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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 § 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 19 and 20 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 pre-AIA the applicant regards as the invention.
Claim 19 recite the phrase: “a second light-exiting surface”. However, this phrase lacks antecedent basis because there is no earlier-recited “first light-exiting surface”. Thus, it is unclear whether this phrase is intended to be the first instance of a claimed “light-exiting surface” or is intended to refer to a different earlier-recited component or feature. For examination, this phrase will be treated as: “light-exiting surface”.
Claim 20 inherits the deficiencies of Claim 19.
Appropriate correction is required.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-18 are allowable. Claims 19 and 20 would be allowable assuming satisfactory resolution of the 35 USC 112(b) issues explained above.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter.
With respect to Claim 1, although the prior art discloses various camera modules, including:
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a stabilization motor comprising:
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The prior art does not appear to disclose or suggest the above features further comprising:
a focusing lens and a prime lens between the first reflector and the second reflector, the lenses being arranged in the stated order from the object side to the image side
With respect to Claim 18, although the prior art discloses various electronic devices, including:
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The prior art does not appear to disclose or suggest the above features further comprising:
a focusing lens and a prime lens between the first reflector and the second reflector, the lenses being arranged in the stated order from the object side to the image side
With respect to Claims 2-17, these claims each depend from Claim 1, and are therefore allowable for at least the reasons stated above. With respect to Claims 19 and 20, these claims each depend from Claim 18, and are therefore allowable for at least the reasons stated above, assuming satisfactory resolution of the 35 USC 112(b) issues explained above.
Conclusion
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/RYAN S DUNNING/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2872
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