CTNF 18/418,763 CTNF 88778 DETAILED ACTION Examiner’s Notes 07-03-aia AIA 15-10-aia The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. Election/Restrictions 08-25-02 Applicant's election of Group I corresponding to claims 1-19 in the reply on 03/19/2026 is acknowledged. Because applicant did not distinctly and specifically point out the supposed errors in the restriction requirement, the election has been treated as an election without traverse (MPEP § 818.01(a)). Claim 20 is withdrawn from further consideration pursuant to 37 CFR 1.142(b), as being drawn to nonelected Group, there being no allowable generic or linking claim. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112 07-30-02 AIA The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112: (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. 07-34-01 AIA Claim s 1-19 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 pre-AIA the applicant regards as the invention. Claim 1 recites “the set exposure time” in line 1. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. For the purpose of this office action, the recitation will be treated as if it recites “the exposure time”. All claims which depend on clam 1 are rejected by virtue of dependency. Appropriate correction is required. Claim 2 recites “a reverse bias voltage” in line 2. It is unclear whether the claimed “a reverse bias voltage” is identical to or a different feature from the claimed “a reverse bias voltage” in claim 1. For the purpose of office action, the recitation will be treated as if it recites “the reverse bias voltage”. Appropriate correction is required. Claim 16 recites “EV” in line 2 and in line 3, respectively. It is unclear as to what Applicant intends the claimed “EV” to further limit. Appropriate correction is required. Claim 19 recites “the set exposure time” in line 5. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. For the purpose of this office action, the recitation will be treated as if it recites “the exposure time”. Appropriate correction is required. Contact Information Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to TAE-SIK KANG whose telephone number is 571-272-3190. The examiner can normally be reached on 9:00am – 5:00pm. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Matthew T. Martin can be reached on 571-270-7871. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of an application may be obtained from the Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system. Status information for published applications may be obtained from either Private PAIR or Public PAIR. Status information for unpublished applications is available through Private PAIR only. For more information about the PAIR system, see http://pair-direct.uspto.gov. Should you have questions on access to the Private PAIR system, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative or access to the automated information system, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /TAE-SIK KANG/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1728 Application/Control Number: 18/418,763 Page 2 Art Unit: 1728 Application/Control Number: 18/418,763 Page 3 Art Unit: 1728 Application/Control Number: 18/418,763 Page 4 Art Unit: 1728
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