DETAILED ACTION Election Applicant’s election without traverse of Group I, claims 1-25, as well as Species A, in the reply filed on March 12, 2026, is acknowledged. Claim s 5-7, 9-14, and 22-30 are withdrawn from further consideration pursuant to 37 CFR 1.142(b) as being drawn to nonelected inventions, there being no allowable generic or linking claim. Specification In view of the outstanding election, t he title of the invention is no longer descriptive , and a new title is required that is clearly indicative of the invention to which the claims are directed. Drawings The drawings are objected to as failing to comply with 37 CFR 1.84(p)(4) because reference characters “136” and “138” have both been used to designate the intermediate accessory seat aperture in Figures 5 and 8, respectively . Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet” or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance. According to a second grounds, t he drawings are objected to as failing to comply with 37 CFR 1.84(p)(5) because they include the following reference character not mentioned in the description: 136 of Figure 5 . Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d), or amendment to the specification to add the reference character in the description in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(b) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet” or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance. According to a third grounds, t he drawings are objected to as failing to comply with 37 CFR 1.84(p)(4) because reference character “ 138 ” has been used to designate both the “intermediate accessory seat aperture” and the “intermediate accessory seat fastener pattern” in paragraph [0066] . Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet” or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance. Claim Objections Claim 21 is objected to for grammatical reasons. The fifth line of claim 21 reads, “a load lock arrangement…connected to [ sic ] back-end transfer module…” It seems an article, such as the , ought to be inserted between “to” and “back-end.” Separately, the fifth paragraph of claim 21 reads, “wherein the load lock body defines an upper chamber bounded by the upper plate member and member [ sic ] and the intermediate plate member.” The repeated term, “and member,” ought to be deleted. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102 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- 4, 8, and 21 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102 (a)(1) as being anticipated by Iwabuchi, US 2006/0245852 . Claim 1: Iwabuchi discloses a load lock arrangement (5) , comprising: A load lock body (21, 22) , having: An upper plate member (~101) defining an upper accessory seat (Fig. 3) ; An intermediate plate member spaced apart from the upper plate member and defining an intermediate accessory seat; A lower plate member (~61) separated from the upper plate member by the intermediate plate member and defining a lower accessory seat; An upper accessory seat blanking plate (111) fixed to the upper accessory seat [0044] ; An intermediate accessory seat blanking plate (112) fixed to the intermediate accessory seat; A lower accessory seat blanking plate (72) fixed to the lower accessory seat [0035] . To clarify the preceding designatory schema, the examiner has annotated Figure 3 of Iwabuchi: Claim 2: As shown by the Figure above, Iwabuchi’s upper accessory seat blanking plate (111) is fixed to the upper accessory seat, the intermediate accessory seat blanking plate (112) is fixed to the intermediate accessory seat, and the lower accessory seat blanking plate (72) is fixed to the lower accessory seat. Claim 3: Iwabuchi provides an upper actuator seat blanking plate (~125) fixed to an upper actuator seat [0046]. Claim 4: Iwabuchi provides a lower actuator seat blanking plate (~75) fixed to a lower actuator seat [0038]. Claim 8: Iwabuchi provides an evacuation/vent source (132) connected to the load lock body for purposes of venting [0049]. Claim 21: Iwabuchi embeds the load lock arrangement (5) of claim 1 within a semiconductor processing system, comprising: A process module (30) (Fig. 1); A back-end transfer module (32) connected to the process module (30) and housing a back-end substrate transfer robot (31) [0029]; Wherein the load lock arrangement (5) is connected to the back-end transfer module (32) and couples the process module (30) to an equipment front-end module (2) housing a front-end substrate transfer robot (1 4 ) [0027]; Wherein the load lock body defines an upper chamber bounded by the upper plate member and the intermediate plate member (Fig. 3); Wherein the load lock body defines a lower chamber bounded by the intermediate plate member and the lower plate member (Fig. 3); Wherein the front-end substrate transfer robot (14) and the back-end substrate transfer robot (31) are configured to transfer substrates between the equipment front-end module (2) and the process module (30) through the upper chamber and the lower chamber defined within the load lock body. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103 The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action: A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102 of this title, if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made. Claim s 15-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Iwabuchi in view of Kurita et al., US 2005/0095088 . Claim s 15 -16 , 18 -19 : Figure 3 of Iwabuchi depicts an upper chamber (102) compris ing a first upper set plate ( 110 ) arranged between the upper and intermediate accessory seats , as well as a lower chamber (62) comprising a first lower set plate (70) arranged between the intermediate and lower accessory seats [0034, 0043] . The reference, however, does not disclose a second set plate in either of the upper or lower chambers . In supplementation, Kurita depicts an analogous load lock body comprising upper (902) and lower (904) chambers, whereby each chamber contains first and second set plates oriented in a stacked arrangement to bear two substrates, respectively (Fig. 9). Kurita attests that this arrangement increases throughput [0008]. As Iwabuchi shares this desideratum, it would have been obvious to provide a second set plate since using a known technique to improve a similar device in the same way is within the scope of ordinary skill. Claims 17, 20: As shown by Figure 9 of Kurita, the first and second set plates are fixed relative to each other. Further, given that the set plates are vertically moveable, the upper set plate is proximate to an accessory seat in the first position and distal from the same seat in a second position. Conclusion The following prior art is made of record as being pertinent to A pplicant ’ s disclosure , yet is not formally relied upon : Asanuma et al., US 2009/0320948 . Asanuma describes a load lock arrangement (2) comprising a load lock body having upper and lower chambers divided by upper, intermediate, and lower plates, respectively (Fig. 2A). Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to FILLIN "Examiner name" \* MERGEFORMAT NATHAN K FORD whose telephone number is FILLIN "Phone number" \* MERGEFORMAT (571)270-1880 . The examiner can normally be reached on FILLIN "Work schedule?" \* MERGEFORMAT 11-7:30 PM . If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Parviz Hassanzadeh , can be reached at 571 272 1435. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571 273 8300. /N. K. F./ Examiner, Art Unit 1716 /KARLA A MOORE/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1716