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 .
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 1-6 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 "a top sealing partition plate and arranged". This limitation is unclear and confusing For examination purposes the limitation will be read as "a top sealing partition plate arranged".
Claim 1 recites the limitation "the vapor core pipe". There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
Claim 1 recites the limitation "the vapor core pipe". There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim.
The term “efficient” in claim 1 is a relative term which renders the claim indefinite. The term “efficient” is not defined by the claim, the specification does not provide a standard for ascertaining the requisite degree, and one of ordinary skill in the art would not be reasonably apprised of the scope of the invention.
The term “ultra long” in claim 1 is a relative term which renders the claim indefinite. The term “ultra long” is not defined by the claim, the specification does not provide a standard for ascertaining the requisite degree, and one of ordinary skill in the art would not be reasonably apprised of the scope of the invention.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-6 would be allowable if rewritten or amended to overcome the rejection(s) under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), 2nd paragraph, set forth in this Office action.
The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter:
However, none of the reference of record suggest or render obvious the limitation of a cavity enclosed and formed by (i) a portion of the top sealing partition plate, (ii) a portion of the bottom sealing partition plate, (iii) the wall of the two-phase closed thermosyphon, (iv) the vapor guiding core pipe, and (v) the liquid guiding core pipe, the cavity being sealed against the outside, and the top sealing partition plate and the bottom sealing partition plate being sealed against the vapor guiding core pipe and the liquid guiding core pipe, wherein the vapor guiding core pipe has (i) a top in communication with a top portion of the condensation section and (ii) a bottom fixed to the bottom sealing partition plate such that the vapor core pipe is in communication with the evaporation section, and wherein the liquid guiding core pipe has (i) a top fixed to the top sealing partition plate such that the liquid guiding core pipe is in communication with the condensation section and (ii) a bottom in communication with a bottom portion of the evaporation section, in combination with the other claimed elements. Further, it would not have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art to make such modification, absent permissible hindsight.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. (see PTO-829).
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/NELSON J NIEVES/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3763 9/5/2026
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