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 Arguments
Applicant's arguments filed 01/30/26 have been fully considered but they are not persuasive.
Refer to the following more detailed annotated art rejections, with annotated figures added.
Election/Restrictions
Claims 4-7 are withdrawn from further consideration pursuant to 37 CFR 1.142(b), as being drawn to a nonelected species, there being no allowable generic or linking claim. Applicant timely traversed the restriction (election) requirement in the reply filed on 04/17/25.
Drawings
The drawings are objected to because:
In Fig. 1(b), numeral “15” references the resin body (20), not the joining surface. Refer to Fig. 1(c) and to paragraph [0009] of the specification.
Note: The joining surface is the outer circumferential surface of the resin body and the inner circumferential surface of the metallic body.
Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. The figure or figure number of an amended drawing should not be labeled as “amended.” If a drawing figure is to be canceled, the appropriate figure must be removed from the replacement sheet, and where necessary, the remaining figures must be renumbered and appropriate changes made to the brief description of the several views of the drawings for consistency. Additional replacement sheets may be necessary to show the renumbering of the remaining figures. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet” or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance.
Terminal Disclaimer
The terminal disclaimer filed on 01/30/26 disclaiming the terminal portion of any patent granted on this application which would extend beyond the expiration date of U.S. Patent No. 11,590,608 has been reviewed and is accepted. The terminal disclaimer has been recorded.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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 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 –
(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.
Claim(s) 1-3 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by JP 2016-121745.
As to claim 1, and with reference to the translated claims and the figures, and the following annotated figure, JP 2016-121745 discloses a composite molded body (10) comprising: a metallic molded body (14) and a resin molded body (12) sealing (by molding, [0015]; by adhesive, [0021]) the metallic molded body (14); the metallic molded body having a cavity therein; the metallic molded body having at least one opening through a joining surface (the opening extends through (into and along) the joining surface) with the resin molded body (see figures), the at least one opening through the joining surface is directly connected to the cavity (Fig. 1); the joining surface of the metallic molded body with the resin molded body is roughened at a periphery of the at least one opening (see figures), the roughened joining surface (15a) at the periphery of the at least one opening of the metallic molded body having a porous structure in which holes are formed (see [0019]) in a range of an average depth from 10 to 70 μm (see [0031]); and with the resin having been solidified in a state of entering into an interior of the porous structure formed in the joining surface at the periphery of the at least one opening of the metallic molded body, the at least one opening of the metallic molded body is sealed with the resin molded body in the composite molded body. Refer to paragraphs [0018], [0019] of the translation.
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As to claim 2, JP 2016-121745 discloses the composite molded body according to claim 1, wherein the metallic molded body is a tubular metallic molded body having a first end surface and a second end surface opposite the first end surface (see figures), the cavity is a through hole having a first opening on a side of the first end surface and a second opening on a side of the second end surface, the joining surface is an annular joining surface surrounding the first opening on the first end surface, and the first opening is sealed with the resin molded body (see Figs. 1-3, for example). Refer to the following annotated figure.
As to claim 3, JP 2016-121745discloses the composite molded body according to claim 1, wherein the metallic molded body has a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, and side surfaces, the cavity is an internal hollow part, the opening is formed in the top surface and connected to the internal hollow part, the joining surface is an annular joining surface surrounding the opening, and the opening is sealed with the resin molded body. Refer to Figs. 1-3, for example, and paragraphs [0013] - [0020] of the translation. Refer to the following annotated figure.
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Claim(s) 1-3 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by JP 2016-120648.
As to claim 1 and with reference to the claims and the figures and the following annotated figure, JP 2016-120648 discloses a composite molded body comprising: a metallic molded body (10) and a resin molded body (2) sealing the metallic molded body ([0016] - [0018]); the metallic molded body having a cavity therein (see following annotated figure); the metallic molded body having at least one opening (see annotated figure) through (into and along) a joining surface (see annotated figure) with the resin molded body, the at least one opening through the joining surface is directly connected to the cavity (Fig. 1); the joining surface of the metallic molded body with the resin molded body is roughened at a periphery of the at least one opening, the roughened joining surface (12) at the periphery of the at least one opening of the metallic molded body having a porous structure in which holes are formed in a range of an average depth from 10 to 70 μm (see [0037]); and with the resin having been solidified in a state of entering into an interior of the porous structure formed in the joining surface at the periphery of the at least one opening of the metallic molded body, the at least one opening of the metallic molded body is sealed with the resin molded body in the composite molded body. Refer to Figs. 1a-c and paragraphs [0007] - [0008], and [0014] - [0020].
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As to claim 2, JP 2016-120648 discloses the composite molded body according to claim 1, wherein the metallic molded body is a tubular metallic molded body having a first end surface and a second end surface opposite the first end surface, the cavity is a through hole having a first opening on a side of the first end surface and a second opening on a side of the second end surface, the joining surface is an annular joining surface surrounding the first opening on the first end surface, and the first opening is sealed with the resin molded body. Refer to Figs. 1a-c and paragraphs [0007] - [0008], and [0014] - [0020] of the translation.
As to claim 3, JP 2016-120648 discloses the composite molded body according to claim 1, wherein the metallic molded body has a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, and side surfaces, the cavity is an internal hollow part, the opening is formed in the top surface and connected to the internal hollow part, the joining surface is an annular joining surface surrounding the opening, and the opening is sealed with the resin molded body. Refer to Figs. 1a-c and paragraphs [0007] - [0008], and [0014] - [0020] of the translation.
Conclusion
THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. 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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James M. Hewitt II
Primary Examiner
Art Unit 3679
/JAMES M HEWITT II/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3679