 17-20 are likewise rejected for depending, directly or indirectly, from claim 16.
Claim 17 recites the limitation "the variable speed” in line 2. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claims 18-20 are likewise rejected for depending, directly or indirectly, from claim 17.
Claim 17 recites the limitation "the motor” in line 2. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claims 18-20 are likewise rejected for depending, directly or indirectly, from claim 17.
Claim 18 recites the limitation "the rotational disc” in line 3. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claims 19-20 are likewise rejected for depending, directly or indirectly, from claim 18.
Conclusion
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/PHILIP G SCOLES/
Examiner, Art Unit 2837
/JEFFREY DONELS/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2837