CTNF 18/610,755 CTNF 77090 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. Specification 06-11 AIA The title of the invention is not descriptive. A new title is required that is clearly indicative of the invention to which the claims are directed. 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 1-2 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102( a)(1 ) as being anticipated by Okamura et al. (7,507,125) . Regarding claim 1 , Okamura et al. disclose a connector, comprising: a terminal module including a communication cable (28, Fig. 3) having a pair of signal wires (28d) embedded in an insulating sheath (22 and 28a), tip regions of the pair of signal wires extending as wire exposed portions (pointed at 28d, Fig. 3) from a tip surface (FIGURE A below (from Fig. 3)) of the sheath, and a terminal holding member (12, Fig. 4) for accommodating a pair of terminal fittings (11, Fig. 3) individually fixed to a pair of the wire exposed portions, the wire exposed portions being drawn out from wire draw-out openings (123a, Fig. 3) of the terminal holding member; and a housing (15 and 16, Fig. 1) for accommodating a tip region of the communication cable and the terminal holding member accommodating the pair of terminal fittings (Fig. 3), the housing being formed with a stopper (FIGURE A below) for restricting the tip surface of the sheath from approaching the wire draw-out openings. PNG media_image1.png 332 496 media_image1.png Greyscale Regarding claim 2 , FIGURE A above shows the tip surface of the sheath butts against the stopper . Allowable Subject Matter 12-151-08 AIA 07-43 12-51-08 Claim s 3-6 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 Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to THANH TAM T LE whose telephone number is (571)272-2094. The examiner can normally be reached 9AM-6PM . Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Abdul Riyami can be reached at 571-270-3119 . The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in DOCX format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /THANH TAM T LE/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2831 06/11/26 thanh-tam.le@uspto.gov Application/Control Number: 18/610,755 Page 2 Art Unit: 2831 Application/Control Number: 18/610,755 Page 3 Art Unit: 2831 Application/Control Number: 18/610,755 Page 4 Art Unit: 2831
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