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)(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) 1-20 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Meyer (US patent application publication 2024/0410405).
Regarding claim 1, Meyer discloses an under-desk mesh organizer comprising: a drawer housing (650); a plurality of clamps (600A-C); the drawer housing comprising a plurality of drawers (652, 654) and a plurality of attachment plates (108, 202, 308); each of the plurality of clamps comprising a plurality of bolts (204), a knob (610), a threaded rod ([0042]), a clamp top surface (shown in Fig. 6B), and a clamp bottom surface (shown in Fig. 6B); each of the plurality of drawers comprising a drawer handle (shown in Fig. 6A(; each of the plurality of attachment plates comprising a plurality of holes (206); the threaded rod comprising an attachment end (302); the clamp bottom surface comprising a rod hole (shown in Fig. 3); and each of the plurality of clamps mechanically coupling to the left and right side of the drawer housing (Fig. 6).
Regarding claim 2, Meyer discloses an organizer comprising: the drawer housing being a hollow rectangular shape (Fig. 6); the drawer housing receiving the plurality of drawers (Fig. 6); the plurality of drawers mechanically coupling within the drawer housing (Fig. 6); and the drawer handle integrating along the front side of each of the plurality of drawers (Fig. 6).
Regarding claim 3, Meyer discloses an organizer comprising: each of the plurality of attachment plates integrating along the left and right side of the drawer housing (Fig. 3); the plurality of holes traversing through each of the plurality of attachment plates (Fig. 3); and each of the plurality of holes being a circular shape (Fig. 3).
Regarding claim 4, Meyer discloses an organizer comprising: each of the plurality of holes receiving each of the plurality of bolts (Fig. 3); and the plurality of bolts mechanically coupling the plurality of clamps to the drawer housing (Figs. 3 & 6).
Regarding claim 5, Meyer discloses an organizer comprising: the clamp top surface forming a bracket with the clamp bottom surface (Fig. 6); and the clamp top surface resting along the surface of a table ([0016]).
Regarding claim 6, Meyer discloses an organizer comprising: the rod hole traversing through the clamp bottom surface (Fig. 3); the rod hole receiving the threaded rod (Fig. 3); the threaded rod being mechanically coupled with the bracket (Fig. 3); and the threaded rod securing the clamp top surface to the table (Fig. 3).
Regarding claim 7, Meyer discloses an organizer comprising: the attachment end being positioned along the threaded rod extending into the bracket (Fig. 3); and the knob being positioned along the end of the threaded rod opposite the attachment end (Fig. 3).
Regarding claim 8, Meyer discloses an organizer wherein the knob facilitating tightening and loosening of the threaded rod ([0030]).
Regarding claims 9-20, these claims recite similar features to those recited in claims 1-8 and are rejection for the same rationale.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure because it gives a general state of the art.1
Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to DANIEL J ROHRHOFF whose telephone number is (571)270-7624. The examiner can normally be reached M-F 7:30-4:00.
Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice.
If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Dan Troy can be reached at 571-270-3742. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300.
Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in DOCX format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000.
/DANIEL J ROHRHOFF/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3637
Prosecution Insights