LOUVER CANOPY ADOPTING A FASTENER-FREE QUICK-MOUNTING STRUCTURE

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 . DETAILED ACTION This is a non-final First Office Action on the Merits in application 19/006,236, filed 12/31/2024, which is a continuing application as disclosed. Claims 1-12 are pending and examined. Priority Acknowledgment is made of applicant’s claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 (a)-(d). The certified copy has been filed in parent Application No. 18/141,467, filed on 05/01/2023. Claim Objections Claims 1 and 3-4 are objected to because of the following informalities: in claim 1, line 7, “each rotating shaft” should be “each of the rotating shafts”, in claim 3, lines 2-3, “each first ring beam” should be “each of the first ring beams”(both occurrences; and in claim 4, line 2, “each louver board” should be “each of the louver boards”. Appropriate correction is required. Double Patenting The nonstatutory double patenting rejection is based on a judicially created doctrine grounded in public policy (a policy reflected in the statute) so as to prevent the unjustified or improper timewise extension of the “right to exclude” granted by a patent and to prevent possible harassment by multiple assignees. A nonstatutory double patenting rejection is appropriate where the conflicting claims are not identical, but at least one examined application claim is not patentably distinct from the reference claim(s) because the examined application claim is either anticipated by, or would have been obvious over, the reference claim(s). See, e.g., In re Berg, 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998); In re Goodman, 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993); In re Longi, 759 F.2d 887, 225 USPQ 645 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Van Ornum, 686 F.2d 937, 214 USPQ 761 (CCPA 1982); In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); In re Thorington, 418 F.2d 528, 163 USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969). A timely filed terminal disclaimer in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321(c) or 1.321(d) may be used to overcome an actual or provisional rejection based on nonstatutory double patenting provided the reference application or patent either is shown to be commonly owned with the examined application, or claims an invention made as a result of activities undertaken within the scope of a joint research agreement. See MPEP § 717.02 for applications subject to examination under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA as explained in MPEP § 2159. See MPEP § 2146 et seq. for applications not subject to examination under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA . A terminal disclaimer must be signed in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321(b). 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A web-based eTerminal Disclaimer may be filled out completely online using web-screens. An eTerminal Disclaimer that meets all requirements is auto-processed and approved immediately upon submission. For more information about eTerminal Disclaimers, refer to www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/applying-online/eterminal-disclaimer. Claims 1-12 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-9 of U.S. Patent No. 12,264,477. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because: Application 12,264,477 1. A louver canopy adopting a quick-mounting structure, the louver canopy comprising: a plurality of louver boards; a rectangular ring beam frame positioned around a periphery of the plurality of louver boards, wherein the rectangular ring beam frame comprises a pair of first ring beams and a pair of second ring beams; and rotating shafts fixedly arranged at two ends of each of the louver boards, wherein each rotating shaft is installed in a corresponding one of a plurality of open slots on the pair of first ring beams through a clamp sleeve assembly, wherein the clamp sleeve assembly comprises a clamp sleeve sleeved on each of the rotating shafts, wherein the clamp sleeve includes a first wheel shaft, a second wheel shaft, a third wheel shaft, and a fourth wheel shaft arranged in sequence, wherein an outer diameter of the first wheel shaft is greater than a maximum outer diameter of the open slot, and wherein the second wheel shaft, the third wheel shaft, and the fourth wheel shaft are configured to pass through the open slot. 1. A louver canopy adopting a quick-mounting structure, the louver canopy comprising: a plurality of louver boards; a ring beam frame positioned around a periphery of the plurality of louver boards, wherein the ring beam frame comprises first ring beams and second ring beams, wherein the first ring beams are matched with the louver boards for mounting the louver boards, wherein the second ring beams are configured to connect the first ring beams on two sides of the first ring beams, and wherein each of the first ring beams is provided with a plurality of open slots along a length of each of the first ring beams; and rotating shafts fixedly arranged at two ends of each of the louver boards, wherein each rotating shaft is installed in a corresponding one of the open slots of a corresponding one of the first ring beams through a clamp sleeve assembly, wherein each of the louver boards is rotatably matched with corresponding one of the open slots of the first ring beams and is disengageable from open ends of the corresponding open slots, wherein the clamp sleeve assembly comprises a clamp sleeve sleeved on each of the rotating shafts, wherein the clamp sleeve includes a first wheel shaft, a second wheel shaft, a third wheel shaft, and a fourth wheel shaft arranged in sequence, wherein an outer diameter of the first wheel shaft is greater than a maximum outer diameter of each of the open slots, and wherein the second wheel shaft, the third wheel shaft, and the fourth wheel shaft are configured to pass through each of the open slots. The specific shape is considered a feature best determined by a skilled artisan given the intended use of the frame and design requirements thereof. 2. The louver canopy according to claim 1, wherein the pair of second ring beams are configured to connect to the pair of first ring beams to form the rectangular ring beam frame. See claim 1. 3. The louver canopy according to claim 1, wherein the pair of first ring beams are matched with the louver boards for mounting the louver boards, and wherein each first ring beam comprises the plurality of open slots along a length of each first ring beam. See claim 1. 