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 .
Priority
Receipt is acknowledged of certified copies of papers required by 37 CFR 1.55.
Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 10/7/2024 is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.
Claim Objections
Claims 1 is objected to because of the following informalities:
Regarding claim 1, each element or step should be separated by a line indentation. See MPEP 608.01(i).
It’s not clear when preamble ends and body of the claim begins. Claim 1, line 1 recites “A coaxial contra-rotating connecting mechanism, comprising a synchronous contra-…”, which should have been
“A coaxial contra-rotating connecting mechanism, comprising: a synchronous contra-… “
Claim 1 also recites “the am assembly”, which should have been “the cam assembly” instead.
Appropriate correction is required.
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.
Claim 2 is 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.
Claim 2 recites “the cam assembly comprises a first cam and a second cam”. However, this appear to be the same as the structures mentioned in claim 1. Thus, it’s unclear what the difference between the structures mentioned in claim 1 and the first cam and the second cam in claim 2. Further clarification is required.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1 and 3-8 would be allowable if rewritten or amended to overcome the objection, set forth in this Office action.
Claim 2 would be allowable if rewritten to overcome the rejection(s) under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), 2nd paragraph, set forth in this Office action and to include all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter:
The closest prior art, Cheng (US 2020/0233467), discloses a coaxial contra-rotating connecting mechanism (Figs. 4-21), comprising:
a synchronous contra-rotating connecting mechanism (same as hinge shown in Fig. 4) and a fixing plate (50, Fig. 4), wherein the synchronous contra-rotating connecting mechanism comprises a left rotating connecting arm (same as 100, 1, 8, Figs. 4, 7), a right rotating connecting arm (same as 200, 2, 7, 15, Figs. 4, 7), and a connecting shaft (5, Fig. 4), the connecting shaft is fixedly connected to the fixing plate (as shown in Fig. 4), and the left rotating connecting arm and the right rotating connecting arm are respectively provided with a first connecting part (1, Figs. 4, 7) and a second connecting part (2, Figs. 4, 7) which are sleeved on the connecting shaft and are rotatably connected to the connecting shaft;
a cam assembly (3, 4, Figs. 4, 7) which can slide rather than rotating relative to the connecting shaft is provided on the connecting shaft, the cam assembly is located between the first connecting part and the second connecting part (as shown in Figs. 4, 7);
the coaxial contra-rotating connecting mechanism is further provided with an elastic component (6, Fig. 4) and/or a threaded locking structure to compress the first connecting part, the cam assembly and the second connecting part, and the first connecting part and the second connecting part match the cam assembly at two ends of the cam assembly so that the first connecting part and the second connecting part are positioned in the axial direction (as shown in Figs. 4, 7).
However, Cheng in combination with other prior arts does not teach or suggest the first connecting part and the second connecting part are respectively provided with structures matching the cam assembly, so that the left rotating connecting arm and the right rotating connecting arm synchronously rotate in opposite directions.
Re claims 1-8, prior arts do not teach or suggest the combination of the coaxial contra-rotating connecting mechanism according to claim 1, in particular, the first connecting part and the second connecting part are respectively provided with structures matching the cam assembly, so that the left rotating connecting arm and the right rotating connecting arm synchronously rotate in opposite directions.
Conclusion
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/JAMES WU/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2841
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