CTNF 18/570,752 CTNF 78673 DETAILED ACTION Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status 07-03-aia AIA 15-10-aia 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 § 102 07-07-aia AIA 07-07 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 – 07-08-aia AIA (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. 07-15 AIA Claim s 1-8 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102( a)(1 ) as being anticipated by JP 2019024811 (herein after JP 811) . Regarding claim 1, JP 811 discloses a space cleaning device comprising: an electrolysis tank that stores water and electrolyzed water (fig. 1-5; water supply unit 15, water reservoir 14 provide a tank that stores water and electrolyzed water); an electrolysis accelerator inputter (electrolysis promoting tablet insertion unit 18 which adds accelerator tablets to the water) that inputs an electrolysis accelerator into the electrolysis tank; an electrolyzed water generator (electrolyzed water generating unit 5 inludes a storage unit 13, electrolysis unit 17) that generates the electrolyzed water by electrolyzing the water into which the electrolysis accelerator is input; a cleaner that brings the electrolyzed water generated by the electrolyzed water generator into contact with air sucked from an intake port (air passage 8 comes into contact with the electrolyzed water generator 5); an input instruction unit (control unit 30 controls the addition of the electrolysis promoting tablet insertion unit 18) that instructs the electrolysis accelerator inputter to input the electrolysis accelerator (this limitation provides process limitation which do not further structurally limit the instant claim. Applicant should claim “processor program” or “controller programed” language in order to positive recite the process limitation in a device claim); an input detector (energization count unit 33 which is connected to the control unit 30 controls all aspects of the invention, which includes detection of the accelerator by the accelerator inputter by the energization count unit 33) that detects input of the electrolysis accelerator by the electrolysis accelerator inputter (this limitation provides process limitation which do not further structurally limit the instant claim. Applicant should claim “processor program” or “controller programed” language in order to positive recite the process limitation in a device claim); a non-input detection number counter (drought counting unit 34) that counts a non-input detection number that is a number of times the input detector has not detected input of the electrolysis accelerator even after the input instruction unit has instructed the input of the electrolysis accelerator (this limitation provides process limitation which do not further structurally limit the instant claim. Applicant should claim “processor program” or “controller programed” language in order to positive recite the process limitation in a device claim); and an electric conduction setting determiner (conductivity comparistion unit 40) that determines electric conduction setting for electrolysis in the electrolyzed water generator based on the non-input detection number counted by the non-input detection number counter (this limitation provides process limitation which do not further structurally limit the instant claim. Applicant should claim “processor program” or “controller programed” language in order to positive recite the process limitation in a device claim). Regarding claim 2, the space cleaning device according to Claim 1, wherein the input instruction unit instructs the electrolysis accelerator inputter to input the electrolysis accelerator until the input detector detects the input of the electrolysis accelerator (this limitation provides process limitation which do not further structurally limit the instant claim. Applicant should claim “processor program” or “controller programed” language in order to positive recite the process limitation in a device claim), and the electrolyzed water generator generates the electrolyzed water by the electric conduction setting after the input detector detects the input of the electrolysis accelerator (this limitation does not further structurally limit the instant claim. The electrolyzed water generator is structurally capable of performing the above functional limitation). Regarding claim 3, the space cleaning device according to Claim 1, wherein the electric conduction setting includes setting of an electric conduction time in the electrolyzed water generator, and the electric conduction setting determiner shortens the electric conduction time as the non-input detection number increases (this limitation provides process limitation which do not further structurally limit the instant claim. Applicant should claim “processor program” or “controller programed” language in order to positive recite the process limitation in a device claim). Regarding claim 4, the space cleaning device according claim 1, wherein the electric conduction setting includes setting of an electric conduction current value in the electrolyzed water generator, and the electric conduction setting determiner decreases the electric conduction current value as the non-input detection number increases (this limitation provides process limitation which do not further structurally limit the instant claim. Applicant should claim “processor program” or “controller programed” language in order to positive recite the process limitation in a device claim). Regarding claim 5, the space cleaning device according to claim1, wherein the electric conduction setting includes setting of an electric conduction voltage value in the electrolyzed water generator, and the electric conduction setting determiner decreases the electric conduction voltage value as the non-input detection number increases (this limitation provides process limitation which do not further structurally limit the instant claim. Applicant should claim “processor program” or “controller programed” language in order to positive recite the process limitation in a device claim). Regarding claim 6, the space cleaning device according to claim1, wherein the input instruction unit does not instruct the input of the electrolysis accelerator by the electrolysis accelerator inputter when the non- input detection number becomes equal to or greater than a threshold (this limitation provides process limitation which do not further structurally limit the instant claim. Applicant should claim “processor program” or “controller programed” language in order to positive recite the process limitation in a device claim). Regarding claim 7, the space cleaning device according to claim 6, further comprising a notifier (control unit sends a signal to the electrolysis accelerator) that notifies an input error by the electrolysis accelerator inputter when the non-input detection number becomes equal to or greater than the threshold (this limitation provides process limitation which do not further structurally limit the instant claim. Applicant should claim “processor program” or “controller programed” language in order to positive recite the process limitation in a device claim). Regarding claim 8, the space cleaning device according to claim1, further comprising: a controller (control unit 30 controls all aspects the device) that controls operation of the space cleaning device; and a storage that stores control content currently in execution by the controller, wherein the controller controls the space cleaning device based on the control content currently in execution stored in the storage when a power supply is restored after the power supply has been shut off in the space cleaning device (see first embodiment which details the full operation of the space cleaning device). Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to SAMUEL P SIEFKE whose telephone number is (571)272-1262. The examiner can normally be reached Monday-Friday 8-5. Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. 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If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /SAMUEL P SIEFKE/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1758 Application/Control Number: 18/570,752 Page 2 Art Unit: 1758 Application/Control Number: 18/570,752 Page 3 Art Unit: 1758 Application/Control Number: 18/570,752 Page 4 Art Unit: 1758 Application/Control Number: 18/570,752 Page 5 Art Unit: 1758 Application/Control Number: 18/570,752 Page 6 Art Unit: 1758 Application/Control Number: 18/570,752 Page 7 Art Unit: 1758
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