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
Status of Claims
Claims 1-3 of U.S. Application No. 18/966173 filed on 12/03/2024 have been examined.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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 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.
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 1-3 rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Lee et al. [US 2024/0001831 A1], hereinafter referred to as Lee.
As to Claim 1, Lee discloses a vehicle seat, comprising: a first electric device, moving a first electric seat to at least one of a first predetermined position and a first predetermined posture inside a vehicle ([see at least Fig. 1, Fig.3, Fig.4, 0055, 0060 and 0076]) ; a second electric device, moving a second electric seat to at least one of a second predetermined position and a second predetermined posture inside the vehicle ([see at least Fig. 1, Fig.3, Fig.4, 0055, 0060 and 0076]), wherein when a predetermined condition is met, controlling the first electric device and the second electric device so that the first electric seat is in the at least one of the first predetermined position and the first predetermined posture and the second electric seat is in the at least one of the second predetermined position and the second predetermined posture ([see at least Fig. 1, Fig.3, Fig.4, 0055, 0060 and 0076]).
As to Claim 2, Lee discloses a vehicle seat, comprising: controlling the first electric device and the second electric device according to a carried object placed on the first electric seat and the second electric seat ([see at least Fig. 1, Fig.3, Fig.4, 0055, 0060 and 0076]).
As to Claim 3, Lee discloses a vehicle seat, wherein when movement of the first electric seat causes contact with the second electric seat or a passenger sitting on the second electric seat, the second electric device moves the second electric seat away from the first electric seat ([see at least Fig. 1, Fig.3, Fig.4, 0055, 0060 and 0076]).
Conclusion
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/YAZAN A SOOFI/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3668