DETAILED ACTION
Applicant’s amendment submitted on April 28, 2026 (“amendment”) in response to the Office action (OA) mailed on January 28, 2026 (“previous OA”) have been fully considered.
In view of the amendment, the objection to claim 3 as set forth in the previous OA is withdrawn.
In view of cancellation of claim 10, the rejection of this claim under 35 USC 112(b) as set forth in the previous OA is moot.
In view of the amendment, the rejection of claims 1-4, 6-10, 12, and 14 under 35 USC 102/103 over Wensley et al. (US 20040241550A1) and as evidenced by (a) an article “Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations for Selected Airborne Contaminants: Volume 3 (1996)” from National Academy of Science (“article”), (b) Technical Datasheet “Isopropyl Alcohol” from Shell Chemicals (“Datasheet”), AND (c) Technical Datasheet “Acetone” from Shell Chemicals (“Technical datasheet”), is withdrawn. Wensley does not teach or suggest “wherein solubility of the resin component at 25°C in 100 g of a mixed solvent of the first solvent and the second solvent at a weight ratio of 5:5 is 20 g or more.” See also pages 12-13 of the amendment.
In view of the amendment, the rejection of claims 1-16 under 35 USC 102/103 over EA019608 B1 (“EA608B1”) as set forth in the previous OA is withdrawn. The examiner submits that EA608B1 relates to medicine and specifically biologically active coating on metal and ceramic implants. As such, EA608B1 does not teach or suggest claimed device and an adhesive formed on the electrode assembly.
In view of the amendment, a new rejection under 35 USC 112(a) is introduced.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112(a):
(a) IN GENERAL.—The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor or joint inventor of carrying out the invention.
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112:
The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying out his invention.
Claims 1-9 and 11-16 rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor, or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention.
As to claim 1, this claim recites “A device comprising an electrode assembly and an adhesive formed on the electrode assembly”. This recitation is broader in scope than the disclosure in the specification such that it introduces new matter. The specification provides support to claim a specific type of device with specific structure in combination with adhesive.
Applicant points to paragraphs 0039-0040, and 0042 of the original specification for support. However, the examiner respectfully submits that the disclosure in the aforementioned paragraphs provides support to claim a specific device such as battery cell including an electrode assembly including a positive electrode and a negative electrode, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, a finishing material, and an adhesive composition on at least a portion of the finishing material. Accordingly, at present, specification does not provide to broadly claim a device as claimed.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
RU2215763 C1 discloses anticorrosion coating composition comprising trifluorochloroethylene with vinylidene fluoride as film former, and acetone and butyl acetate as solvent.
Coustier et al. (US 20020110732 A1) discloses battery cell fabrication process.
KR20190001215A discloses separator for secondary battery.
Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in this Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP § 706.07(a). Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE MONTHS from the mailing date of this action. In the event a first reply is filed within TWO MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is not mailed until after the end of the THREE-MONTH shortened statutory period, then the shortened statutory period will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and any nonprovisional extension fee (37 CFR 1.17(a)) pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a) will be calculated from the mailing date of the advisory action. In no event, however, will the statutory period for reply expire later than SIX MONTHS from the mailing date of this final action.
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/ANISH P DESAI/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1788
June 29, 2026
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