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 .
Drawings
The drawings are objected to because of the following reasons:
In Figure 1A, there are two number 230’s, one of them floating in space not pointing to anything.
In Figure 2A, the arrow from element 100 goes over the 200.
In Figure 3, the arrow from element 100 goes over the 200.
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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 1-20 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 applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention.
In claim 1 on Line 4, it recites “the fist engagement side”. It appears as though it should be “first”.
In claim 5, the limitation seems to contradict Lines 2-6 of claim 1 that clearly sets froth the first engagement side defined a first tine terminating at a first point and a second engagement side defining a second tine terminating at a second point as opposed to the point of the first or second tine can be of the first engagement side or the second engagement side.
In claim 6, it recites “and terminal louver end” but Claim 1 already recited “a terminal louver end”. It is unclear if these are the same or different.
Claim 6 recites the limitation "the direction". There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
In claim 11 on Line 11, it recites “the fist engagement side”. It appears as though it should be “first”.
In claim 15, the limitation seems to contradict Lines 9-14 of claim 11 that clearly sets froth the first engagement side defined a first tine terminating at a first point and a second engagement side defining a second tine terminating at a second point as opposed to the point of the first or second tine can be of the first engagement side or the second engagement side.
In claim 16, it recites “and terminal louver end” but Claim 11 already recited “a terminal louver end”. It is unclear if these are the same or different.
Claim 16 recites the limitation "the direction". There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Allowable Subject Matter
It appears as though the claims may be allowable upon overcoming the above issues.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter: The Prior Art does not anticipate or make obvious the claimed hold down clip.
Conclusion
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/ANDREW J TRIGGS/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3635
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