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Application No. 18/457,408

MALE MASSAGER WITH TELESCOPIC ROTATING STRUCTURE

Non-Final OA §102
Filed
Aug 29, 2023
Examiner
PENG, BO JOSEPH
Art Unit
3797
Tech Center
3700 — Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing
Assignee
Unknown
OA Round
1 (Non-Final)
69%
Grant Probability
Favorable
1-2
OA Rounds
3y 7m
To Grant
79%
With Interview

Examiner Intelligence

Grants 69% — above average
69%
Career Allow Rate
525 granted / 756 resolved
-0.6% vs TC avg
Moderate +9% lift
Without
With
+9.2%
Interview Lift
resolved cases with interview
Typical timeline
3y 7m
Avg Prosecution
33 currently pending
Career history
789
Total Applications
across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101
7.9%
-32.1% vs TC avg
§103
40.5%
+0.5% vs TC avg
§102
16.9%
-23.1% vs TC avg
§112
27.9%
-12.1% vs TC avg
Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 756 resolved cases

Office Action

§102
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. 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(s) 1 and 9 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102 (a)(1) as being anticipated by Chen; Chin-Chen (US 6,632,185, hereinafter Chen ‘185) . In re claim 1, Chen ‘185 teaches a male massager with a telescopic rotating structure, comprising: a telescopic mechanism (disk 42, sliding bars 20 and transmission rod 30) , a rotating mechanism (gear 41) , a telescopic rotating shaft (rotating shaft 40) , and a massage component (col. 1, line 65-col.2 line 3) ; wherein, the telescopic mechanism drives the telescopic rotating shaft to extend and retract (rotation shaft 40) , and causes the massage component to perform a telescopic motion; wherein, the rotating mechanism drives the telescopic rotating shaft to rotate and causes the massage component to perform a rotation motion; wherein, the telescopic mechanism and the rotating mechanism respectively drive the telescopic rotating shaft to extend-and-retract and rotate, so that the massage component performs telescopic and rotational motions simultaneously (col. 3, lines 5-23) . In re claim 9, Chen ‘185 teaches wherein, the massage component comprises an outer frame (83) and an inner liner (81) detachably connected to the outer frame (col. 2, lines 60-67 , fig. 4 ) . Claim(s) 1 and 9 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102 (a)(1) as being anticipated by Jewell; Stephen (US 6,902,525, hereinafter Jewell ‘525) . In re claim 1, Jewell ‘525 teaches a male massager with a telescopic rotating structure, comprising: a telescopic mechanism ( col. 7, line 22-col. 8 line 4 ) , a rotating mechanism ( fig. 5, 10 ) , a telescopic rotating shaft ( shuttle 2 ) , and a massage component ( fig. 8, 21, 22, 20 ) ; wherein, the telescopic mechanism drives the telescopic rotating shaft to extend and retract ( col. 7, line 32-col. 8 line 30 ) , and causes the massage component to perform a telescopic motion; wherein, the rotating mechanism drives the telescopic rotating shaft to rotate and causes the massage component to perform a rotation motion; wherein, the telescopic mechanism and the rotating mechanism respectively drive the telescopic rotating shaft to extend-and-retract and rotate, so that the massage component performs telescopic and rotational motions simultaneously ( col. 7, line 32-col. 8 line 30 ) . In re claim 9, Jewell ‘525 teaches wherein, the massage component comprises an outer frame ( fig. 8, 21, 22 ) and an inner liner ( fig. 8, 20 ) detachably connected to the outer frame (col. 9, 8-29 ) . Allowable Subject Matter Claims 2- 8, 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. Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to FILLIN "Examiner name" \* MERGEFORMAT BO JOSEPH PENG whose telephone number is FILLIN "Phone number" \* MERGEFORMAT (571)270-1792 . The examiner can normally be reached FILLIN "Work Schedule?" \* MERGEFORMAT Monday thru Friday: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM EST . Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, FILLIN "SPE Name?" \* MERGEFORMAT ANNE M KOZAK can be reached at FILLIN "SPE Phone?" \* MERGEFORMAT (571) 270-0552 . The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in DOCX format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /BO JOSEPH PENG/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3797
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Prosecution Timeline

Aug 29, 2023
Application Filed
Mar 13, 2026
Non-Final Rejection — §102
Mar 30, 2026
Response Filed

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Prosecution Projections

1-2
Expected OA Rounds
69%
Grant Probability
79%
With Interview (+9.2%)
3y 7m
Median Time to Grant
Low
PTA Risk
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