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. Priority Receipt is acknowledged of certified copies of papers required by 37 CFR 1.55. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102 In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis ( i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status. 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. Claim(s) 1 , 2, 4 - 6 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) and 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Kricker et al. ( US 5,332,374 A, hereinafter Kricker of record ). As to claim 1, Kricker shows (FIG. 1 ) A liquid-cooled axial flux machine comprising: a rotating rotor 22 ; and a ring-shaped stator 44 arranged around an axis 2 0, the rotating rotor 22 and the ring-shaped stator 44 being arranged offset from each other substantially parallel to the axis 2 0, wherein the stator 44 is arranged in a first space of a housing 12,18 and the rotor 22 is arranged in a second space of the housing 12,18 , the first and second space being bounded by a separating disc 36 and fluidically separated from each other ( col.3: 3-21 ). As to claim 2/1, Kricker further shows (FIG. 1) the housing 12,18 has a pot-shaped first part 1 8 via which the first space is provided and a hollow cylindrical second part 12 via which the second space is provided, and wherein the separating disc 36 is placed on an end face on a circumferential edge of the first part 1 8 . As to claim 4/2/1, Kricker further shows (FIG. 1) the second part 12 frictionally rests on the end face of the circumferential edge via the separating disc 36 . As to claim 5/2/1, Kricker further shows (FIG. 1): the second part 12 encompasses the first part 18 on the circumferential side via a protrusion 12A . As to claim 6/2/1, Kricker further shows (FIG. 1) the first part has a collar 37 circumferential within the stator 44 and arranged concentrically to the axis 20 , via which the first space is bounded on an inside, wherein a fastening ring 39 is arranged in the second space attached to the collar 37 , and wherein the separating disc 36 is frictionally held between the collar 37 and the fastening ring 39 . Claim(s) 1 , 2, 7-10 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Chen (CN 112383193 A). As to claim 1, Chen shows (FIG. 1-7) A liquid-cooled axial flux machine comprising: a rotating rotor 3; and a ring-shaped stator 1 arranged around an axis 30, the rotating rotor 3 and the ring-shaped stator 1 being arranged offset from each other substantially parallel to the axis 30, wherein the stator 1 is arranged in a first space of a housing 14,50 and the rotor 3 is arranged in a second space of the housing 14 ,50 , the first and second space being bounded by a separating disc 19 and fluidically separated from each other (axis is center of shaft 30). As to claim 2/1, Chen further shows (FIG. 1-7) the housing 14,50 has a pot-shaped first part 14 via which the first space is provided and a hollow cylindrical second part 6 via which the second space is provided, and wherein the separating disc 19 is placed on an end face on a circumferential edge of the first part 14 . As to claim 7/1, Chen further shows (FIG. 4 , 9 ) the stator has a ring-shaped sheet metal package 15 arranged around the axis, which rests on an end face against the separating disc 19 and rests against the housing 14,50 such that the first space is divided into a first subspace surrounding the sheet metal package 15 and a second subspace within the sheet metal package 15 , and wherein the subspaces are fluidically connected to each other via cooling channels 15 c running through the sheet metal package 15 (stator core 15 formed with steel sheets para[0018]; oil path includes inner ring and outer ring channels and radial channels 15b through the stator core 15 para[0012] and FIG. 4 , 9 para[0031]; baffle 17 directs oil flow in stator core 15 through radial grooves 15b para[0032], [0036], [0043] ) . As to claim 8/7/1, Chen further shows (FIG. 4 , 9 ) each cooling channel 15 c merges into a stator groove of the sheet metal package 15 (FIG. 4 shows inner ring channel and outer ring channel fluidically joined by radial channels 15 c para[0032], [0036], [0043]) . As to claim 9/1, Chen further shows (FIG. 1) a ring-shaped second stator 2 arranged around the axis 30 and offset from the rotor 3 that is substantially parallel to the axis 30 , wherein the rotor 3 is located between the two stators 1,2 , wherein the second stator 2 is arranged in a third space of the housing 14,50 , and wherein the second space and the third space are bounded and fluidically separated from each other via a second separating disc 19 (para[0039] , cover plates 19 are shown for both stators 1,2 in FIG. 1 ) . As to claim 10/1, Chen further shows (FIG. 1-7) A motor vehicle comprising: a main drive comprising a liquid-cooled axial flux machine according to claim 1, and a cooling circuit fluidically connected to the first space (vehicle para [0002]; oil circuit FIG. 4, para [0043]) . Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103 In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis ( i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status. 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. 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. Claim(s) 3 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Chen (CN 112383193 A) in view of McKee et al. (US 6,034,465 A, hereinafter McKee of record). As to claim 3/2/1, Chen was discussed above except for a sealing ring is attached to the circumferential edge on the end face. McKee shows (FIG. 11) a sealing ring 145 is attached to the circumferential edge on the end face [of 118](col.9:10-19). It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the stator 1 of Chen to have a sealing ring 145 is attached to the circumferential edge on the end face as taught by McKee , for the advantageous benefit of providing a static seal for the stator 1 as taught by McKee ( col.9:10-19 ) which would prevent oil in the stator 1 from reaching the rotor 3 . Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to FILLIN "Examiner name" \* MERGEFORMAT ROBERT E MATES whose telephone number is FILLIN "Phone number" \* MERGEFORMAT (571)270-5293 . The examiner can normally be reached FILLIN "Work Schedule?" \* MERGEFORMAT M to F 12:00pm to 8pm . Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. 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