DETAILED ACTION
Oath/Declaration
1. Oath and declaration filed on 4/4/2024 is accepted.
Information Disclosure Statement
2. The prior art documents submitted by application in the Information Disclosure Statement filed on 4/4/2024 and 8/1/2025 have all been considered and made of record ( note the attached copy of form PTO – 1449).
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
3. 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) 1-3,7-9,11-14 ,18 and 20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Henon et al (2019/0219823 A1).
Regarding claim 1, Henon et al discloses (refer to figures 3,4,7 and 8 ) a reflection device (20) of a Head Up Display (HUD), the reflection device comprising: a support rigidly fixed to a housing of the HUD (see figure 3 , a support under rotary rings (78) and (80) rigidly fixed to a housing (22)); a frame (rigid frame supporting the mirror , see figure 4, the leg 46 is attached to a frame supporting the mirror 40, ) rotatable about a first axis’; a reflection element (38) comprising: a first side fixed to the frame; and a second side that is reflective and opposite of the first side; and a plurality of rotary rings (78,80) configured to couple the support and the frame (paragraph 0025-paragraph 0028).
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Regarding claim 2, Henon et al discloses wherein the support comprises a plurality of coupling legs (46).
Regarding claim 3, Henon et al discloses wherein each coupling leg of the plurality of coupling legs (46) comprises a coupling element extending axially along the first axis.
Regarding claim 7, Henon et al discloses wherein the support comprises a plurality of stopping legs.
Regarding claim 8, Henon et al discloses herein the frame comprises a plurality of stopping members , each stopping member comprising: a second recess configured to receive a stopping element of a stopping leg of the plurality of stopping legs (46 and 48) (paragraph 0029).
Regarding claim 9, Henon et al discloses wherein each stopping element of the plurality of stopping legs (46 and 48) extends axially along the first axis.
Regarding claim 11, Henon et al discloses wherein the reflection device (20) further comprises a rotation mechanism connected to the frame, the rotation mechanism configured to rotate the frame in relation to the support about the first axis ( see tilt actuator assembly 66).
Regarding claim 12, Henon et al discloses (refer to figures 3,4,7 and 8 ) a method for mounting a reflection device (20) of a Head Up Display (HUD) and positioning a reflection element (38) of the reflection device (20) within a housing (22) of the HUD, the method comprising: fixing a support of the reflection device (20) to the housing of the HUD; securing a first side of the reflection element to a frame of the reflection device (20), the reflection element (38) further comprising a second side that is reflective and opposite of the first side; coupling the support and the frame by a plurality of rotary rings (78 and 80) ; and rotating the frame about a first axis (paragraph 0025-paragraph 0028).
Regarding claim 13, Henon et al discloses further comprising coupling the plurality of rotary rings to a plurality of coupling legs (46) and (48) of the support.
Regarding claim 14, Henon et al discloses wherein the coupling of the plurality of rotary rings (78 and 80) to the plurality of coupling legs (46) and (48) of the support comprises inserting, in a direction parallel to the first axis, a coupling element of each coupling leg into an opening of a body of each rotary ring of the plurality of rotary rings. .
Regarding claim 18, Henon et al discloses further comprising inserting a stopping element of each stopping leg of a plurality of stopping legs (46 and 48) of the support into a second recess of each stopping member of a plurality of stopping members of the frame.
Regarding claim 20, Henon et al discloses wherein the rotating of the frame comprises actuating a rotation mechanism connected to the frame (see tilt actuator assembly 66) .
. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
4. 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 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
Claim(s) 10 and 19 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Henon et al (2019/0219823 A1) in view of Shin YU Jin((2018/0373037 A1).
Regarding claim 10, depends on claim 1, Henon et al discloses all of the claimed limitations except the reflection device further comprises a spring connected to the support and the frame.
Shin Yu discloses the reflection device further comprises a spring connected to the support and the frame (figure 10 and paragraph 0077).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention was made to provide a spring connected to the support and the frame in to the Henon a reflection device for the purpose of to fulfil a function of stabilization in the art of head of display as taught by Shin Yu.
Regarding claim 19, depends on claim 11, Henon et al discloses all of the claimed limitations except the reflection device further comprises a spring connected to the support and the frame.
Shin Yu discloses the reflection device further comprises a spring connected to the support and the frame (figure 10 and paragraph 0077).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time of invention was made to provide a spring connected to the support and the frame in to the Henon a reflection device for the purpose of to fulfil a function of stabilization in the art of head of display as taught by Shin Yu.
Allowable Subject Matter
5. Claims 4-6 and 15-17 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.
6. The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter wherein the frame comprises a plurality of coupling members, each coupling member comprising: a cylindrical protrusion; a first recess formed within the cylindrical protrusion and configured to receive the coupling element of a coupling leg of the plurality of coupling legs of the support; and a plurality of noses protruding outwardly from the cylindrical protrusion and wherein each rotary ring of the plurality of rotary rings comprises: a body comprising an opening and a plurality of snaps; and a plurality of fingers protruding inwardly from an interior wall of the body and configured to couple with the coupling element of a coupling leg of the plurality of coupling legs of the support; wherein the plurality of snaps are formed by a plurality of notches along the body; and wherein each snap of the plurality of snaps comprises a window configured to couple with a nose of the plurality of noses of a coupling member of the plurality of coupling members of the frame and wherein the plurality of snaps are tapered.
further comprising coupling each rotary ring of the plurality of rotary rings to the coupling element of each coupling leg of the plurality of coupling legs by a plurality of fingers protruding inwardly from an interior wall of the body of each rotary ring and
wherein the coupling of the support and the frame by the plurality of rotary rings comprises coupling a body of each rotary ring to a different coupling member of a plurality of coupling members of the frame, each coupling member comprising: a cylindrical protrusion; a first recess formed within the cylindrical protrusion and configured to receive a coupling element of a coupling leg of the plurality of coupling legs of the support; and a plurality of noses protruding outwardly from the cylindrical protrusion and wherein the coupling of the body of a rotary ring of the plurality of rotary rings to a coupling member of the plurality of coupling members of the frame comprises: aligning the plurality of noses of the cylindrical protrusion of the coupling member with a plurality of notches of the body of the rotary ring; inserting, in a direction parallel to the first axis, the cylindrical protrusion of the coupling member within an opening of the body; and rotating the rotary ring about the first axis until each nose of the plurality of noses of the coupling member couple with a window of a snap of a plurality of snaps formed along the body of the rotary ring by the plurality of notches.
Conclusion
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/MOHAMMED A HASAN/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2872 2/3/2025