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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 1-15 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 recites the limitation “ the frequency domain” in lines 12 and 14. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 3 recites the limitation “the operational frequency band” in lines 12 and 14. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claims 5 and 6 recites the limitation “the cross-sectional shape” in lines 2 and 4 of claim 5 and line 2 of claim 6. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 8 recites the limitation “the RF performance” in lines 2. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
Beis EP 0854532 A2 titled “ Frequency diplexer”.
Bunin RU23613351 C1 titled “Diplexer”.
Milroy et al US Patent 10,707,550 titled “ High Q dispersion compensated parallel plate diplexer”
Schuegraf DE 2912650 A titled “Adjustable microwave frequency band separator has capacitors narrowing bandwidth in blocking waveguide junction with H bend.
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December 17, 2025
/K.E.G/Examiner, Art Unit 2843
/ANDREA LINDGREN BALTZELL/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2843
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