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 .
D1: CN 217945811 U, 02 December 2022 (02.12.2022), see description, paragraphs [0005]-[0033], and figures 1-4;
D2: CN 114802893 A, 29 July 2022 (29.07.2022), see description, paragraphs [0006]-[0037], and figures 1-7
II. Novelty
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
Claim(s) 1-10 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Kaili (CN 217945811) in view of Yonghui (CN 114802893).
Regarding claims 1-10, Kaili discloses flip-type tempered glass screen protector applicator, comprising a sheet substrate 10 (i.e., the connecting plate of the present application), wherein the sheet substrate 10 comprises a first substrate portion 11, a second substrate portion 12, and a bendably deformable connecting portion 13 (i.e., the fold line of the present application) connected between the first substrate portion 11 and the second substrate portion 12. A first positioning frame 14 used for positioning a mobile phone protrudes from the first substrate portion 11, and a second positioning frame 15 used for positioning a tempered glass screen protector 1 protrudes from the second substrate portion; the first positioning frame 14 and the second positioning frame 15 are mutually aligned by means of bending deformation of the connecting portion 13; snap-fit structures 20 are provided on mating surfaces of the first positioning frame 14 and the second positioning frame 15; when the first positioning frame 14 and the second positioning frame 15 are aligned, the two are mutually positioned and engaged by means of the snap-fit structures 20.
However, Kaili does not disclose that: (1) a mobile phone screen protector and a mobile phone are both placed in a lower accommodating space, a second protrusion corresponding to a first protrusion position is provided in the lower accommodating space, and the second protrusion is in contact with the mobile phone screen protector located in the lower accommodating space to form an upward pressure; and (2) a first protrusion is provided on a cover plate, and the first protrusion is in contact with a mobile phone rear cover located in the lower accommodating space to form a downward pressure in the manner claimed by the applicant. Regarding these differences, the applicant is directed to the reference of Yonghui.
Yonghui discloses a screen accommodating recess 11 is formed on a base 100 to allow for placement of both a mobile phone screen and a mobile phone screen protector 41, a cushion block 16 is provided in the middle of the screen accommodating recess 11, and the cushion block 16 can be fixedly arranged at the bottom of the screen accommodating recess 11 by means of adhesive bonding, and the cushion block 16 can be integrated with the base 100 by means of injection molding. The height of the cushion block is 0.5 mm to 4 mm. Yonghui also discloses that a cushion block is arranged in a screen accommodating recess to facilitate more effective air bubble removal. It would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art to employ a lower accommodating space and a protrusion on a cover plate, as taught by Yonghui, in the device of Kaili in order to provide the predictable result of accommodating the physical features of the structure.
Conclusion
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JAMES D. SELLS
Primary Examiner
Art Unit 1745
/JAMES D SELLS/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 1745