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 .
35 U.S.C. 112(b) Rejection
Claims 2-4,6,7 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.
As to claim 2, “experimental platform” (line 7) is confusing, as it’s not clear how the platform is “experimental”. As the platform is “experimental”, there is nothing that defines what the so-called experiment is that defines the platform? Is it the drag test as a whole that is used in an experiment?
As to claim 6, “a regular geometric shape” (italics added, line 2) is indefinite. What might the difference be between a regular and irregular geometric shape?
Prior Art Cited (not applied)
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
GU et al CN 108982059 teach a device to test/simulate fluid friction drag/resistance of a deformable wall, a pressure sensor 95 of which provides a measure of resistance. However, there is no suggestions of a second fluid line that provides jet implementation per Applicant’s claim 1.
Liu et al CN 109556824 teach a device to measure air drag by varying the physical path which a particle travels down. However, there is no suggestion of a second fluid line that provides jets per Applicant’s claim 1.
Gu et al CN 108844714 teach smooth surface drag testing by changing the curvature of a test surface. However, there is no suggestions of a second fluid line that provides jet implementation per Applicant’s claim 1.
Tang et al CN 109115459 teach measuring draft characteristics of a rotating airfoil.
Conclusion
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/ROBERT R RAEVIS/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2855