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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 1-15 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 1 recites the limitation "shower water" in line 16. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. It is uncertain whether it is a double inclusion of the “water” recited in line 5.
Claim 1 recites the limitation "water flow" in line 19. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 1 recites the limitation “a second outlet pipe coupled between the second control end and the bubble water chamber, the inlet pipe, the first outlet pipe, and the second outlet pipe in communication with the control pipe” in lines 22-24. It is uncertain how the second outlet pipe can be coupled between the second control end and the second outlet pipe (itself).
Claim 1 recites the limitation "the discharge of water" in line 26. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 1 recites the limitation "the same side" in line 29. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 3 recites the limitation “water” in lines 2, 4, 5, 6 and 12. It appears to be a double inclusion of the “water” recited in claim 1.
Claim 3 recites the limitation "water pressure" in lines 3-4. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 3 recite the limitation “an inertial pulling force of water flow” in line 7. It appears to be a double inclusion of the “inertial pulling force of water flow” recite in claim 1.
Claim 3 recites the limitation "water pressure" in line 11. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 3 recites the limitation “bubble water” in line 12. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. It appears to be a double inclusion of the “bubble water” recited in claim 1.
Claim 4 recites the limitation “water” in lines 2, 4, 5, 6 and 12. It appears to be a double inclusion of the “water” recited in claim 1.
Claim 4 recites the limitation "water pressure" in lines 3-4. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 4 recite the limitation “an inertial pulling force of water flow” in line 7. It appears to be a double inclusion of the “inertial pulling force of water flow” recite in claim 1.
Claim 4 recites the limitation "water pressure" in line 11. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 4 recites the limitation “bubble water” in line 12. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. It appears to be a double inclusion of the “bubble water” recited in claim 1.
Claim 5 recites the limitation "water flow" in line 3. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 9 recites the limitation "one-way water flow" in line 2. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 10 recites the limitation “the connecting bend providing either horizontally or downwardly obliquely in a direction towards the side opening” in lines 2-4. The phrase is grammatically and idiomatically incorrect.
Claim 11 recites the limitation "shower water" in line 2. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. It appears to be a double inclusion of the “shower water” recited in claim 1.
Claim 11 recites the limitation "water discharge" in line 5. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 11 recites the limitation "on-and-off" in line 6. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 13 recites the limitation “[a] water discharge method using” in line 1. The recitation is grammatically incorrect.
Claim 13 recites the limitation “[a] water discharge method using” in line 1. The claim fails to recite any use steps.
Claim 13 recites the limitation “using the control member” in line 3. The claim fails to recite any use steps.
Claim 13 recites the limitation “on-and-off of the water supply” in line 3. It appears to be a double inclusion of the “on-and-off of the water supply” recited in claim 1.
Regarding claim 14, the preamble is inconsistent with that of intervening claim 13.
Claim 14 recites the limitation "water" in lines 4, 7, 8, 11 and 14. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. It appears to be a double inclusion of the “water” recited in claim 1.
Claim 14 recites the limitation "water pressure" in line 6. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 14 recites the limitation “an inertial pulling force of water flow” in line 10. It appears to be a double inclusion of the “inertial force of water flow” recited in claim 1.
Claim 14 recites the limitation "water pressure" in line 13. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 14 recites the limitation “bubble water” in line 14. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. It appears to be a double inclusion of the “bubble water” recited in claim 1.
Claim 15 recites the limitation "water" in lines 4, 7, 8, 11 and 14. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. It appears to be a double inclusion of the “water” recited in claim 1.
Claim 15 recites the limitation "water pressure" in line 6. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 15 recites the limitation “an inertial pulling force of water flow” in line 10. It appears to be a double inclusion of the “inertial force of water flow” recited in claim 1.
Claim 15 recites the limitation "water pressure" in line 13. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
The claims are generally narrative and indefinite, failing to conform with current U.S. practice. They appear to be a literal translation into English from a foreign document and are replete with grammatical and idiomatic errors.
The claims are replete with indefiniteness. Limited time for search and examination precludes a complete editorial review. Applicant is required to review and amend all of the claims in their entirety to ensure full compliance with 35 U.S.C. 112(b).
Conclusion
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/CHRISTOPHER S KIM/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3752 CHRISTOPHER S. KIM
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