CTNF 18/232,836 CTNF 95903 DETAILED ACTION 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. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102 07-06 AIA 15-10-15 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. 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 1 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102( a)(1 ) as being anticipated by He (CN 105288989 A). The following is the examiner’s statement of reason for allowance: The prior art does not teach or suggest all elements of Claim 1. [Note that prior art citations are italicized and enclosed in brackets.] Regarding Claim 1, He teaches a skate, comprising: a skate boot and wheel assembly [He “Description” Paragraph 1: “The invention claims a roller skate with a plastic shoe and insole sleeve”] ; an outer seat disposed on the skate boot and wheel assembly [He Figs. 2 and 3, Reference Character 1; Annotated He Fig. 10, below] ; an inner seat disposed in the outer seat [He Fig. 2, Reference Character 12; Annotated He Fig. 10, below] ; a tongue disposed on the inner seat [He Annotated Fig. 10, below] ; a cover disposed on the tongue [He Fig. 7, Reference Character 7; Annotated He Fig. 10, below] ; a first hole disposed in a toe portion of the outer seat; a second hole disposed in front of the first hole; [He Fig. 7, holes into which biasing member Reference Character 6b is inserted] ; a biasing member disposed in both the first and second holes [He Fig. 7, Reference Character 6b; He Paragraph 0034: “the front end of the shoe tongue cover 7 with the shoe 1 at the bottom of the front part is provided with the second torsion spring to make the shoe tongue cover 7 remains forward trend 6b.”] ; two projections having a through hole disposed on a front end of the cover [He Fig. 7, projections hold pivot pin that holds biasing member 6b] ; and a pivot disposed through the through holes and the biasing member to assemble the cover and the outer seat [He Fig. 7; He Annotated Fig. 10, below] . PNG media_image1.png 200 400 media_image1.png Greyscale Annotated He Fig. 10 Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to MICHAEL T WALSH whose telephone number is 303-297-4351. The examiner can normally be reached Monday-Friday 9:30 am - 6:30 pm ET. 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, J. Allen Shriver II, can be reached at 303-297-4337. 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. /MICHAEL T. WALSH/Examiner, Art Unit 3613 Application/Control Number: 18/232,836 Page 2 Art Unit: 3613 Application/Control Number: 18/232,836 Page 3 Art Unit: 3613 Application/Control Number: 18/232,836 Page 4 Art Unit: 3613