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`NOBORU IIDA
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined
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`Information Disclosure Statement
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`The information disclosure statements (IDS) submitted on 8/6/2018, 7/31/2017
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`the information disclosure statement are being considered by the examiner.
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`and 10 remain original/previously presented.
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`Amendments to Claims 1 and 11 overcomes the previous rejections of the claims
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`incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis for the rejection will not be
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`considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale
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`supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all
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`obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
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`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.
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`5.
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`Claims 1, 6, 7, 10 and 11 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being
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`unpatentable over JP 20055344600 to Onodo (hereinafter referred to as Onodo), in
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`view of JPH 08312594 to Akaishi et al. (hereinafter referred to as Akaishi), and further in
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`view of US 2013/0167580 to lshida et al. (hereinafter referred to as lshida).
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`a)
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`In regards to claim 1, Onodo discloses a sealed compressor (compressor with
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`sealed case 1, translation para. 0012, figs. 1-3) wherein, an electrically-
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`operated element (electric motor portion 4 with stator 9 and rotor 10,
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`translation para. 0012, figs. 1-3) and a compressive element (compression
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`mechanism portion 3, translation para. 0012, figs. 1-3) driven by the
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`electrically-operated element (driving signal is input to stator 9 which
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`rotationally drives the rotor 10 and the shaft 2 with the eccentric portion of the
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`shaft rotating rollers in the cylinder chambers, translation para. 0021, figs. 1-
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`3) are housed in a sealed container (sealed case 1, translation para. 0011,
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`figs. 1-3), the compressive element includes:
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`a shaft (rotary shaft 2, translation para. 0012, figs. 1-3) formed of a main shaft
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`and an eccentric shaft (cylinder chambers accommodate eccentric portions
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`provided on the rotary shaft, translation para. 0014, figs. 1-3);
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`a cylinder block (compression mechanism 3 comprises cylinder 7A and 7B,
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`translation para. 0012, figs. 1-3) having: a bearing (main bearing 15,
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`translation para. 0017, fig. 1) which pivotally supports the main shaft of the
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`shaft (main bearing 15 rotatably supports the rotating shaft 2, translation para.
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`0017, figs. 1-3); and a cylinder (cylinder 7A and 7B, translation para. 0012,
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`figs. 1-3);
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`the electrically-operated element is an electric motor (compressor with an
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`outer rotor type electric motor, translation para. 0009, figs. 1-3) which
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`includes: a stator (stator 9 which rotationally drives the rotor 10, translation
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`para. 0021, figs. 1-3); and a rotor which surrounds an outer periphery of the
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`stator and is disposed coaxially with the stator (rotor 10 is coaxial to and
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`surrounds outer periphery of stator 9, figs. 1-3), wherein the rotor is
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`configured to rotate around the stator (umbrella-shaped rotor is rotationally
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`driven, para. 0021, figs. 1-3), the stator is fixed to an outer peripheral surface
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`of the bearing (main bearing 15 includes a boss portion 15b1 to which a stator
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`9 is fitted, translation para. 0025, figs. 1-3), and
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`e) wherein a fit-on portion which fits on the outer peripheral surface of the
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`bearing (main bearing 15 includes a boss portion 15b1 to which a stator 9 is
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`fitted, translation para. 0025, figs. 1-3) is formed on a portion of an inner
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`peripheral portion of the stator (inner peripheral portion of the stator 9 is fitted
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`on the main bearing boss portion 15b1 of the main bearing 15, fig. 3) and the
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`fit-on portion (main bearing 15 includes a boss portion 15b1 to which a stator
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`9 is fitted, translation para. 0025, figs. 1-3) is formed on an upper end surface
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`and a lower end surface of the stator (an upper end surface and a lower end
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`surface of the inner peripheral portion of the stator 9 is fitted on the main
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`bearing boss portion 15b1 of the main bearing 15, fig. 3), and a gap is formed
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`between an inner peripheral portion of the stator and the outer peripheral
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`surface of the bearing at portions except for the fit-on portion (relief recess
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`portions 24 form a gap between the inner peripheral portions of the stator 9
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`where it contacts the main bearing boss portion 15b1 at the press fit fixing
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`portions 23, fig. 3).
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`However, Onodo lacks the stator fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the
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`bearing by an adhesive agent.
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`Akaishi, in the related field of electric motors, teaches the stator (stator core
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`fig. 3) fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the bearing (stator core 13 is fixed to
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`the small diameter step portion 9a formed on bearing housing 9, para. 0014, fig.
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`3) by an adhesive agent (stator core 13 may be fixed to the bearing housing 9 by
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`caulking or by a fixing means of adhesion, para. 0014).
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`obvious to one skilled in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed
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`invention to modify the compressor of Onodo with the motor of Akaishi to provide
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`a stator fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the bearing by an adhesive agent.
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`The motivation for doing so would have been to form a portion on the bearing
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`housing for fixing the stator core (Akaishi, machine translation para. 0014, fig. 3).
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`Onodo discloses cylinders 7A and 7B, but is silent concerning a piston which
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`is movable in the cylinder in a reciprocating manner; a connecting portion which
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`connects the eccentric shaft and the piston to each other; and
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`lshida, in the related field of compressors, teaches a piston (piston 109, fig. 3)
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`which is movable in the cylinder (piston 109 in cylinder 106, para. 0053, fig. 3) in
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`a reciprocating manner (piston 109 in cylinder 106 is eccentrically rotated by the
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`eccentric portion 104a, para. 0053, fig. 3); and a connecting portion which
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`connects the eccentric shaft and the piston to each other (an eccentric portion
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`104a of the shaft 104 is inserted into the piston 109 so that the piston is
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`eccentrically rotated, para. 0053). Since Onodo discloses cylinders, It would
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`have been obvious to one skilled in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`claimed invention to modify the compressor of Onodo with the compressor of
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`lshida to provide a piston which is movable in the cylinder in a reciprocating
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`manner; and a connecting portion which connects the eccentric shaft and the
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`piston to each other. The motivation for doing so would have been to provide a
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`piston within the cylinder that is driven by the motor to compress the refrigerant
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`within the compression chamber of the compressor (lshida, para. 0061 ).
