DETAILED ACTION The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. Priority Acknowledgement has been made of applicant’s claim for priority under 35 USC 119 (a-d). The certified copy has been filed on 08/21/2023. Information Disclosure Statement The Information Disclosure Statements (IDS) filed 08/21/2023, 03/01/2024, 03/04/2024, 01/16/2025, 01/21/2025 and 10/22/2025 have been placed in the application file and the information referred to therein has been considered. Drawings The drawings received 08/21/2023, 03/01/2024, 03/04/2024, 01/16/2025, 01/21/2025 and 10/22/2025 are acceptable for examination purposes. 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. Claims 1 1 , 16 , 18 and 19 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor, or for pre-AIA the applicant regards as the invention. In claim 11, it is not clear what the limitation “venting pass is movable means” : movable from where to where? In claims 16 , 18 and 19 it is not clear what kind of structural limitations described by the term “identical”: identical by the shape? identical by the size? Identical by material? Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103 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. This application currently names joint inventors. In considering patentability of the claims the examiner presumes that the subject matter of the various claims was commonly owned as of the effective filing date of the claimed invention(s) absent any evidence to the contrary. Applicant is advised of the obligation under 37 CFR 1.56 to point out the inventor and effective filing dates of each claim that was not commonly owned as of the effective filing date of the later invention in order for the examiner to consider the applicability of 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(2)(C) for any potential 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) prior art against the later invention. Claims 1 -6 and 8 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. under 35 U.S.C. 103 as obvious over US 2021/0060369 to Kim (Kim) in view of KR102220693 to Lee (Lee, machine translation). Regarding claim 1 , Kim discloses a battery pack (para 4) comprising: a battery at least one battery module comprising one or more battery cells (Fig. 1), and a fire extinguishing tank (an extinguishing capsule) containing a fire extinguishing agent and coupled to at least one of the at least one battery module and the control module (Abstract). Kim does not expressly disclose a control module connected to the at least one battery module to manage the at least one battery module. Lee teaches a battery pack, comprising a plurality of battery cells (20) fire extinguisher cell (30) disposed between the battery cells and containing a fire extinguishing agent (Abstract , Fig. 1,3 ) . In addition, Lee teaches a control device such as a BMS (battery monitoring system) (para 50).and that configured to burst due to an external environment or in response configured to burst due to an external environment or an abnormal signal from BMS. It would have been obvious to one or ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the battery pack of Kim with the control module of Lee in order to reduce the risk of fire in a battery pack or equipment. Regarding claim 2 , modified Kim dioses the invention as discussed above as applied to claim 1 and incorporated therein. In addition, Kim teaches that the fire extinguishing tank fixed to the battery (1) through a fixing member (13) (para 83, Fig. 2d). Modified Kim does not expressly disclose that the fire extinguishing tank is disposed the fire extinguishing tank is mounted between the at least one battery module and the control module. However it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was filed to dispose the fire extinguishing tank between the at least one battery module and the control module , since it has been held that rearranging parts of an invention involves only routine skill in the art. In re Japikse , 86 USPQ 70 ( MPEP 2144.04 (VI-C)) . Regarding claim 3 , modified Kim di scl oses the invention as discussed above as applied to claim 2 and incorporated therein. Regarding the limitation : “the control module is detachably provided on at least one side of the at least one battery module” since the criticality detachably positioning of the control module on at least one side of the at least one battery module a position claimed by Applicant is not supported by any showing of criticality of such placement in the instant specification, nor did Applicant stated that such placement serves any specific purpose or performs any specific function other that the function disclosed in modified Kim , it would have been obvious top those skilled in the art at the time the invention was made to detachably provide the control module on at least one side of the at least one battery module as an obvious design choice, and as such it does not impact the patentability of claim 3. Regarding claim 4 , modified Kim discloses wherein tank fastening portions are respectively provided at an upper end and a lower end of the fire extinguishing tank (Fig. 5). Regarding claim 5, since modified Kim discloses that fire extinguishing tank configured to receive electrical signal from BMS (Lee para 51), claimed connector is inherently present. MPEP 2112 V states that "once a reference teaching product appearing to be substantially identical is made the basis of a rejection, and the Examiner presents evidence or reasoning tending to show inherency, the burden shifts to the Applicant to show an unobvious difference." Regarding claim 6, modified Kim discloses wherein the fire extinguishing tank is located over the at least one battery module such that the fire extinguishing agent freely falls toward the at least one battery module (Kim, Fig. 2d, para 35). Regarding claim 8, modified Kim discloses wherein the fire extinguishing tank comprises a rupture member (12, Fig. 2d, para 30 Kim) that is ruptured under a certain-predetermined condition to allow the fire extinguishing agent to leak out when ruptured. Claims 7 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. under 35 U.S.C. 103 as obvious over US 2021/0060369 to Kim in view of KR102220693 to Lee and further in view of US 20120312562 to Woehrle ( Woehrle ) Regarding claim 7, modified Kim discloses the invention as discussed above as applied to claim 1 and incorporating therein. Modified Kim teaches the fire extinguishing agent as gaseous or liquid compound (see Lee para 51 ) but does not expressly disclose wherein the fire extinguishing agent comprises at least one of an antifreezing solution, salt water, and insulating oil. Woehrle teaches fire extinguishing agents for use in lithium batteries comprising water solution of calcium salts (claims 2, 4). Therefore a use of salt water solutions for extinguishing fires in the batteries is well known in the art. It would have been obvious to one or ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the fire extinguishing agents of modified Kim with the aquoxes solution