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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 pre-AIA 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.
Claim(s) 28-53 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Hosler, Sr US Patent 9,054,471. (of record)
With regards to claims 28, 33-37, 43-47, 51, 53, Hosler Sr discloses a coaxial angled adapter structured and arranged to provide an enhanced radio frequency (RF) signal, comprising:
press sleeve body 44 and angled body (i.e. a housing portion ) structured and arranged to include a first RF signal wave receiving portion, a second RF signal wave receiving portion, and a third RF signal wave receiving portion disposed between the first RF signal wave receiving portion and the second RF signal wave receiving portion;
bent contact 52 (i.e. a conductive portion) structured and arranged to pass an RF signal through the first RF signal wave receiving portion, the second RF signal wave receiving portion, and the third RF signal wave receiving portion of the press sleeve body and the angled body;
a press sleeve dielectric 48 (i.e. a first insulating portion) structured and arranged to hold a first portion of the bent contact in the first RF signal wave receiving portion of the press sleeve body;
a plug dielectric 50 (i.e. a second insulating portion) structured and arranged to hold a second portion of the bent contact in the second RF signal wave receiving portion of the angled body;
outer contact 56 and surface 90 of press sleeve body 44 (i.e. an RF signal wave blocking portion) structured and arranged to block an RF signal wave in the first RF signal wave receiving portion of the angled body;
wherein the first RF signal wave receiving portion is structured and arranged to be disposed at an angle relative to the second RF signal wave receiving portion;
wherein the bent contact includes a first conductive portion at least partially disposed in the first RF signal wave receiving portion of the press sleeve body and a second conductive portion at least partially disposed in the second RF signal wave receiving portion of the angled body ; wherein the bent contact is structured and arranged to include a bend at the third RF signal wave receiving portion of the angled body;
wherein the RF signal wave blocking portion includes outer contact 56 (i.e. a first RF signal wave blocking portion ) between the first RF signal wave receiving portion and the third RF receiving portion that is structured and arranged to block a first RF signal wave in the first RF signal wave receiving portion from entering the third RF signal wave receiving portion and a surface 90 of plug sleeve body (i.e. a second RF signal wave blocking portion) between the second RF signal wave receiving portion and the third RF receiving portion that is structured and arranged to block a second RF signal wave in the second RF signal wave receiving portion from entering the third RF signal wave receiving portion;( Materials for the various components may be chosen from among a wide range of suitable materials. In one example, angled body 46, press sleeve body 44, intermediate outer contact 56 and coupling nut 116 may be formed of passivated stainless steel (such as by machining or casting), bent contact 52 and plug contact 54 may be manufactured of beryllium-copper or phosphor-bronze and then gold plated. Column 7, lines 10-21 )
and the angled coaxial cable is structure and arranged to provide RF signal at frequencies of 1.3 GHz (column 5; line 61- column 6; line 4) and greater by positioning the outer contact (column 7; lines 36-16) and the surface of plug sleeve body ( the surface of the plug sleeve body would inherently block signals) to block the first RF signal wave and the second RF signal wave from interfering with one another so as to reduce potential noise when a signal changes direction at the bend of the bent contact. (per claim 28, 33-37, 43-47, 51, 53)
With regards to claims 29, 38 and 48, first RF signal wave receiving portion is structured and arranged to be disposed at a ninety degree angle relative to the second RF signal wave receiving portion.
With regards to claims 30, 39 and 49, the housing portion includes press sleeve body (i.e. a first portion) that is structured and arranged to define the first RF signal wave receiving portion and angled body (i.e. a second portion) that is structured and arrange to define the second RF signal wave receiving portion.
With regards to claims 31, 40 and 50, the angled body is structured and arranged to be electrically coupled with an interface port and the press sleeve body structured and arranged to be electrically coupled with a coaxial cable connector.
With regards to claims 32, 41 and 52, the outer contact and the surface are structured and arranged to block the first RF signal wave and the second RF signal wave from interfering with one another so as to reduce potential noise when a signal changes direction at the bend of the conductive element such that the adapter can provide an enhanced RF signal at frequencies of 3GHz and greater.
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May 31, 2026
/K.E.G/Examiner, Art Unit 2843
/ANDREA LINDGREN BALTZELL/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2843
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