CTNF 18/750,136 CTNF 81994 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. 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 AIA Claim s 7-9 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102 a1 as being anticipated by Daout (US 2007/0180943) . With regard to claim 7 Daout discloses a plate-shaped member made of a brittle material (paragraph 35) comprising: a wheel for a timepiece including a plurality of teeth (gear – title; teeth figure 16); a frame portion (35) that is disposed outside the wheel for a timepiece (timepiece paragraph 1); and a coupling portion (39) that is more flexible than the teeth (abstract) and couples the frame portion to a leading end portion of a corresponding one of the teeth 40 figure 15). With regard to claim 8 Daout discloses a wheel for a timepiece generated by being cut from a plate-shaped member made of a brittle material (paragraph 35), the wheel for a timepiece comprising: a plurality of teeth (figure 1), wherein the plurality of teeth includes a tooth (1) that has a cut surface (5; paragraph 37), in a leading end portion (figure 1), that is formed when the wheel for a timepiece is cut from the plate-shaped member (structure does not occur naturally; paragraph 33 details forming methods). With regard to claim 9 Daout discloses a timepiece comprising: the wheel for a timepiece according to claim 8 (title, paragraphs 1, 8, 9, 11) Allowable Subject Matter 12-151-07 AIA 07-97 12-51-07 Claim s 1-6 allowed. Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to SEAN KAYES whose telephone number is (571)272-8931. The examiner can normally be reached 10-6. 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, Renee Luebke can be reached at 571-272-2009. 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. /SEAN KAYES/Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2831 Application/Control Number: 18/750,136 Page 2 Art Unit: 2831 Application/Control Number: 18/750,136 Page 3 Art Unit: 2831
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