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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 .
Election/Restrictions
Applicant’s election without traverse of Species 1 (Shown in Figs. 1-4) in the reply filed on 8/12/2026 is acknowledged.
Specification
The title of the invention is not descriptive. A new title is required that is clearly indicative of the invention to which the claims are directed.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112(a):
(a) IN GENERAL.—The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor or joint inventor of carrying out the invention.
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112:
The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying out his invention.
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 7 and 12 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.
The term “substantially equal” in claims 7 and 12 is a relative term which renders the claim indefinite. The term “substantially” is not defined by the claim, the specification does not provide a standard for ascertaining the requisite degree, and one of ordinary skill in the art would not be reasonably apprised of the scope of the invention. It is unclear how much deviation from being equal is permitted before the magnitudes of the forces are no longer substantially equal.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
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 –
(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.
(a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claim(s) 1-4, 7-13, 15, and 16 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1)/(a)(2) as being anticipated by Lin (CN107859817A).
Lin discloses:
Re claim 1. A moving platform, comprising:
two sliding seats (33 & 33) extending along a first direction and a second direction, the two sliding seats being arranged oppositely, wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite directions;
two sliding blocks (322 & 322) respectively disposed at inner sides of the two sliding seats to move along the first direction or the second direction;
a carrying member (32) extending in a third direction and a fourth direction to connect the two sliding blocks, wherein the third direction and the fourth direction are opposite directions;
two weight blocks (42, 12 & 42, 12) respectively disposed at outer sides of the two sliding seats to move along the first direction or the second direction;
a first motion module (part of control unit 5 – From page 4 of the translation - “The control unit 5 can read the primary drive member 33 relative to the drive base 32”) connected to one of the two sliding blocks; and
a second motion module (part of control unit 5 – From page 4 of translation - “Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, when the primary drive member 33 drives the driving sub-base 32 relative to one acceleration moving along the first direction X of the driving seat 32, the control unit 5 controls each driver 41 for each primary drive member 33 a direction opposite to the acceleration direction of the acting force, so as to resist removing the acceleration, that is to say withstanding eliminate all primary drive member 33 of drive reaction forces generated by the driving seat 32 mobile.”) connected to one of the two weight blocks,
wherein the one of the two sliding blocks and the one of the two weight blocks are located on one of the two sliding seats (See Fig. 2),
wherein the two sliding blocks and the two weight blocks are configured to move in opposite directions in the first direction and the second direction (From page 4 of translation - “Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, when the primary drive member 33 drives the driving sub-base 32 relative to one acceleration moving along the first direction X of the driving seat 32, the control unit 5 controls each driver 41 for each primary drive member 33 a direction opposite to the acceleration direction of the acting force, so as to resist removing the acceleration, that is to say withstanding eliminate all primary drive member 33 of drive reaction forces generated by the driving seat 32 mobile.”).
Re claim 2. The moving platform of claim 1, further comprising:
a first processing module configured to control the first motion module to drive the one of the two sliding blocks to move along the first direction (part of control unit 5 – From page 4 of the translation - “The control unit 5 can read the primary drive member 33 relative to the drive base 32”); and
a second processing module configured to:
calculate a driving force of the first motion module on the one of the two sliding blocks (See next paragraph); and
control the second motion module to drive the one of the two weight blocks to move along the second direction according to the driving force (From page 4 of the translation – “Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, when the primary drive member 33 drives the driving sub-base 32 relative to one acceleration moving along the first direction X of the driving seat 32, the control unit 5 controls each driver 41 for each primary drive member 33 a direction opposite to the acceleration direction of the acting force, so as to resist removing the acceleration, that is to say withstanding eliminate all primary drive member 33 of drive reaction forces generated by the driving seat 32 mobile. driving function, the control unit 5 can instantly to the primary drive member 33 generated by the acceleration, calculates a drive mode change over time and for each drive 41, such that each drive 41 in the drive mode can instantly generate spring (reaction force absorption) and damping (rapid convergence)”)..
Re claim 3. The moving platform of claim 2, further comprising an accelerometer (From page 4 of the translation -“The control unit 5 can read the primary drive member 33 relative to the drive base 32, the auxiliary drive 35 relative to the stage 34 and each back member 41 relative to the base 42 along with the time change of the position information, and the position information processing speed and acceleration information. In this embodiment, the control unit 5 is a computer.”) configured to detect an acceleration of the one of the two sliding blocks, wherein the second processing module is configured to calculate the driving force (From page 4 of the translation –“calculates a drive mode change over time and for each drive 41, such that each drive 41 in the drive mode can instantly generate spring (reaction force absorption”) and damping (rapid convergence).”) based on the acceleration.
Re claim 4. The moving platform of claim 3, wherein the second processing module comprises a force estimator, and the force estimator is configured to calculate the driving force based on the acceleration (From page 4 of the translation –“calculates a drive mode change over time and for each drive 41, such that each drive 41 in the drive mode can instantly generate spring (reaction force absorption”) and damping (rapid convergence).”).
Re claim 7. The moving platform of claim 2, wherein the second processing module is configured to control the second motion module to move the one of the two weight blocks with another driving force, and a magnitude of the driving force is substantially equal to a magnitude of the another driving force (From page 4 of the translation – “Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, when the primary drive member 33 drives the driving sub-base 32 relative to one acceleration moving along the first direction X of the driving seat 32, the control unit 5 controls each driver 41 for each primary drive member 33 a direction opposite to the acceleration direction of the acting force, so as to resist removing the acceleration, that is to say withstanding eliminate all primary drive member 33 of drive reaction forces generated by the driving seat 32 mobile. driving function, the control unit 5 can instantly to the primary drive member 33 generated by the acceleration, calculates a drive mode change over time and for each drive 41, such that each drive 41 in the drive mode can instantly generate spring (reaction force absorption) and damping (rapid convergence)”)..
