DETAILED ACTION
Specification
The disclosure is objected to because of the following informalities:
In paragraph [0014] of the instant specification, the phrase “chemical vapor disposition” should be “chemical vapor deposition”
The recitation of the unit “rap/min” throughout the specification ([0015], [0016], [0018] and examples) appears to be rotational speed (revolutions per minute) but is not a standard unit designation. Revolutions per minute should be indicated as “rpm” or “r/min.”
Appropriate correction is required.
Claim Objections
The following claims are objected to because informalities:
Claim 1: In step (3) “and keeping stirring” should be “and continue stirring”
Claim 13: “100-1000 meshes” should be “100-1000 mesh.”
Claims 13, 14 and 16: the unit “rap/min” is an incorrect unit for revolutions per minute. It should be “rpm” or “r/min.”
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 11-20 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 11:
In part (b) the recitation “the harmful gas to flow forward in a single direction” is indefinite because there is no defined reference direction. It is taken that the gas flows sequentially from the flow meter to the gas-generating bottle then to the buffer bottle.
In part (d) the recitation “connecting a particle to a back of the after-filtering bottle” is indefinite because “back” lacks an objective boundary.
In step (1) the phrase “chitosan/bamboo” can be interpreted as chitosan AND/OR bamboo. It should be clear that “chitosan/bamboo” is chitosan and bamboo. The Examiner recommends amending to “chitosan-bamboo”
In step (3) “the recitation “a solution obtained in step (2)” lacks antecedent basis. From the spec, step (2) starts with the chitosan/bamboo activated carbon suspension from step (1), adds glacial acetic acid, then stirs until the chitosan dissolves then is carried to step (3). Thus, “a solution obtained in step (2)” should be “the solution obtained in step (2).”
In step (4) the recitation “freeze the liquid in shape, and then freeze-drying the liquid with a vacuum freeze dryer” is unclear. Freezing the liquid in shape indicates a solid is formed thus it unclear what liquid will be taken to the vacuum freeze dryer. Step (4) is taken to mean “freezing the liquid obtained in step (3) and subsequently freeze-drying the frozen liquid with a vacuum freeze dryer.”
Claim 18:
The step (5) indicates an improper dependency on claim 11. Claim 12 introduces step (5) thus, claim 18 should depend on claim 12 not 11. Claim 18 recites further limitations to step (5) which was first introduced in claim 12.
Claims 12-20 are rejected under 112 by virtue of their dependency on claim 11.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 11-20 would be allowable if rewritten or amended 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.
The closest prior art is Huo et al. CN 112742355 who teaches a chitosan-based composite gas gel adsorption material and preparation method comprising chemical crosslinking, material composite and freeze-drying methods. The method of making the filter comprises:
1) dissolving the chitosan in acetic acid solution; fully stirring and filtering to obtain chitosan solution; adding material with multi-active adsorption group; fully stirring and then filtering again; adding reinforced material in the obtained solution; mixing uniformly to obtain the mixed solution;
(2) gradually dropping the mixed solution into the alkali solution at a flow rate of 0.5 to 3 ml/min and a height of 3 to 15cm, obtaining chitosan composite hydrogel microsphere, stirring for 6 to 12h to make the chitosan composite hydrogel micro-bead fully solidify, washing;
(3) adding the chitosan composite hydrogel microsphere after curing into the cross-linking agent water solution, 25 to 50°C constant temperature crosslinking reaction for 1 to 4h, washing to obtain cross-linked chitosan hydrogel microsphere;
(4) putting the cross-linked chitosan hydrogel microsphere in liquid nitrogen to freeze for 1-5min, freezing and drying to obtain chitosan-based composite aerogel micro-bead heavy metal ion adsorption material. (See Huo top of page 3).
However, the prior art does not teach or suggest the claimed invention as a whole including forming a chitosan-bamboo activated carbon suspension composite aerogel as the filter used in the recited adsorbing system having the gas generating bottle, buffer bottle, after-filtering bottle and particle counter to evaluate adsorption efficiency.
Conclusion
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/SHARON PREGLER/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1772
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