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 .
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 (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) 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.
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.
(a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claim(s) 1-3 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Ogura et al. (JP 2015229517-A).
Regarding claim 1, For the purposes of examination, it is interpreted that the articulated robot with base and manipulator are positively claimed because of the language: “a first packing member that is inserted between the base and one link out of a plurality of links of the manipulator” if the base and a manipulator link were not present, the claim language could not be met.
Ogura discloses a packing material for packing an articulated robot including a base and a manipulator provided on the base, the packing material comprising
a first packing member at 22, fig. 3, that is inserted between the base 11 and an upper link out of a plurality of links of the manipulator – folded part 47 is at the joint 13 between the two links, and in that position, is between the upper link and base, fig. 1,
wherein the first packing member includes a recess between walls 42 and 43 that is formed on an upper surface and accommodates part of the one link, fig. 1, and
a gripped portion at 45 and 46 that is a hole penetrating the first packing member.
Regarding claim 2, Ogura further discloses wherein the first packing member includes an inclined portion, lower portion of folded part 47, the inclined portion extending from a side surface to a lower surface, the lower surface disposed towards the base of the articulated robot, fig. 1.
Regarding claim 3, Ogura further discloses a second packing member 24 that includes an accommodation portion (bottom portion 26) accommodating the base, wherein the second packing member is detached from the base in a case where the first packing member is lifted together with the articulated robot, fig. 10.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. Refer to the attached PTO-892.
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MOLLIE LLEWELLYN IMPINK
Primary Examiner
Art Unit 3799
/MOLLIE IMPINK/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3799