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 .
Election/Restrictions
Applicant's election with traverse of claims 1-19 in the reply filed on 7/8/2025 is acknowledged. The traversal is on the ground(s) that there is no indication the claims fall into different separate classification. This is not found persuasive because classes include subclasses and the claims are clearly identified as a golf club head and method of using the club head which is distinct. The searches for golf club heads and a method of using the device are different.
The requirement is still deemed proper and is therefore made FINAL.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
Claims 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 applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention. Claim 1, where is the spring-loaded surface? The cover of the weight is not clearly claimed as part of the invention. The tool opening is not claimed as part of the invention. Claim 3, the tool is not claimed as part of the invention. The spring-loaded surface is not claimed as part of the invention. What is the difference among the spring-loaded surface, plunger, and spring-loaded plunger [0031]? The locking ball is not claimed as part of the invention. Claim 5 are the plurality of opening and the plurality of weights in addition to the opening and weight in the base claim? Claim 8, the spring-loaded surface is not claimed as part of the invention. What is the difference among the spring-loaded surface, plunger, and spring-loaded plunger [0031]? Where is the finger in the figures? The tool is not claimed as part of the invention. Where is the recess space located? Claim 9, the post 7 does not appear to extend into the opening at the center according to figures 1 and 5, screw 4 is at the center. Where is the ball housing? Claim 11, are the two openings in addition to the opening in the base claim? Claim 12, the tool is not claimed as part of the invention. Claims 14-17, where is the spring-loaded surface? The cover of the weight is not clearly claimed as part of the invention. The tool opening is not claimed as part of the invention. Claim 19, the spring-loaded surface is not claimed as part of the invention. What is the difference among the spring-loaded surface, plunger, and spring-loaded plunger [0031]? Where is the finger in the figures? The tool is not claimed as part of the invention. Where is the recess space located? The post 7 does not appear to extend into the opening at the center according to figures 1 and 5, screw 4 is at the center. Where is the ball housing? The location of the flared distal end of the post 7 in relation to the opening in the club head is not clear.
Conclusion
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/RAEANN GORDEN/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3711
September 29, 2025