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 .
Acknowledgement
Examiner acknowledges receipt of Applicant’s Preliminary Amendment to the Claims, Specification, and Abstract (filed 11/7/2024).
Drawings
The drawings are objected to under 37 CFR 1.83(a). The drawings must show every feature of the invention specified in the claims. Therefore, the limitations
“a towing vehicle” recited in claim 1 line 9;
“the vertical beams extending up from the ground” recited in claim 1 lines
17-18;
“a crane” recited in claim 1 line 21;
“each of the loading bridges comprising a uniform longitudinal section of a square tube of a predetermined length which is rotated at 45º around its longitudinal geometric axis and oriented such that a first diagonal of a transverse cross-section of the loading bridge extends parallel to the ground, while a second diagonal extends perpendicular to the ground” recited in claim 1 lines 27-32;
“a crane” recited in claim 8 line 2; and
“the telescopic supporting leg comprising a fifth V-shaped groove, which is adapted to be placed on the first side of said square tube of the bearing assembly and a third fastener comprising a sixth V-shaped groove and adapted to be placed on the second side of said bearing assembly” recited in claim 10 lines 5-9
must be shown or the feature(s) canceled from the claim(s). No new matter should be entered.
Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. The figure or figure number of an amended drawing should not be labeled as “amended.” If a drawing figure is to be canceled, the appropriate figure must be removed from the replacement sheet, and where necessary, the remaining figures must be renumbered and appropriate changes made to the brief description of the several views of the drawings for consistency. Additional replacement sheets may be necessary to show the renumbering of the remaining figures. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet” or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance.
The drawings are objected to because
“Fig. 7” should be changed to --Fig. 8--; and
“Fig. 8” should be changed to --Fig. 7-- (see “Brief Description of the Drawings” in the Specification).
Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. The figure or figure number of an amended drawing should not be labeled as “amended.” If a drawing figure is to be canceled, the appropriate figure must be removed from the replacement sheet, and where necessary, the remaining figures must be renumbered and appropriate changes made to the brief description of the several views of the drawings for consistency. Additional replacement sheets may be necessary to show the renumbering of the remaining figures. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet” or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance.
Claim Objections
Claims 2-10 are objected to because of the following informalities:
in claims 2-10, “The trailer” should be changed to --The forestry trailer--;
in claim 4 line 3, “the at least one loading bridge” should be changed to --one of the at least two loading bridges--;
in claim 5 line 2, “each of the at least one loading bridge” should be changed to --one of the at least two loading bridges--.
in claim 6 lines 13-14, “the said positioning spacers” should be changed to -- said positioning spacers--;
in claim 8 line 2, “a crane” should be changed to --the crane--.
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.
Claims 1-10 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 claims are replete with indefinite language failing to positively set forth structure and its interconnection. Please note, here are a few examples:
In claim 1 lines 27-32, the limitation “each of the loading bridges comprising a uniform longitudinal section of a square tube of a predetermined length which is rotated at 45º around its longitudinal geometric axis and oriented such that a first diagonal of a transverse cross-section of the loading bridge extends parallel to the ground, while a second diagonal extends perpendicular to the ground” is unclear. Therefore, claim 1 is rendered indefinite.
In claim 1 line 29, the use of “its” is improper.
In claim 1 line 49, it is unclear to which loading bridge is being referred in the limitation “the loading bridge”. Therefore, claim 1 is rendered indefinite. Examiner suggests changing said limitation to --each loading bridge--.
In claim 1 line 50, it is unclear to which loading bridge is being referred in the limitation “the loading bridge”. Therefore, claim 1 is rendered indefinite. Examiner suggests changing said limitation to --each loading bridge--.
Claim 1 recites the limitation "the area" in line 51. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Examiner suggests changing said limitation to --an area--.
In claim 7 line 3 (two occurrences), the use of “it” is improper.
ETC; ETC.
Appropriate correction is required, and the claims should be reviewed in their entirety for compliance with 35 U.S.C. 112.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
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/JOSELYNN Y SLITERIS/Examiner, Art Unit 3614
/JASON D SHANSKE/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 3614