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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 § 102
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.
(a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claims 1-3, 5 and 7 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) and 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Crozier et al. (US Pub. No. 2016/0054114).
Regarding claim 1, Crozier et al. discloses laser receiving device 11 which includes: a photoelectric sensor 20 and a display 32 connected to a main control board 26; where in the laser receiving device 11 further comprises a laser ranging module 50; and the laser ranging module 50 is connected with the main control board 26.
Regarding claim 2, Crozier et al. may include at least two photoelectric sensing units in the arrangement as claimed (see claim 2 of Crozier et al.).
Regarding claim 3, Crozier et al. discloses an angle sensor 40 connected to the main control board.
Regarding claim 5, Crozier et al. discloses an audio playing module 34 connected to the main control board.
Regarding claim 7, Crozier et al. discloses a housing (10, 11 in FIGS 9 and 10, for example) for the electronic components.
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 4, 6 and 8 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Crozier et al.
Crozier et al. discloses the invention substantially as claimed. However, Crozier et al. does not disclose a Bluetooth module, a battery or the specific button operation as claimed. Crozier does teach both wireless communication and button operation for user functions (see [0048]). Additionally, the Crozier et al. device requires a power source to operate, such as a battery. Therefore, it would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to use a Bluetooth module, a battery and/or the specific button operation as claimed with the device of Crozier et al. based on manufacturer and/or user preferences.
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
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/GEORGE B BENNETT/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2855 gbb
28 NOV 2025
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