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 .
Foreign Priority:
Acknowledgment is made of applicant's claim for foreign priority based on Chinese Design Application No. CN202430423276.5, filed on 07/08/2024. Examiner notes the proper documents to perfect this claim are present in the application file.
Election:
This application has been examined. Note is made of the election by applicant of the design shown in Group II (Figs. 2.1-2.8). Accordingly, the designs shown in Group I stands withdrawn from further prosecution before the Examiner, the election having been made without traverse in the paper received 12/10/2025. 37 CFR 1.142(b). In view of this election, the non-elected Figures 1.1-1.8 have been cancelled by the applicant in their response. Changes to the as filed specification by amendment dated 12/10/2025 are acknowledged and are now of record and examined as such.
Claim Rejections - 35 U.S.C. §112:
The claim is rejected under 35 U.S.C. §112(a) and (b), as the claimed invention is not described in such full, clear, concise and exact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the same, and fails to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention.
The claim is indefinite and nonenabling for the following reasons:
Portion(s) are non-enabled: There are several elements and structures in the following annotated reproductions, of which, their exact shape and appearance cannot be ascertained in the absence of corroborating views to fully enable the three-dimensional appearance of said elements/structures (e.g. one or more attributes such depth, curvature, angle, placement, etc. are unknown).
It is therefore suggested that the areas/elements below that are highlighted and/or called out by arrows, and any others that may not be evident from the original disclosure, be converted to broken lines in every figure in which they appear, with any shade lines removed from within, and the specification be amended to include a statement that the portions of the article shown in broken lines form no part of the claimed design. [SEE ANNOTATED DRAWINGS ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE FOR MORE DETIALED INFORMATION ON SUGGESTED CHANGES].
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It is therefore suggested that elements noted above be disclaimed in all views. See Hague Administrative Instructions Sections 403(a)(i) and (ii).
Any amended replacement reproduction sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. The figure or figure number of an amended reproduction should not be labeled as “amended.” If a reproduction figure is to be canceled, the appropriate figure must be removed from the replacement sheet, and where necessary, the remaining figures must be renumbered and appropriate changes made to the brief description of the several views of the reproductions for consistency. Additional replacement sheets may be necessary to show the renumbering of the remaining figures. If all the figures on a reproduction sheet are canceled, a replacement sheet is not required. A marked-up copy of the reproduction sheet (labeled as “Annotated Sheet”) including an annotation showing that all the figures on that reproduction sheet have been canceled must be presented in the amendment or remarks section that explains the change to the reproductions. Each reproduction sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either “Replacement Sheet” or “New Sheet” pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d). If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action.
When preparing new or replacement reproductions, be careful to avoid introducing new matter. New matter is prohibited by 35 U.S.C. 132 and 37 CFR 1.121(f).
NOTE: Applicant is advised that a clearer version of this action is available in DOCX format for download from the file wrapper via patentcenter.uspto.gov - This format will allow applicant to view the action in its original resolution as created by the examiner.
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Conclusion:
The claim is rejected under 35 USC § 112(a) and (b).
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/MARK T. PHILIPPS/Design Examiner, Art Unit 2915 [571]-272-9578