Re claim 8. The moving platform of claim 2, further comprising:
a first slide rail set (see rail on 33) disposed at the inner side of one of the two sliding seats (33), wherein one of the two sliding blocks (322) is slidably connected to the first slide rail set; and
a second slide rail set (see rail on 41; see Fig. 4) disposed at the outer side of the one of the two sliding seats, wherein one of the two weight blocks (42 & 12) is slidably connected to the second slide rail set.
Re claim 9. The moving platform of claim 8, wherein the first slide rail set (see rail on 33) comprises a first lower rail and a first upper rail (See Fig. 4, upper and lower portions of 33), the second slide rail set comprises a second lower rail and a second upper rail, and the one of the two sliding seats comprises:
a base portion (See Fig. 4, portion of 33 connecting upper and lower portions of 33) having a surface, wherein the first lower rail and the second lower rail are disposed on the surface; and
a wall portion (See Fig. 4, portion of 33 between upper and lower rails of 33) connected to the surface and located between the first lower rail and the second lower rail, wherein the first upper rail and the second upper rail are respectively disposed at opposite sides of the wall portion.
Re claim 10. A moving platform, comprising:
a sliding seat extending along a first direction and a second direction and having a first side and a second side opposite to each other, wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite directions (See rejection of claim 1 above);
a sliding block disposed at the first side to move along the first direction or the second direction (See rejection of claim 1 above);
a first motion module connected to the sliding block (See rejection of claim 1 above);
a carrying member connected to the sliding block (See rejection of claim 1 above);
a weight block disposed at the second side to move along the first direction or the second direction (See rejection of claim 1 above); and
a second motion module connected to the weight block, wherein the sliding block and the weight block are configured to move in opposite directions in the first direction and the second direction (See rejection of claim 1 above).
Re claim 11. The moving platform of claim 10, further comprising:
a first processing module configured to control the first motion module to drive the sliding block to move along the first direction (See rejection of claim 2 above); and
a second processing module (See rejection of claim 2 above) configured to:
calculate a driving force of the first motion module on the sliding block (See rejection of claim 2 above); and
control the second motion module to drive the weight block to move along the second direction according to the driving force (See rejection of claim 2 above).
Re claim 12. The moving platform of claim 11, wherein the second processing module is configured to control the second motion module to move the weight block with another driving force, and a magnitude of the driving force is substantially equal to a magnitude of the another driving force (See rejection of claim 7 above).
Re claim 13. The moving platform of claim 11, further comprising an accelerometer configured to detect an acceleration of the sliding block, wherein the second processing module is configured to calculate the driving force based on the acceleration (See rejection of claim 3 above).
Re claim 15. The moving platform of claim 11, further comprising:
a first slide rail set disposed at the first side of the sliding seat, wherein the sliding block is slidably connected to the first slide rail set (See rejection of claim 8 above); and
a second slide rail set disposed at the second side of the sliding seat, wherein the weight block is slidably connected to the second slide rail set (See rejection of claim 8 above).
Re claim 16. The moving platform of claim 15, wherein the first slide rail set comprises a first lower rail and a first upper rail, the second slide rail set comprises a second lower rail and a second upper rail (See rejection of claim 9 above), and the sliding seat comprises:
a base portion having a surface, wherein the first lower rail and the second lower rail are disposed on the surface (See rejection of claim 9 above); and
a wall portion connected to the surface and located between the first lower rail and the second lower rail, wherein the first upper rail and the second upper rail are respectively disposed at opposite sides of the wall portion (See rejection of claim 9 above).
Claim(s) 1 and 10 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1)/(a)(2) as being anticipated by Matsui (US6,408,045).
Matsui discloses:
Re claim 1. A moving platform, comprising:
two sliding seats (8, 24 & 8, 24; See Fig. 1) extending along a first direction and a second direction, the two sliding seats being arranged oppositely, wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite directions;
two sliding blocks (51 & 51) respectively disposed at inner sides of the two sliding seats to move along the first direction or the second direction;
a carrying member (See at least 10) extending in a third direction and a fourth direction to connect the two sliding blocks, wherein the third direction and the fourth direction are opposite directions;
two weight blocks (23) respectively disposed at outer sides of the two sliding seats to move along the first direction or the second direction;
a first motion module (See C5/L32-40; “first driving mechanism” ) connected to one of the two sliding blocks; and
a second motion module (43) connected to one of the two weight blocks (23), wherein the one of the two sliding blocks and the one of the two weight blocks are located on one of the two sliding seats, wherein the two sliding blocks and the two weight blocks are configured to move in opposite directions in the first direction and the second direction (See Fig. 3).
Re claim 10. A moving platform, comprising:
a sliding seat extending along a first direction and a second direction and having a first side and a second side opposite to each other, wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite directions (See rejection of claim 1 above);
a sliding block disposed at the first side to move along the first direction or the second direction (See rejection of claim 1 above);
a first motion module connected to the sliding block (See rejection of claim 1 above);
a carrying member connected to the sliding block (See rejection of claim 1 above);
a weight block disposed at the second side to move along the first direction or the second direction (See rejection of claim 1 above); and
a second motion module connected to the weight block, wherein the sliding block and the weight block are configured to move in opposite directions in the first direction and the second direction (See rejection of claim 1 above).
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. Freud (US 4,787,786) discloses a moving platform with a counterweight.
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/GREGORY T PRATHER/
Examiner, Art Unit 3618
/MINNAH L SEOH/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 3618
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