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Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112:
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 2-4 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which applicant regards as the invention.
In claim 2, line 4, the language, “the radio” lacks an antecedent basis.
What is a difference of the phrase “a spherical wave of a curvature radius” (claim 2, line 3 and 4).
What is a difference of the phrase “a phase center of a radio wave” (claim 1, line 2 and claim 2, line 6).
What is a difference of the phrase “a phase center of a radio wave” (claim 1, line 2 and claim 3, line 5).
What is a difference of the phrase “a phase center of a radio wave” (claim 1, line 2 and claim 4, line 2).
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1 and 5-9 are allowed.
Claims 2-4 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph, but would be allowable if overcome the above rejection.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. The patents to Masujima, Zhang, Sezai, Omuro, Cornwell and Yokoi are cited as of interested and illustrated a similar structure to a reflector antenna device.
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/THO G PHAN/
Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2845
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