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. 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. The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph: The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the appl icant regards as his invention. Claims 16-17 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention. Claim 16 is construed to be indefinite because the recitation “the pliable bladder” lacks a positive antecedent basis. Since claim 17 depends upon an indefinite claim, that claims is construed to be indefinite by dependency. 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. Claims 1, 4,-5, 7, 9-13, and 15-16 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102 (a)(1) FILLIN "Insert either \“(a)(1)\” or \“(a)(2)\” or both. If paragraph (a)(2) of 35 U.S.C. 102 is applicable, use form paragraph 7.15.01.aia, 7.15.02.aia or 7.15.03.aia where applicable." \d "[ 2 ]" as being anticipated by Lee (US 2007/0261263) . The claims are reasonably and broadly construed, in light of the accompanying specification, to be disclosed by Lee as teaching: an electric dryer for a bladder or food storage bag, the bladder or food storage bag having an opening at a top side, a bottom side opposite the top side and a longitudinal axis running from the top side to the bottom side, a front panel, and a back panel at least partially defining an internal volume (see title, abstract, and front page drawings) , the electric dryer comprising: an electric fan 80 having an intake side and an output side (figures 7, 8) , a housing 30 that at least partially encloses the electric fan, the housing having a fan base in which the fan is secured and an insert on the output side of the fan (figures 8, 9) ; a power line 190 to provide power to the electric fan; wherein the insert comprises a nozzle 100 through which air from the fan is passed into the internal volume when the insert is inserted and the fan is on and wherein the insert is dimensioned to be inserted into the opening and at least partially separate the front panel from the back panel when the insert is inserted into the opening and to support the bladder or food storage bag from folding along the longitudinal axis (figures 1, 2) . Lee also discloses the claim 4 feature wherein the insert is semi-rigid (figures 2, 3), the claim 5 feature wherein the insert further comprises a projection that prevents the bladder or food storage bag from being blown off the insert (figures 1, 2) , the claim 7 feature wherein the insert has an axis, the electric dryer further comprising: a base to which the housing is secured; at least one projection that extends at an angle to the axis of the insert; and wherein the housing includes at least one inlet on the intake side of the fan that allows air into the housing when the fan is on (figures 1, 2) , the claim 9 feature wherein the projection has a dome shaped top at the nozzle to direct air flow through the nozzle (figures 2, 3) the claim 10 feature wherein the projection is removably attached to the insert and/or the housing is detachably secured to the base (figures 1, 2), the claim 11 feature wherein the power line is configured to couple to a wall outlet or a battery (paragraph [0012], the claim 12 feature wherein the insert further comprises a pair of curvilinear projections that form a generally circular or oval perimeter, each projection in the pair being separated from the other by about 180 degrees about a center of the nozzle (figures 2, 3), the claim 13 feature in which the insert has a lower inward tapering portion (figures 1, 2), the claim 16 feature wherein the housing is supported on at least one leg on the intake side of the fan that when the housing is placed on a surface the at least one leg elevates the housing above the surface (figures 1, 3) and the claim 16 feature of a tubular member configured to open the valve at an end of a drinking hose in fluid communication with the pliable bladder; and a flexible elongated tether for connecting the tubular member to the electric dryer (figures 2, 3) . 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. The text of those sections of Title 35, U.S. Code not included in this action can be found in a prior Office action. Claims 2-3, 6, 8, 14, and 17 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Lee . The claims are reasonably and broadly construed, in light of the accompanying specification, to be disclosed by Lee, as rejected above except for the claimed volumetric flow rate (claims 2-3), claimed shaped projection length (claim 6), the claimed safety grating (claim 14), and the claimed handle (claim 17). It would have been an obvious matter of design choice to recited those features since the teachings of Lee would perform those features regardless of those claim recitations and applicant has not claimed or specified the criticality of those features as being necessary for patentability. Conclusion The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. Other prior art references cited with this action, may teach one or more claim features, but do not rise to a level of anticipation, obviousness, and/or double patenting such that a rejection would be reasonable and proper under current Office procedure and practice. Reference A, cited with this action, is a patent publication from the same inventive entity as the current application. References B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, cited with this action, teach dryers. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to FILLIN "Examiner name" \* MERGEFORMAT STEPHEN MICHAEL GRAVINI whose telephone number is FILLIN "Phone number" \* MERGEFORMAT (571)272-4875 . The examiner can normally be reached FILLIN "Work Schedule?" \* MERGEFORMAT M-Th 5:30 am to 5:00 (mid day flex) first F 6:00 am t0 11:00 am . 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. 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