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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
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.
Claims 1, 2 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Guo (WO 2017/008509 – see attached translation) in view of Liao (CN 105072875 – see attached translation).Re claim 1: Guo discloses A power distribution and monitoring integrated access door (53, 54, 2, 431 in fig. 3), wherein the power distribution and monitoring integrated access door comprises: a first door box side cabinet (53 in fig. 3; 2nd para. of page 32) for supplying power to a cabinet (2 in fig. 3; 2nd para. of page 32); a door lintel fixedly connected to the first door box side cabinet (the panel above 431 is connected to 53 in fig. 3); a door system configured to isolate cold and hot channels (431 isolates 42 from the outside environment in fig. 3; 3rd to last para on page 32), wherein the door system is mounted below the door lintel (fig. 3) and arranged on one side of the first door box side cabinet (fig. 3). Guo does not explicitly disclose wherein a first compartment and a second compartment for accommodating power distribution components are provided in the first door box side cabinet, and the first compartment and the second compartment are in a shape of cavity. Liao discloses wherein a first compartment (left compartment in fig. 6) and a second compartment (right compartment in fig. 6) for accommodating power distribution components (4th para of page 25) are provided in the first door box side cabinet (everything in fig. 6), and the first compartment and the second compartment are in a shape of cavity (fig. 6). Thus it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the power distribution and monitoring integrated access door of Guo wherein a first compartment and a second compartment for accommodating power distribution components are provided in the first door box side cabinet, and the first compartment and the second compartment are in a shape of cavity as taught by Liao, in order to provide space for components so that they can be stored properly.Re claim 2: Guo does not explicitly disclose wherein the power distribution and monitoring integrated access door further comprises: a heat dissipation air passage (72 in fig. 7; 1st para of page 25) for dissipating heat for the first compartment (6 in fig. 7) and/or the second compartment (73 in fig. 7).
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 3-14 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 limitations of claim 3 (wherein the heat dissipation air passage comprises a first air inlet, a first air outlet and a first air guide cavity, the first air inlet is provided at one side, where one of the first compartment and the second compartment is located, of the first door box side cabinet, and the first air outlet is provided at one side, where the other of the first compartment and the second compartment is located, of the first door box side cabinet; and one end of the first air guide cavity is connected to the first air inlet, and the other end of the first air guide cavity is connected to the other of the first compartment and the second compartment) in combination with all of the limitations of claims 1, 2 are believed to render the combined subject matter allowable over the prior art of record, taken alone or in combination.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter: the limitations of claim 4 (wherein the power distribution and monitoring integrated access door further comprises a first protective plate and a second protective plate, the first protective plate and the second protective plate are overlapped with each other and covered on one of the first compartment and the second compartment; and the second protective plate is also covered on the other of the first compartment and the second compartment) in combination with all of the limitations of claim 1 are believed to render the combined subject matter allowable over the prior art of record, taken alone or in combination.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter: the limitations of claim 5 (wherein one or more of a UPS power distribution circuit, a matched monitoring sensor and a power distribution protection device are mounted in the first compartment) in combination with all of the limitations of claim 1 are believed to render the combined subject matter allowable over the prior art of record, taken alone or in combination.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter: the limitations of claim 6 (wherein the first door box side cabinet is provided with a first quick connection port for connecting the first door box side cabinet with the cabinet) in combination with all of the limitations of claim 1 are believed to render the combined subject matter allowable over the prior art of record, taken alone or in combination.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter: the limitations of claim 7 (wherein the power distribution and monitoring integrated access door further comprises a second door box side cabinet which is connected with the door lintel and arranged on the other side of the door system, the second door box side cabinet comprising a third compartment and a fourth compartment which are in a shape of cavity, and the fourth compartment and the third compartment are arranged on the other side of the door system in a mirroring manner with the first compartment and the second compartment, respectively) in combination with all of the limitations of claim 1 are believed to render the combined subject matter allowable over the prior art of record, taken alone or in combination.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter: the limitations of claim 14 (wherein the power distribution and monitoring integrated access door further comprises a user cross-channel wire slot, the user cross-channel wire slot is arranged above the door lintel, and a cable for connecting different cabinets is arranged inside the user cross-channel wire slot) in combination with all of the limitations of claim 1 are believed to render the combined subject matter allowable over the prior art of record, taken alone or in combination.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure:
US 2010/0139908 – is considered pertinent because this reference describes a control system for providing thermal management.
US 2018/0077819 – is considered pertinent because this reference describes server cabinets with hot and cold aisles for providing thermal management.
US 10,218,158 – is considered pertinent because this reference describes an electrical distribution cabinet switchgear component with a compartment housing.
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Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2835 October 17, 2025