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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 § 102
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 (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) 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.
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) 1-3 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a1) as being anticipated by Zhu 8413958.
Zhu discloses the claimed invention as recited in the claims as shown below:
A vehicle part support assembly comprising:
1.
a frame 12;
a jack 21 supported on the frame that moves a ram (the second bar in 21 that attaches to 231);
a platform support 231 & 232 that contacts the ram; and
a platform 4 that is connected to the platform support so that movement of the ram adjusts a height of the platform.
2. The vehicle part support assembly of claim 1, wherein the frame is connected to a
plurality of wheels 14 to move the vehicle part support assembly from a first location to a
second location.
3. The vehicle part support assembly of claim 1, wherein the frame is connected to a
handle support 3 that is connected to a handle 31.
Claim(s) 1-3, 6-8, and 10 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a1) as being anticipated by Bell et al 2020/0017239 A1.
Bell et al disclose the claimed invention as recited in the claims as shown below:
A vehicle part support assembly comprising:
1.
a frame 14;
a jack 1000 supported on the frame that moves a ram 2000;
a platform support 24 that contacts the ram; and
a platform 12 that is connected to the platform support so that movement of the ram
adjusts a height of the platform.
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2. The vehicle part support assembly of claim 1, wherein the frame is connected to a
plurality of wheels 34 to move the vehicle part support assembly from a first location to a
second location.
3. The vehicle part support assembly of claim 1, wherein the frame is connected to a
handle support 42 that is connected to a handle 138.
6. The vehicle part support assembly of claim 1, wherein the platform support has a first
end that is rotatably connected to a first intermediate member and a second
intermediate member (23 has a first and second member) that are each connected to the frame.
7. The vehicle part support assembly of claim 6, wherein the platform support has a
second end that is opposite the first end that is rotatably connected to the platform. The intermediate member rotates
8. The vehicle part support assembly of claim 7, wherein the first intermediate member
and the second intermediate member are connected by a cross member 80, and wherein
the cross member is connected to a handle support that is connected to a handle.
10. The vehicle part support assembly of claim 1, wherein the platform is supported by a
platform bar that is connected to a pair of platform supports 40 that connect to a support
bar.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 4-6, 9, and 11 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. The 892 form discloses prior art being made of record.
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LEE D. WILSON
Examiner
Art Unit 3723
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/LEE D WILSON/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3723 February 10, 2026