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 § 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 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.
Regarding claim 19, the subject-matter is defined as a display device (suitable) for (use in) a vehicle; “a fail portion of a cross-vehicle beam in the vehicle” (lines 3-4); and “an opening of the cross-vehicle beam” (line 5) cites vehicle structure.
It appears therefore that claim 19 does not only set forth features of a display device of a vehicle for which the device is for use, but instead defines the relationship of the display device to some elements of the vehicle which are external features and are themselves not within the scope of protection of the claim, thus rendering claim 19 unclear.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-18 and 20 are allowed.
Claims 19 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 following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter:
Regarding claim 1, ES 2915057 B2 (cited by applicant) discloses
an assembly for a vehicle (as shown in Figure 1), the assembly comprising:
a cross-vehicle beam (structural element 411 as shown in Figure 4) including
a first fail portion, wherein a first notch is formed in the first fail portion (the notch in the C-shaped side guide channels 412 as shown in Figure 4), and a display device (multimedia monitor 111 as shown in Figure 1) mounted to the
cross-vehicle beam using the first failed portion, the display device having a first arm (the rear body 212 presents, in plain view, a U-shape formed by two lateral support arms 216; the retaining device 211 is capable of supporting the multimedia monitor in the mounting position, if the lateral guide bodies 218 are inserted inside the C-shaped channel 412; in addition, the C-shaped lateral guide channels 412 serve as centering means for the correct positioning of the multimedia monitor 111 on the motor vehicle in the final mounting position).
Claim 1 differs from ES 2915057 B2 in that said fail portion comprises a first pocket having a first opening that faces substantially rearward in the vehicle; and said arm is configured to extend through the first opening, the first arm having a first cutout configured to engage with the first opening in response to failure of at least the first fail portion.
Regarding claim 19, ES 2915057 B2 (cited by applicant) discloses
a display device (multimedia monitor 111 as shown in Figure 1) for a vehicle
(as shown in Figure 1), the display device (multimedia monitor 111 as shown in Figure 1) comprising: a housing (multimedia monitor 111 area around the display screen as show in Figure 1) having a display (multimedia monitor 111 display screen as shown in Figure 1), the housing (multimedia monitor 111 area around the display screen as show in Figure 1) defining: a mount configured for mounting the display device (multimedia monitor 111 as shown in Figure 1) to a fail portion (the notch in the C-shaped side guide channels 412 as shown in Figure 4) of a cross-vehicle beam (structural element 411 as shown in Figure 4) in the vehicle.
Claim 19 differs from ES 2915057 B2 in that an arm to extend through an opening of the cross-vehicle beam, the arm having a cutout configured to engage with the opening in response to the fail portion failing.
Regarding claim 20, ES 2915057 B2 (cited by applicant) discloses
a vehicle (as shown in Figure 1) comprising: a vehicle body (as shown in Figure 1); a cross-vehicle beam (structural structure 411 as shown in Figure 4) mounted to the vehicle body (as shown in Figure 1) in a transverse direction,
the cross-vehicle beam (structural structure 411 as shown in Figure 4) including i) a fail portion, wherein a notch is formed in the fail portion (the notch in the
C-shaped side guide channels 412 as shown in Figure 4), and the display device (multimedia monitor 111 as shown in Figure 1) having an arm (the rear body 212 presents, in plain view, a U-shape formed by two lateral support arms 216; the retaining device 211 is capable of supporting the multimedia monitor in the mounting position, if the lateral guide bodies 218 are inserted inside the
C-shaped channel 412; in addition, the C-shaped lateral guide channels 412 serve as centering means for the correct positioning of the multimedia monitor 111 on the motor vehicle in the final mounting position).
Claim 20 differs from ES 2915057 B2 in that said fail portion comprises
a first pocket having a first opening that faces substantially rearward in the vehicle; and said arm is configured to extend through the first opening, the first arm having a first cutout configured to engage with the first opening in response to failure of at least the first fail portion.
Prior Art
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant’s disclosure.
DE 202020100757 U1 discloses the assembly has a display screen which is positioned in a housing. The housing includes first and second protrusions. A first bracket is coupled to the vehicle cross structure; a second bracket is coupled to the first bracket and to the first and second protrusions of the housing; the second bracket is coupled to the vehicle cross structure; the second bracket is coupled to a lower surface of the first bracket; the second bracket is coupled to a portion of the first bracket located in the rear of the vehicle.
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/Lori Lyjak/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3612