4. The louver canopy according to claim 1, wherein the rotatable shafts facilitate rotatable matching between both ends of each louver board and corresponding open slots one the pair of first ring beams, and wherein each of the louver boards disengageable from open ends of the corresponding open slots See claim 1. 5. The louver canopy according to claim 4, wherein an upper part of each of the open slots in each of the first ring beams is provided with the open end, and wherein an inner diameter at an end surface of the open end is gradually increased in a downward direction until a maximum outer diameter of each of the open slots is reached. 2. The louver canopy according to claim 1, wherein an upper part of each of the open slots in each of the first ring beams is provided with the open end, and wherein an inner diameter at an end surface of the open end is gradually increased in a downward direction until a maximum outer diameter of each of the open slots is reached. 6. The louver canopy according to claim 4, wherein each of the open slots is a round hole with an opening structure, and wherein an outer diameter of the open end of each of the open slots is smaller than a diameter of the round hole. 3. The louver canopy according to claim 2, wherein each of the open slots is a round hole with an opening structure, and wherein an outer diameter of the open end of each of the open slots is smaller than a diameter of the round hole. 7. The louver canopy according to claim 4, wherein an outer diameter of each of the rotating shafts is smaller than the inner diameter of the open end of each of the open slots. 4. The louver canopy according to claim 2, wherein an outer diameter of each of the rotating shafts is smaller than the inner diameter of the open end of each of the open slots. 8. The louver canopy according to claim 1, wherein an outer diameter of the third wheel shaft is smaller than the outer diameter of the first wheel shaft, an outer diameter of the second wheel shaft, and an outer diameter of the fourth wheel shaft, wherein the outer diameter of the first wheel shaft is larger than the outer diameter of the second wheel shaft and the fourth wheel shaft, and wherein the second wheel shaft, the third wheel shaft, and the fourth wheel shaft mutually form an annular groove cavity. 5. The louver canopy according to claim 1, wherein an outer diameter of the third wheel shaft is smaller than the outer diameter of the first wheel shaft, an outer diameter of the second wheel shaft, and an outer diameter of the fourth wheel shaft, wherein the outer diameter of the first wheel shaft is larger than the outer diameter of the second wheel shaft and the fourth wheel shaft, and wherein the second wheel shaft, the third wheel shaft, and the fourth wheel shaft mutually form an annular groove cavity. 9. The louver canopy according to claim 8, wherein the second wheel shaft is configured to cooperate with the open slot, wherein the clamp sleeve assembly includes a clamping piece configured to cooperate with the annular groove cavity, wherein one side of the clamping piece is configured to form a limit with a first side wall of the open slot, and wherein a side wall of the first wheel shaft facing the second wheel shaft is configured to form a limit with a second side wall of the open slot. 6. The louver canopy according to claim 5, wherein the second wheel shaft is configured to cooperate with each of the open slots, wherein the clamp sleeve assembly includes a clamping piece configured to cooperate with the annular groove cavity, wherein one side of the clamping piece is configured to form a limit with a first side wall of each of the open slots, and wherein a side wall of the first wheel shaft facing the second wheel shaft is configured to form a limit with a second side wall of each of the open slots. 10. The louver canopy according to claim 9, wherein the clamping piece is an elastic snap ring. 7. The louver canopy according to claim 6, wherein the clamping piece is an elastic snap ring. 11. The louver canopy according to claim 1, wherein each first ring beam comprises: a ring beam body; a clamping part located on one side of the ring beam body, wherein the clamping part includes a bottom plate and a vertical plate, and wherein the plurality of open slots are arranged on the vertical plate; and a drainage part located below the clamping part, wherein the drainage part includes a drainage groove plate and a drainage baffle, wherein a width of the drainage groove plate is greater than a width of the bottom plate of the clamping part, and wherein the drainage baffle is located at an inward position of an outer edge of each of the louver boards. 8. The louver canopy according to claim 1, wherein each first ring beam comprises: a ring beam body; a clamping part located on one side of the ring beam body, wherein the clamping part includes a bottom plate and a vertical plate, and wherein the open slots are arranged on the vertical plate; and a drainage part located below the clamping part, wherein the drainage part includes a drainage groove plate and a drainage baffle, wherein a width of the drainage groove plate is greater than a width of the bottom plate of the clamping part, and wherein the drainage baffle is located at an inward position of an outer edge of each of the louver boards. 12. The louver canopy according to claim 11, wherein the bottom plate and the vertical plate of the clamping part are arranged in a horizontal "L" shape, and wherein the drainage groove plate and the drainage baffle of the drainage part are arranged in a horizontal "L" shape. 9. The louver canopy according to claim 8, wherein the bottom plate and the vertical plate of the clamping part are arranged in a horizontal “L” shape, and wherein the drainage groove plate and the drainage baffle of the drainage part are arranged in a horizontal “L” shape. Prior Art The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to BETH A. AUBREY(STEPHAN) whose telephone number is (571)272-1851. The examiner can normally be reached M-F 8a-4:30p. Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Brian Glessner can be reached at 571-272-6754. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in DOCX format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. BETH A. AUBREY Primary Examiner Art Unit 3633 /Beth A Aubrey/