DETAILED ACTION 1. This office action is a response to an application filed 11 / 20 / 2023 . Claims 1-1 3 in the application are pending and currently being examined. Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status 2. The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. Priority 3. Receipt is acknowledged of papers submitted under 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d), which papers have been placed of record in the file. Information Disclosure Statement 4. The information disclosure statement s (IDS) submitted on 11/20/2023 & 01/08/2025 are being considered by the examiner. Claim Rejections 5 . 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 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. 6 . This application currently names joint inventors. In considering patentability of the claims the examiner presumes that the subject matter of the various claims was commonly owned as of the effective filing date of the claimed invention(s) absent any evidence to the contrary. Applicant is advised of the obligation under 37 CFR 1.56 to point out the inventor and effective filing dates of each claim that was not commonly owned as of the effective filing date of the later invention in order for the examiner to consider the applicability of 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(2)(C) for any potential 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) prior art against the later invention. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102 7 . 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. (a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention. 8 . Claims 1-1 3 are rejected under AIA 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Kang (US 2019/0341289 A1) hereinafter Kang (the terminology of the claims in the application is used, but the references of Kang are included between parentheses). As regards to claim 1, Kang discloses a slurry processing apparatus (abs; fig 1-12), comprising: a slurry mixing assembly (see fig 1 & [0060], 10+mixer) to mix a slurry ([0059]-[0063]; fig 1) ; a viscosity monitoring assembly (40) to monitor a viscosity parameter of the slurry in the slurry mixing assembly (see fig 1 & [0060], 10+mixer) ([0059]-[0063]; [0075]; [0089]; [0092]-[0093]; [0128]; [0131]; [0136]; fig 1) ; a controller (90), separately connected to the slurry mixing assembly (see fig 1 & [0060], 10+mixer) and the viscosity monitoring assembly (40), and configured to receive the viscosity parameter and control operation of the slurry mixing assembly (see fig 1 & [0060], 10+mixer) based on the viscosity parameter ([0059]-[0063]; [0075]; [0078]; [0080]-[0089]; [0092]-[0093]; [0105]-[0110]; [0128]; [0131]; [0136]; [0155]; fig 1-12) ; and a suction pump (30), wherein the suction pump (30) has an inlet (see fig 1), and the inlet (see fig 1) of the suction pump (30) is connected to the slurry mixing assembly (see fig 1 & [0060], 10+mixer) through a first pipe (see fig 1, pipe connecting 10 to 30) for sucking the slurry in the slurry mixing assembly (see fig 1 & [0060], 10+mixer) ([0059]-[0064]; [0075]; fig 1) . As regards to claim 2, Kang discloses a slurry processing apparatus (abs; fig 1-12) , wherein the viscosity monitoring assembly (40) is connected to the suction pump (30) and is configured to monitor a viscosity parameter of a slurry sucked by the suction pump (30) ([0009]; [0015]; [0024]; [0027]-[0028]; [0059]-[0063]; [0067]; [0075]; [0089]; [0091]-[0093]; [0112]; [0114]; [0118]; [0128]-[0131]; [0135]-[0136]; fig 1) . As regards to claim 3, Kang discloses a slurry processing apparatus (abs; fig 1-12) , wherein the suction pump (30) further has an outlet (see fig 1, connection from 30 to 26a) , and the outlet (see fig 1, connection from 30 to 26a) of the suction pump (30) is connected to the slurry mixing assembly (see fig 1 & [0060], 10+mixer) through a second pipe (21) ([0059]-[0070]; [0074]-[0075]; fig 1) . As regards to claim 4, Kang discloses a slurry processing apparatus (abs; fig 1-12) , wherein the viscosity monitoring assembly (40) is provided on the second pipe (21) ([0059]-[0063]; [0074]-[0075]; [0089]; [0092]-[0093]; [0128]; [0131]; [0136]; fig 1) . As regards to claim 5, Kang discloses a slurry processing apparatus (abs; fig 1-12) , wherein the slurry mixing assembly (see fig 1 & [0060], 10+mixer) has a top wall (see fig 1, top & right side of 10) , and an end of the second pipe (21) away from the outlet (see fig 1, connection from 30 to 26a) of the suction pump (30) is connected to the top wall of the slurry mixing assembly (see fig 1 & [0060], 10+mixer) via pipe (20) ([0059]-[0063]; [0074]-[0075]; [0089]; [0092]-[0093]; [0128]; [0131]; [0136]; fig 1) . As regards to claim 6, Kang discloses a slurry processing apparatus (abs; fig 1-12) , wherein the slurry processing apparatus further comprises: an output valve (60) , connected to the slurry mixing assembly (see fig 1 & [0060], 10+mixer) for outputting the slurry in