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 .
Drawings
The drawings are objected to as failing to comply with 37 CFR 1.84(p)(5) because they do not include the following reference sign(s) mentioned in the description: In Figure 1 or Figure 2, a cavity 105 is not depicted.
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Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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)(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.
Claim(s) 1 and 2 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Martin (US 20120186016 A1).
Regarding claim 1,
Martin teaches A multi-layered pillow protector, comprising: a first panel (Martin: FIG. 2 [0036] top side 24 of the pillow case 20); a second panel that is perimetrically joined to the first panel (Martin: FIG. 1 [0035] pillow case 20 having a top 24 and a bottom 26 sleeping surface and a seam 28 there between) such that the inner surfaces of the first panel and the second panel define a cavity having a void volume configured for the disposal of a pillow from one side (Martin: FIG. 1 [0035] pillow case 20 having a top 24 and a bottom 26 sleeping surface and a seam 28 there between); a plurality of appended panels adjoined externally along one of the sides of the first panel and the second panel (Martin: FIG. 2 [0036] seam 28 provides a hinge from which the flaps 30, 40 and 50 may wrap around a side of the pillow 10 and pillow case 20) with the rest of the sides of each of the appended panels independently accessible to move to form a plurality of layers on the first panel and second panel (Martin: FIG. 2 [0048] A pillow case 20 with layered spare flaps 30, 40 and 50 as disclosed is configured to cover at least a portion of the pillow 10); wherein each of the plurality of appended panels can be interchangeably used as head resting surfaces by flipping over the first and second panels (Martin: FIG. 11b [0048] pillow case 20 with layered spare flaps 30, 40 and 50 as disclosed is configured to cover at least a portion of the pillow 10).
Regarding claim 2,
Martin teaches The multi-layered pillow protector, wherein the first panel and the second panel are composed of a fabric spun from bamboo, silk, satin, polyester, or cotton (Martin: FIG. 2 [0053] cotton, polyester, cotton-polyester, silk).
Conclusion
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/JOSEANE E. TEJADA/Examiner, Art Unit 3673
/DAVID R HARE/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3673
11/30/2025