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 Objections
Claim 3 and 5-6 are objected to because of the following informalities:
Claim 3, line 5, “the mold-replacing elastic member” should read --the mold-replacing elastic members--.
Claim 5, lines 2-3, “a upper replacing component and lower replacing component” should read --an upper replacing component and a lower replacing component--.
Claim 6, lines 6-7, “top of the second clamping handle” should read --the top of the second clamping handle--.
Appropriate correction is required.
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 applicant regards as his invention.
Claims 2-6 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 2 recites “the sliding grooves are disposed on both sides of the mold-replacing block”. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 3 is rejected due to dependency on claim 2.
Claim 4 recites “the first mold-replacing block end abuts the ends of the upper cavity module and the lower cavity module”. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Because ends of the upper and lower cavity modules are not previously introduced. Therefore this limitation should read --the first mold-replacing block end abuts of the upper cavity module and the lower cavity module--.
Claim 5 is rejected due to dependency on claim 4.
Claim 6 is recites the limitation “the pivot member” in line 6. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. It is not clear if “the pivot member” is referring to “first pivot member” earlier recited in claim 1 or is different. For the purpose of this examination and based on specification and drawings they are interpreted to be the same and “the pivot member” is interpreted to be --the first pivot member--.
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.
Claim 1 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102 (a)(1) as being anticipated by Holland-Moritz et al. (US 11469576 B2) hereinafter Holland.
Regarding claim 1, Holland teaches (reproduced and annotated Figs. below) a cavity mold-replacing structure of a parallel crimping plier, including: a first crimping component, having a first clamping handle (4) and a crimping portion disposed on top of the first clamping handle; wherein the crimping portion has an internal space (space inside 2, 3) and a crimping opening communicated to the internal space; a second crimping component, having a second clamping handle (5) and a first pivot member (16), one end of the second clamping handle (upper end) is pivot with the internal space of the crimping portion and top of the second clamping handle is pivot (at A) with one end of the first pivot member; a mold-pressing component, disposed in the internal space of the crimping portion and including an upper mold-pressing member (2) and a lower mold-pressing member; wherein the upper mold-pressing member is fixed at top of the crimping opening, and the lower mold-pressing member (17) is pivot with the other end of the first pivot member and movably (rotation movement) disposed below the crimping opening; and a mold-replacing component (component which 30 and 40 are part of it), having a mold-replacing block (pull rod 30) disposed in the internal space of the crimping portion (at least one end of 30 is inserted into the internal space), and the mold-replacing block can be moved (compare Figs. 6-10).
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Claim 1 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102 (a)(1) as being anticipated by Beetz et al. (US 5913933 A) hereinafter Beetz.
Regarding claim 1, Beetz teaches (reproduced and annotated Figs. below) a cavity mold-replacing structure of a parallel crimping plier, including: a first crimping component, having a first clamping handle and a crimping portion disposed on top of the first clamping handle; wherein the crimping portion has an internal space (space between 2 and 3) and a crimping opening communicated to the internal space; a second crimping component, having a second clamping handle and a first pivot member (connection link 35), one end of the second clamping handle is pivot with the internal space of the crimping portion and top of the second clamping handle is pivot with one end of the first pivot member (at A); a mold-pressing component, disposed in the internal space of the crimping portion and including an upper mold-pressing member (20) and a lower mold-pressing member (26); wherein the upper mold-pressing member is fixed at top of the crimping opening (by bolts 18, 19), and the lower mold-pressing member is pivot (at 22) with the other end of the first pivot member and movably disposed below the crimping opening; and a mold-replacing component (bolts 18, 19, 28, 29), having a mold-replacing block (any one of the bolts 18, 19, 28, 29 can be interpreted to be the block/cylindrical block) disposed in the internal space of the crimping portion (part of the bolts are located inside the internal space by passing through it), and the mold-replacing block can be moved (bolts are removable for replacement of the dies).
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Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 7-10 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Claims 2-6 would be allowable if rewritten to overcome the rejection(s) under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), 2nd paragraph, set forth in this Office action and to include all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Conclusion
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MAHDI H. NEJAD
Examiner
Art Unit 3723
/MAHDI H NEJAD/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3723