of calcium salts, as taught by Woehrle , The use of a known technique to improve similar devices (methods or products) in the same way is likely to be obvious. See KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., 550 U.S. __,__, 82 USPQ2d 1385, 1395 – 97 (2007) (see MPEP § 2143, C.). Claims 9 -13 and 15 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. under 35 U.S.C. 103 as obvious over US 2021/0060369 to Kim in view of KR102220693 to Lee and further in view of WO 2021054625 to Lee (Lee’25, US 20220359947 is used as English language equivalent). Regarding claim 9, modified Kim discloses the invention as discussed above as applied to claim 8 and incorporating therein. Modified Kim does not expressly disclose wherein the rupture member is a glass bulb. Lee’25 teaches battery pack includes at least two battery modules arranged in one direction; and a fire extinguishing unit extinguisher having a fire extinguishing tank configured to contain a fire extinguishing agent therein (Abstract) . In addition Lee’25 teaches that the fire extinguishing unit comprising a glass bulb configured to be broken by volume expansion of the predetermined liquid over the predetermined temperature (para 93, reads the rupture member) and effectively extinguish and cool the fire of the battery module when thermal runaway occurs (para 94). It would have been obvious to one or ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the fire extinguishing member of modified Kim with the glass bulb as the rupture member as taught by Lee’25, in order to effectively extinguish and cool the fire of the battery module when thermal runaway occurs (para 94). Regarding claim 10, modified Kim discloses wherein the at least one battery module has an opening communicating with an inner space is formed in the of the at least one battery module, and wherein at least a portion of the rupture member is inserted into the opening of the at least one battery module (Lee’25 , Fig. 10) Regarding claim 11, modified Kim discloses wherein a venting path through which venting gas discharged from the opening is formed in the fire extinguishing tank (Lee’25, Fig. 10). Regarding claim 12, modified Kim discloses , wherein the at least one battery module is two or more battery modules, and wherein the fire extinguishing tank is configured to separately inject the fire extinguishing agent into each of the two or more battery modules (Kim, Fig. 5). Regarding claim 13, modified Kim discloses large capacity storage device (Lee, para 3). Regarding claim 15 , modified Kim discloses the invention as discussed above as applied to claim 1 and incorporating therein. Modified Kim does not expressly disclose wherein a first connector on a top surface of the at least one battery module; a second connector on a top surface of the fire extinguishing tank; and a third connector on a bottom surface of the control module, wherein the third connector is configured to couple to either the first connector or second connector. Lee’25 teaches battery pack includes at least two battery modules arranged in one direction; and a fire extinguishing unit extinguisher having a fire extinguishing tank configured to contain a fire extinguishing agent therein (Abstract). In addition Lee’25 teaches a fire extinguishing system comprising a control valve (para 68, control module), comprising a first connector on a top surface of the at least one battery module; a second connector on a top surface of the fire extinguishing tank (see market Fig. 2 ) and the third connector is configured to couple to either the first connector or second connector (Fig. 3). It would have been obvious to one or ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the fire extinguishing member of modified Kim a first connector on a top surface of the at least one battery module; a second connector on a top surface of the fire extinguishing tank; and a third connector on a bottom surface of the control module, wherein the third connector is configured to couple to either the first connector or second connector taught by Lee’25, in order to effectively extinguish and cool the fire of the battery module when thermal runaway occurs (para 94). Regarding claim 17, modified Kim discloses the invention as discussed above as applied to claim 15 and incorporating therein. Modified Kim does not expressly disclose a fourth connector on a bottom surface of the fire extinguishing tank, wherein the fourth connector is configured to couple to the first connector. It would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was filed to provide the fourth connector configured to couple to the first connector since it has been held that mere duplication of the essential working parts of a device involves only routine skill in the art. St. Regis Paper Co. v. Bemis Co., 193 USPQ 8 MPEP 2144.04 (VI-B) Claim 14 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. under 35 U.S.C. 103 as obvious over US 2021/0060369 to Kim in view of KR102220693 to Lee and further in view of WO 2021177759 to Jo (Jo, US 20220359947 is used as English language equivalent). Regarding claim 1, modified Kim discloses the invention as discussed above as applied to claim 1 and incorporating therein. Modified Kim does not expressly disclose wherein a sidewall of the fire extinguishing tank extends below a bottom surface of the fire extinguishing tank and contacts a side wall of the at least one battery module. Jo teaches a battery module includes at least one battery cell; and a module case configured to accommodate the at least one battery cell, wherein a fire extinguishing agent supply channel connected to a fire extinguishing tank containing a fire extinguishing agent to directly inject the fire extinguishing agent into the module case when a thermal runaway or fire occurs at the at least one battery cell is provided to an inside of at least one side of the module case (Abstract). Jo also teaches wherein a sidewall of the fire extinguishing tank extends below a bottom surface of the fire extinguishing tank and contacts a side wall of the at least one battery module (See marked Fig. 6 , part of frame is interpreted as a side wall of the of the fire extinguishing tank). It would have been obvious to one or ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the fire extinguishing tank of modified Lee with the shape wherein the sidewall of the fire extinguishing tank extends below a bottom surface of the fire extinguishing tank and contacts a side wall of the at least one battery module, as taught by Jo, to providing a battery module capable of more rapidly extinguishing thermal runaway or fire at an early stage when thermal runaway occurs in the battery module or fire occurs due to the thermal runaway (Jo, para 8). Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to FILLIN "Examiner name" \* MERGEFORMAT ALEXANDER USYATINSKY whose telephone number is FILLIN "Phone number" \* MERGEFORMAT (571)270-7703 . The examiner can normally be reached FILLIN "Work Schedule?" \* MERGEFORMAT IFP . 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