the slurry mixing assembly (see fig 1 & [0060], 10+mixer) to the outside of the slurry processing apparatus ([0059]-[0063]; [0074]-[0075]; [0078]; [0081]; [0087]; [0089]; [0092]-[0096]; [0098]-[0099]; [0102]-[0104]; [0108]; [0128]; [0131]; [0136]; fig 1) . As regards to claim 7, Kang discloses a slurry processing apparatus (abs; fig 1-12) , wherein the controller (90) is further connected to the output valve (60) , and the controller (90) is further configured to control operation of the output valve (60) based on the viscosity parameter, so that the output valve (60) outputs the slurry in the slurry mixing assembly (see fig 1 & [0060], 10+mixer) to the outside of the slurry processing apparatus ([0059]-[0063]; [0075]; [0078]; [0080]-[0089]; [0092]-[0099]; [0102]-[0110]; [0128]; [0131]; [0136]; [0153]- [0155]; fig 1-12) . As regards to claim 8, Kang discloses a slurry processing apparatus (abs; fig 1-12) , wherein the suction pump (30) further has the outlet (see fig 1, connection from 30 to 26a) , and the output valve (60) is connected to the suction pump (30) (see fig 1) ; and the output valve (60) has a first connection position (see fig 1, inlet closed connection position) and a second connection position (see fig 1, outlet open connection position) , and when the output valve (60) is in the first connection position (see fig 1, inlet closed connection position) , the outlet (see fig 1, connection from 30 to 26a) of the suction pump (30) is connected to the slurry mixing assembly (see fig 1 & [0060], 10+mixer) through the output valve (60) , or when the output valve (60) is in the second connection position (see fig 1, outlet open connection position) , the outlet (see fig 1, connection from 30 to 26a) of the suction pump (30) communicates with the outside of the slurry processing apparatus through the output valve (60) ([0059]-[0063]; [0075]; [0078]; [0080]-[0089]; [0092]-[0099]; [0102]-[0110]; [0128]; [0131]; [0136]; [0153]-[0155]; fig 1-12) . As regards to claim 9, Kang discloses a slurry processing apparatus (abs; fig 1-12) , wherein the slurry mixing assembly (see fig 1 & [0060], 10+mixer) has a bottom wall (see fig 1, bottom of 10) , and an end of the first pipe (see fig 1, pipe connecting 10 to 30) away from the inlet (see fig 1) of the suction pump (30) is connected to the bottom wall (see fig 1, bottom of 10) of the slurry mixing assembly (see fig 1 & [0060], 10+mixer) ([0059]-[0064]; [0075]; fig 1) . As regards to claim 10, Kang discloses a slurry processing apparatus (abs; fig 1-12) , wherein the slurry mixing assembly (see fig 1 & [0060], 10+mixer) comprises: a stirring tank (10) , configured to accommodate a slurry, wherein the stirring tank (10) has an inlet (see fig 1 , inlet from 20 ); and a stirrer (see fig 1) , provided in the stirring tank (10) and configured to stir the slurry in the stirring tank (10) , wherein the viscosity monitoring assembly (40) is configured to monitor a viscosity parameter of the slurry in the stirring tank (10) , the controller (90) is electrically connected to the stirring tank (10) , and the controller (90) controls an opening of the inlet (see fig 1, inlet from 20) of the stirring tank (10) based on the viscosity parameter ([0059]-[0063]; [0075]; [0078]; [0080]-[0089]; [0092]-[0099]; [0102]-[0110]; [0128]; [0131]; [0136]; [0153]-[0155]; fig 1-12) . As regards to claim 11, Kang discloses a slurry processing apparatus (abs; fig 1-12) , wherein the controller (90) is further connected to the stirrer (see fig 1) , and the controller (90) is further configured to control operation of the stirrer (see fig 1) based on the viscosity parameter ([0059]-[0063]; [0075]; [0078]; [0080]-[0089]; [0092]-[0099]; [0102]-[0110]; [0128]; [0131]; [0136]; [0153]-[0155]; fig 1-12) . As regards to claim 12, Kang discloses a slurry processing apparatus (abs; fig 1-12) , wherein the slurry processing apparatus further comprises: a memory electrically connected to the controller (90), wherein the memory is configured to store the viscosity parameter ([0110]; [0155]; fig 1, 7) . As regards to claim 13, Kang discloses a battery processing device (abs; fig 1-12) , comprising: a slurry coating apparatus (70) ; and the slurry processing apparatus (see fig 1, everything minus 70) according to claim 1, wherein the slurry processing apparatus (see fig 1, everything minus 70) is connected to the slurry coating apparatus (70) ([0059]-[0076]; fig 1-12) . Conclusion 9. The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure: all references cited on the attached PTO-892 Notice of References Cited excluding the above relied upon references. 1 0. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to FILLIN "Examiner name" \* MERGEFORMAT Jethro M Pence whose telephone number is FILLIN "Phone number" \* MERGEFORMAT (571)270-7423 . The examiner can normally be reached FILLIN "Work Schedule?" \* MERGEFORMAT M-TH 8:00 A.M. - 6:30 P.M. . 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