Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
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Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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.
Claim(s) 1-20 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Fu et al. (CN 112361882 A), hereinafter (“Fu”), in view of Cross et al. (US 2007/0137091), hereinafter (“Cross”).
Re claims 1-6 and 18-20, Fu (Fig 1) discloses a gun sighting device interacting with smart glasses, comprising: a main body, the main body being provided with an aiming component for sighting and collecting data; a first communication module, the first communication module being electrically connected to the aiming component and configured for transmitting data collected by the aiming component to the smart glasses.
Fu does not disclose that the first communication module is detachably connected to the main body. Cross (Fig 3) teaches a main body having a detachably mounted communication module (32; p. [0049]) to enable the user and other devices or parties to remotely interface with the [main body] (p. [0049]). Before the effective filing date of the claimed invention, it would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art to substitute the first communication module in Fu to be of the type taught by Cross. The motivation would simply be to substitute one known wireless communication module with another commonly known and used wireless communication module. All claimed elements were known in the prior art and one skilled in the art could have combined the elements as claimed by known methods with no change in their respective functions, and the combination would have yielded predictable results to a skilled artisan at the time the invention was made.
In regards to the germanium window and gasket, it is commonly known in the art to use germanium and gaskets to seal out moisture and other contaminants. Before the effective filing date of the claimed invention, it would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art to modify Fu to have a germanium window and gasket. The motivation (as is commonly known in the art) would be to seal out moisture and other contaminants. All claimed elements were known in the prior art and one skilled in the art could have combined the elements as claimed by known methods with no change in their respective functions, and the combination would have yielded predictable results to a skilled artisan at the time the invention was made.
Re claims 7-17, All of the limitations in these claims are commonly known and used in the art. For example, the connection port having the sealing cover in claim 7 are both commonly known and used electrical-type connections. Before the effective filing date of the claimed invention, it would have been obvious for one of ordinary skill in the art to modify the system in Fu to have the elements claimed in claims 7-17. The motivation would simply be to used commonly known and used devices to connect (wired or wireless) electrical components. All claimed elements were known in the prior art and one skilled in the art could have combined the elements as claimed by known methods with no change in their respective functions, and the combination would have yielded predictable results to a skilled artisan at the time the invention was made.
Response to Arguments
Applicant’s arguments with respect to claim(s) 1-20 have been considered but are moot because the new ground of rejection does not rely on any reference applied in the prior rejection of record for any teaching or matter specifically challenged in the argument.
Conclusion
Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in this Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP § 706.07(a). Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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/REGINALD S TILLMAN, JR/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3641