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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 § 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 16-20 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.
Claim 15 recites “[a] cooling device comprising”, and claim 16 recites “[t]he fluid pipe of claim”. However, it is not clear to the Examiner how a fluid pipe is a cooling device. The Examiner is unable to determine the metes and bounds of the claim.
Claim 15 recites “[a] cooling device comprising”, and claim 17 recites “[t]he fluid pipe of claim”. However, it is not clear to the Examiner how a fluid pipe is a cooling device. The Examiner is unable to determine the metes and bounds of the claim.
Claim 15 recites “[a] cooling device comprising”, and claim 18 recites “[t]he fluid pipe of claim”. However, it is not clear to the Examiner how a fluid pipe is a cooling device. The Examiner is unable to determine the metes and bounds of the claim.
Claim 15 recites “[a] cooling device comprising”, and claim 19 recites “[t]he fluid pipe of claim”. However, it is not clear to the Examiner how a fluid pipe is a cooling device. The Examiner is unable to determine the metes and bounds of the claim.
Claim 15 recites “[a] cooling device comprising”, and claim 20 recites “[t]he fluid pipe of claim”. However, it is not clear to the Examiner how a fluid pipe is a cooling device. The Examiner is unable to determine the metes and bounds of the claim.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure because it illustrates the state of the art.
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/AARON M DUNWOODY/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3679
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