DETAILED ACTION
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 § 112
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
(b) CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention.
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph:
The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention.
Claims 1-14 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention.
Regarding claims 1-14: Lines 11-12 of claim 1 and lines 10-11 of claim 14 both recite “a part of the positive friction layer near the hollow portion is deformed to be closer to the negative friction layer as the user blinking, until the positive friction layer…”.
“[A]s the user blinking” generally renders this limitation unclear. It appears it is claiming that something occurs when a user blinks, however what exactly occurs is unclear. This should explicitly recite the action done by the user and how it affects the structure of the invention and the result achieved.
Claims 2-13 are rejected due to their dependency on claim 1.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-14 would be allowable if rewritten or amended to overcome the rejection(s) under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), 2nd paragraph, set forth in this Office action.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter.
The prior art of record, alone or in combination does not explicitly teach, suggest, or render obvious, at least to the skilled artisan the structure of claim 1, specifically comprising:
a part of the positive friction layer near the hollow portion is deformed to be closer to the negative friction layer as the user blinking, until the positive friction layer is in contact with the negative friction layer, then the part of the positive friction layer towards the hollow portion is deformed away from the negative friction layer, the negative charges move towards the positive friction layer and positive charges move towards the negative friction layer to generate power, in the context of the other components in the claim.
Claim 14 is allowable for reciting a similar limitation as claim 1.
Claims 2-13 are allowable due to their dependency on claim 1.
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
Francois (US 2017/0086668) teaches generating power with a contact lens, but generally lacks the above claimed glasses structure.
Yajima et al. (US 2016/0049108) teaches generating power in AR glasses, but does so in a different manner than the claimed invention.
Conclusion
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/SEAN GUGGER/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2834