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 .
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.
Claim(s) 1-3, 5-13, AND 15 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a1) as being anticipated by Tsai 6158729.
Tsai discloses the claimed invention as recited in the claims as showm below:
1. A checking device comprising:
a clamp including a base 44 & 48 and a linkage structure 40 connected to the base;
a first support member 42 configured to be fastened to the base, the first support member having a through-hole corresponding to a fastening hole of an object; and
a second support member 32 connected to the linkage structure, the second support member configured to move relative to the first support member, based on movement of the linkage structure,
wherein the second support member faces the first support member with the object interposed therebetween, and
the through-hole accommodates a checking pin 34 configured to pass through the through-hole and the fastening hole.
2. The checking device of claim 1, wherein the second support member has an accommodation groove accommodating (the bore holding element 32) at least a portion of the checking pin.
3. The checking device of claim 2, wherein
the second support member includes a connection portion(the threaded bore holding element 32) connected to the linkage structure, and a pressurization portion extending from the connection portion, the pressurization portion defining the accommodation groove, and
the pressurization portion is configured to contact with the object.
5. The checking device of claim 1, wherein the first support member has a first surface configured to contact with the object, and a second surface opposite the first surface, the second surface configured to contact with a protruding region of the checking pin. See Fig.6
6. The checking device of claim 1, wherein the through-hole of the first support member is formed to have a first length, and the checking pin is formed to have a
second length, longer than the first length. See Fig.7 where 32 is longer than 42
7. The checking device of claim 1, wherein
the clamp includes a grip portion 70 connected to the linkage structure, the grip portion for obtaining a user input, and
the linkage structure includes a first bar 54 and a second bar 72 respectively connected to the base and the grip portion.
8. The checking device of claim 7, wherein the first bar is connected to the base about a first axis, and is connected to the grip portion about a second axis, and
the second bar is connected to the grip portion about a third axis, and is connected to the base about a fourth axis. See Fig.6 annoted See below
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9. A checking device comprising:
a clamp including a base 44 & 48 and a linkage structure 40 movably connected to the base;
a first support member 42 configured to be fastened to the base, the first support member having a through-hole to
correspond to a fastening hole of an object;
a second support member 32 connected to the linkage structure, the second support member configured to move relative to the first support member, based on movement of the linkage structure; and
a checking pin 34 inserted into the through-hole and the fastening hole, the checking pin configured to face the second support member.
10. The checking device of claim 9, wherein the second support member configured to face the first support member with the object interposed therebetween. See Fig.6
11. The checking device of claim 9, wherein the checking pin has a first end opposing the second support member, a protruding region, and a second end opposite the first end. See Fig.7 annoted
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12. The checking device of claim 9, wherein the second support member has an accommodation groove (the bore holding element 32) configured to accommodate at least a portion of the checking pin.
13. The checking device of claim 12, wherein
the second support member includes a connection portion connected to the linkage structure, and a pressurization portion extending from the connection portion, the pressurization portion defining the accommodation groove, and
the pressurization portion is configured to contact with the object. See Fig.7
15. The checking device of claim 9, wherein
the clamp includes a grip portion connected to the linkage structure, the grip portion for obtaining a user input,
the linkage structure includes a first bar and a second bar respectively connected to the base and the grip portion,
the first bar is connected to the base about a first axis, and is connected to the grip portion about a second axis, and
the second bar is connected to the grip portion about a third axis, and is connected to the base about a fourth axis.
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Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 4 and 14 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. The 892 form discloses prior art being made of record.
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LEE D. WILSON
Examiner
Art Unit 3723
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/LEE D WILSON/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3723 July 15, 2026
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