CTNF 19/077,018 CTNF 73846 This is a Non-Final office action for serial number 19/077018. Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status 07-03-aia AIA 15-10-aia 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 § 102 07-06 AIA 15-10-15 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. 07-20-aia AIA The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action: A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made. 07-27-aia AIA Claim(s) 1-5 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102( a)(1 ) as anticipated by or, in the alternative, under 35 U.S.C. 103 as obvious over Jones 5,873,551 . Jones discloses claims: 1. A jelly bottle hanger for suspending an ultrasound jelly bottle, comprising: a winding portion (44/40/48) that is wound around the ultrasound jelly bottle (B); and a hanging portion (50) that is connected to two positions at which both ends (54/52) are separated from each other in a longitudinal direction of the winding portion (40), wherein the winding portion and the hanging portion are integrally formed of an elastic material (column 5, lines 8-10), and the ultrasound jelly bottle (bottle can be considered a jelly bottle since the bottle can hold ultrasound jelly) is held by being tightened by the winding portion (44/48). 2. The jelly bottle hanger according to The jelly bottle hanger according to claim 1, wherein the winding portion includes a long belt portion (48/44) and a hook ring portion (34) that is joined to one end of the belt portion and in which a through hole through which the belt portion (32) passes is formed, the belt portion includes a hook protrusion (hook and loop piles), and at least one hook hole (loops of hook and loop, Velcro) that is hooked on the hook protrusion (hooks of hook and loops, Velcro) is formed in a portion of the belt portion that is folded back through the through hole. 3. The jelly bottle hanger according to The jelly bottle hanger according to claim 2 wherein a plurality of the hook holes (loops of Velcro) are formed, and the plurality of hook holes (loops of Velcro) are arranged along a longitudinal direction of the belt portion. 5. wherein a thickness of the hook ring portion (34) is larger than the thickness of the belt portion (44/48). [AltContent: arrow] [AltContent: textbox (Hook ring 34)] PNG media_image1.png 622 596 media_image1.png Greyscale PNG media_image2.png 350 226 media_image2.png Greyscale Jones discloses all of the limitations of the claimed invention except for the (Claim 4) thickness of the belt portion is 2 to 3 mm. It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention with reasonable expectation of success to have modified Jones to have thickness of the belt portion is 2 to 3 mm, since a change in shape/thickness is generally recognized as being within the level of ordinary skill in the art since it is old, well known, conventional way to provide additional material to an area results in thickness to a region to provide add strength, stability, and reinforcement to an area as a means to prevent damage, weakness, or failure to an area without producing any unexpected results, destroying the invention, and are a matter of desirability and design parameters which would have been obvious and well within the level of ordinary skill in the art to provide a reasonably predictable result . Conclusion 07-96 AIA The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. The prior art discloses conventional bottle holders and hanging strap supports . Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to KIMBERLY T WOOD whose telephone number is (571)272-6826. The examiner can normally be reached M-Thur 9:00am-5:30pm flexible schedule. 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, Jonathan Liu can be reached at (571) 272-8227. 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. 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