CTNF 18/866,148 CTNF 88007 DETAILED ACTION Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status 07-03-aia AIA 15-10-aia The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. Specification The abstract of the disclosure is objected to because of undue length. A corrected abstract of the disclosure is required and must be presented on a separate sheet, apart from any other text. See MPEP § 608.01(b). 06-16 AIA Applicant is reminded of the proper language and format for an abstract of the disclosure. The abstract should be in narrative form and generally limited to a single paragraph on a separate sheet within the range of 50 to 150 words in length. The abstract should describe the disclosure sufficiently to assist readers in deciding whether there is a need for consulting the full patent text for details. The language should be clear and concise and should not repeat information given in the title. It should avoid using phrases which can be implied, such as, “The disclosure concerns,” “The disclosure defined by this invention,” “The disclosure describes,” etc. In addition, the form and legal phraseology often used in patent claims, such as “means” and “said,” should be avoided. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112 07-30-02 AIA 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. 07-34-01 Claim 9 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. 07-34-13 AIA Claim 9 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph, as being incomplete for omitting essential elements, such omission amounting to a gap between the elements. See MPEP § 2172.01. The omitted elements are: It is unclear “the amount” in which Applicant is referring when reciting a first compression amount and a second compression amount . Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102 07-06 AIA 15-10-15 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. 07-07-aia AIA 07-07 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 – 07-08-aia AIA (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. 07-15 AIA Claim (s) 1-11 and 16-21 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102( a)(1 ) as being anticipated by Guangdong (CN214151402, as cited by Applicant) . As for Claim 1, Guangdong discloses a wearable device, comprising a body (100) and a strap (200), wherein the body comprises a middle frame (110), a rear cover (113), a latch (143), and a button (141) that are independent of each other in structure, and wherein: an inner cavity (133) is formed in the middle frame; the rear cover covers, along a first direction, the middle frame, the rear cover comprises a first through hole (133a) extending along the first direction, and the first through hole connects with the inner cavity of the middle frame (see Fig. 3); the latch is disposed in the inner cavity of the middle frame (see Fig. 8), and is configured to move, along the first direction relative to the middle frame, between a first position and a second position, wherein when the latch is located in the first position, at least one end of the strap is latched to the body (see Figs. 8-9 and 14-15), or when the latch is located in the second position, at least one end of the strap can be is released from the body; and the button extends through the first through hole and abuts, along the first direction, against the latch, wherein the button is used to provide, when being pressed, the latch with a push force for moving from the first position to the second position (see Figs. 8-9 and 14-15 button 141 is pressed and abuts 143 and pushes or releases from a first to second position). Re: Claim 2. (Currently Amended) The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of: an elastic material (145) is disposed on an abutting surface that is of the button and that abuts against the latch; or an elastic material (145) is disposed on an abutting surface that is of the latch and that abuts against the button. Re: Claim 3. (Currently Amended) The wearable device according to claim 2, wherein at least one of: a groove (146) is provided on the abutting surface that is of the button and that abuts against the latch; or a groove (146) is provided on the abutting surface that is of the latch and that abuts against the button; and wherein the elastic material is disposed in the groove, and the elastic material is used to fill, in the first direction, a gap between the button and the latch (see Figs. 8-9 and 14-15). Re: Claim 4. (Currently Amended) The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the button comprises a button body (141a) and a shoulder (141b) that are connected along the first direction, the button body is located in the first through hole (133a), the shoulder is located in the inner cavity, and a size of a cross section of the shoulder is greater than a size of a cross section of the first through hole (see Fig. 15). Re: Claim 5. (Currently Amended) The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein when the button is not pressed, an outer surface of the button is flush with an outer surface of the rear cover (see Figs. 8-9 and 14-15). Re: Claim 6. (Currently Amended) The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the button is made of a magnetic material (14l can be made of metal which is magnetic). Re: Claim 7. (Currently Amended) The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the latch and the middle frame are connected by using an elastic element (147), and the elastic element is used to provide the latch with a recovery force for returning from the second position to the first position. Re: Claim 8. (Currently Amended) The wearable device according to claim 7, wherein along the first direction, the elastic element is located on a side that is of the latch and that faces away from the button (see Figs. 8-9 and 14-15). Re: Claim 9. (Currently Amended) The wearable device according to claim 7, wherein when the latch is in the first position, the elastic element has a first compression amount, or when the latch is in the second position, the elastic element has a second compression amount, and wherein the second compression amount is greater than the first compression amount (see Figs. 8-9 and 14-15). Re: Claim 10. (Currently Amended) The wearable device according to claim 7, wherein the elastic element is a spring (147), and the latch comprises a guide post (apertures define a post on 143) sleeved in the spring. Re: Claim 11. (Currently Amended) The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the middle frame comprises a limiting part (interior walls of 133), and the limiting part is used to limit a limit movement position of an end of the latch in the first direction to the first position. Re: Claim 16. (New) The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the wearable device is a wrist-worn device, and the strap is a wrist strap (200). Re: Claim 17. (New) The wearable device according to claim 8, wherein the elastic element is a spring (147), and the latch comprises a guide post (apertures where 147 rests discloses a post, see Fig. 17) sleeved in the spring. Re: Claim 18. (New) The wearable device according to claim 9, wherein the elastic element is a spring (147), and the latch comprises a guide post (apertures where 147 rests discloses a post, see Fig. 17) sleeved in the spring. Re: Claim 19. (New) The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein an elastic material is disposed on an abutting surface that is of the button and that abuts against the latch (see Figs. 8-9 and 14-15). Re: Claim 20. (New) The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein an elastic material is disposed on an abutting surface that is of the latch and that abuts against the button (see Figs. 8-9 and 14-15). Re: Claim 21. (New) The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein an elastic material is disposed on an abutting surface that is of the button and that abuts against the latch, and an elastic material is disposed on an abutting surface that is of the latch and that abuts against the button (see Figs. 8-9 and 14-15) . Allowable Subject Matter 12-151-08 AIA 07-43 12-51-08 Claim s 12-14 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 07-96 AIA The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. 3 Vasavada et al. (U.S. 2021/0333759) and Markan et al. (U.S. 2019/0361402) discloses analogous wearable devices pertinent to Applicant’s invention. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to DAVID M UPCHURCH whose telephone number is (571)270-7957. The examiner can normally be reached 6AM-3PM EST M-F. Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. 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If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /DAVID M UPCHURCH/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3677 Application/Control Number: 18/866,148 Page 2 Art Unit: 3677 Application/Control Number: 18/866,148 Page 3 Art Unit: 3677 Application/Control Number: 18/866,148 Page 4 Art Unit: 3677 Application/Control Number: 18/866,148 Page 5 Art Unit: 3677 Application/Control Number: 18/866,148 Page 6 Art Unit: 3677 Application/Control Number: 18/866,148 Page 7 Art Unit: 3677 Application/Control Number: 18/866,148 Page 8 Art Unit: 3677
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