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. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103 In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis ( i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status. The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action: A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made. Claim s 1 and 7 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over CN 113830663 . Regarding claim s 1 and 7 , CN ‘663 discloses a novel multi-purpose adjustable hanging beam (see figure 1) comprising: two parallel main beams ( 9 , 13) , wherein the two ends of each main beam are respectively connected with end beams 2, a plurality of displacement hangers (3, 7) sliding relative to the main beams are arranged on the main beams, screw rods ( 11 , 11, left and right sides) are arranged between the two main beams (9, 13), the displacement hangers (3, 7) are threaded connection with the screw rods, a first motor and reduction gearboxes 1 is arranged at one end of the screw rods 11 rather than each screw rod at one of the end beams ; and a bearing seat 10 rotationally connected to the screw rods 11 ( claim 7 ) , see figures 1-7 . As stated above, CN ‘663 discloses the claimed invention except for another same motor and reduction gearboxes on the other side of the beam. It would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to add another motor and reduction gearboxes to control each separate hanger. Furthermore, since it has been held that mere duplication of the essential working parts of a device involves only routine skill in the art. Allowable Subject Matter Claims 2-6 and 8-16 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims. The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter: The claims 2-6 and 8-16 are patentable over the prior art of record because the teachings of the references taken as a whole do not show or render obvious the combination set forth in claims 2-6 and 8-16 , including every structural element and each step/function recited in the claim s. None of the references of the prior art teach or suggest the elements of the device as advanced above and such do not provide the necessary motivation, absent applicant's specification, for modifying the device in the manner required by the claims. Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to SANG K KIM whose telephone number is 571-272-6947. The examiner can normally be reached Tuesday through Thursday from 10:30 A.M. to 9 P.M or Tuesday through Thursday from 10:30 A.M. to 7 P.M. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner's supervisor, Robert Hodge, can be reached on (571) 272-2097. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of an application may be obtained from the Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system. Status information for published applications may be obtained from either Private PAIR or Public PAIR. Status information for unpublished applications is available through Private PAIR only. For more information about the PAIR system, see http://pair-direct.uspto.gov. Should you have questions on access to the Private PAIR system, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). SK 2/19/26 /SANG K KIM/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3654