CTNF 19/299,878 CTNF 78118 DETAILED ACTION 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 07-07-aia AIA 07-07 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 – 07-08-aia AIA (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. 07-15-aia AIA Claim(s) 1 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102 (a)(1) as being anticipated by Fukushima et al (US 2013/0091977) . Fukushima et al disclose an accelerator device, comprising: a pedal lever (21) configured to operate in response to a pedal operation (see Fig 1); a drive source (53) configured to generate a driving force by energization (see Fig 1); and a power transmission mechanism having an actuator lever (51) which is rotatable by the driving force of the drive source (53) and which abuts against the pedal lever (21) at a lever contact (41), and which applies a reaction force, which is a force in a direction opposite to a pedal depression direction, to the pedal lever (21) via the actuator lever (51) when electricity is applied to the drive source; wherein within a range from a fully closed position to a fully open position of the pedal lever (21), a reaction force application region is defined as a region between a first depression angle and a second depression angle of the pedal lever (21), and a center of rotation of a member that abuts against the actuator lever (51) is defined as a pedal rotation fulcrum, and a rotation axis of the actuator lever (51) is located between a first straight line which is a line connecting the lever contact point (41) and the pedal rotation fulcrum when the depression angle is the first depression angle, and a second straight line which is a line connecting the lever contact point (41) and the pedal rotation fulcrum when the depression angle is the second depression angle (see Fig 1) . Allowable Subject Matter 12-151-07 AIA 07-97 12-51-07 Claim 3 is allowed. 12-151-08 AIA 07-43 12-51-08 Claim s 2 and 4 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims. Conclusion 07-96 AIA 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 VICKY A JOHNSON whose telephone number is (571)272-7106. The examiner can normally be reached Monday - Friday. 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, John R Olszewski can be reached at 571-272-2706. 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. /VICKY A JOHNSON/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3617 Application/Control Number: 19/299,878 Page 2 Art Unit: 3617 Application/Control Number: 19/299,878 Page 3 Art Unit: 3617 Application/Control Number: 19/299,878 Page 4 Art Unit: 3617
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