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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 .
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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.
Claims 1-3 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by AU 2016101719 to He.
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Regarding claim 1, He discloses a dump truck (see Figure 1) comprising: a vehicle body frame (1) to which wheels (225) are attached (see at least Figure 1); and a vessel (4) that is tiltably provided with respect to the vehicle body frame for loading to-be-transported materials (see at least Figure 48), and the vehicle body frame (1) including: a left frame ( not shown, but is 113 in Figure 3 only showing right side) disposed on the left side in the lateral direction and extending in the longitudinal direction (see Figure 3); a right frame (113; see Figure 3 only showing right side) disposed on the right side in the lateral direction and extending in the longitudinal direction (see Figure 3); a front frame (112; see Figure 3) connecting the front end of the left frame and the front end of the right frame (see cross piece 1123) and extending in the lateral direction (see Figure 3 and paragraph [0221]); and a front bumper (12) fixed to the front side of the front frame (see Figure 3), provided with a hook (see Modified Figure 4 above) for lifting and mounted with various devices (ladders; see Figure 1), wherein the front bumper includes a base fixing section (see 1209 in Figure 4) where multiple types of device mounting bases (1210, 1211, 1212), corresponding to the types of devices, are selectively fixed (see Figure 4 and paragraph [0222]).
Regarding claim 2, He discloses the front bumper (12) includes a front frame section (1201) extending in the lateral direction while facing the front frame (112; see at least Figures 3 and 4) in the longitudinal direction and provided with the hook (see Modified Figure 4), a left frame section (1203) connecting the left end of the front frame section (1201) and the front frame, and a right frame section (1204) connecting the right end of the front frame section (1201) and the front frame, and the base fixing section (1209) is provided on the left frame section and the right frame section, respectively (see at least Figure 4).
Regarding claim 3, He discloses the left frame sections (1203) of the front bumper and the left frame (113) are continuous in the longitudinal direction via the front frame (112), and the right frame sections (1204) of the front bumper and the right frame (113) are continuous in the longitudinal direction via the front frame (112; see at least Figures 3 and 4).
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. The prior art cited on the PTO-892 all relate to frame structures including bumpers designed for dump type vehicles.
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/T.L.W./Examiner, Art Unit 3614
/PAUL N DICKSON/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 3614
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