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`g)
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`In regards to claim 6, modified Onodo discloses the sealed compressor
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`according to claim 1, and further discloses wherein the gap is formed on the
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`bearing side (relief recess portions 24 are formed in the main bearing boss
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`portion 15b1, fig. 3).
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`In regards to claim 7, modified Onodo discloses the sealed compressor
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`according to claim 1, and further discloses wherein the fit-on portion (main
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`bearing 15 includes a boss portion 15b1 to which a stator 9 is fitted,
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`translation para. 0025, figs. 1-3) is formed on an upper half of the stator on
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`the eccentric shaft side (plurality of press-fit fixing portions 23 are provided at
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`a predetermined interval on the outer diameter portion of the main shaft boss
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`portion 15b1 and the relief recessed portions 24 are provided between the
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`press-fit fixing portions, translation para. 0025, figs. 1 and 3).
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`In regards to claim 10, modified Onodo discloses a refrigeration device
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`comprising wherein the compressor is the sealed compressor according to
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`claim 1 (compressor with sealed case 1, translation para. 0012, figs. 1-3), but
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`fails to disclose a refrigeration device comprising a refrigerant circuit formed
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`by annularly connecting a compressor, a heat-radiator, a pressure reduction
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`device and a heat absorbing device to each other by pipes.
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`lshida, in the related field of compressors, teaches a refrigeration device
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`comprising a refrigerant circuit (refrigerating cycle apparatus having a
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`compressor 120, para. 0052, fig. 1) formed by annularly connecting a
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`compressor (compressor 120 discharges high temperature, high pressure
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`refrigerant toward a condenser 121, para. 0052, fig. 1), a heat-radiator
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`(condenser 121 releases heat from refrigerant gas to the air, para. 0052, fig. 1), a
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`pressure reduction device (refrigerant liquid from condenser 121 is fed to an
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`expansion mechanism 122 and the refrigerant liquid becomes a low temperature,
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`lower pressure wet steam that is fed to an evaporator 123, para. 0052, fig. 1) and
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`a heat absorbing device (refrigerant enters evaporator 123 and absorbs heat,
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`para. 0052, fig. 1) to each other by pipes (refrigerant cycle depicted in fig. 1,
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`para. 0052, fig. 1).
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`It would have been obvious to one skilled in the art before the
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`effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the compressor of Onodo
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`with the compressor of lshida to provide a refrigeration device comprising a
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`refrigerant circuit formed by annularly connecting a compressor, a heat-radiator,
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`a pressure reduction device and a heat absorbing device to each other by pipes.
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`The motivation for doing so would have been to provide a refrigerating cycle
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`apparatus with a high reliability compressor (lshida, para. 0019).
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`j)
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`In regards to claim 11, modified Onodo discloses a sealed compressor
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`(compressor with sealed case 1, translation para. 0012, figs. 1-3), comprising:
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`a shaft (rotary shaft 2, translation para. 0012, figs. 1-3) formed of a main shaft
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`and an eccentric shaft (cylinder chambers accommodate eccentric portions
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`provided on the rotary shaft, translation para. 0014, figs. 1-3); a bearing (main
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`bearing 15, translation para. 0017, fig. 1) which pivotally supports the main
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`shaft of the shaft (main bearing 15 rotatably supports the rotating shaft 2,
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`translation para. 0017, figs. 1-3); a cylinder (compression mechanism 3
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`comprises cylinder 7A and 7B, translation para. 0012, figs. 1-3); and an
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`electric motor (compressor with an outer rotor type electric motor, translation
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`para. 0009, figs. 1-3) which includes: a stator (stator 9 which rotationally
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`drives the rotor 10, translation para. 0021, figs. 1-3) which is fixed to an outer
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`peripheral surface of the bearing (main bearing 15 includes a boss portion
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`15b1 to which a stator 9 is fitted, translation para. 0025, figs. 1-3); and a rotor
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`which is disposed coaxially with the stator (rotor 10 is coaxial to and
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`surrounds outer periphery of stator 9, figs. 1-3), wherein the rotor is
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`configured to rotate around the stator (umbrella-shaped rotor is rotationally
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`driven, para. 0021, figs. 1-3), wherein a fit-on portion which fits on the outer
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`peripheral surface of the bearing (main bearing 15 includes a boss portion
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`15b1 to which a stator 9 is fitted, translation para. 0025, figs. 1-3) is formed
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`on a portion of an inner peripheral portion of the stator (inner peripheral
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`portion of the stator 9 is fitted on the main bearing boss portion 15b1 of the
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`main bearing 15, fig. 3) and the fit-on portion (main bearing 15 includes a
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`boss portion 15b1 to which a stator 9 is fitted, translation para. 0025, figs. 1-3)
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`is formed on an upper end surface and a lower end surface of the stator (an
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`upper end surface and a lower end surface of the inner peripheral portion of
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`the stator 9 is fitted on the main bearing boss portion 15b1 of the main
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`bearing 15, fig. 3), and a gap is formed between an inner peripheral portion of
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`the stator and the outer peripheral surface of the bearing at portions except
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`for the fit-on portion (relief recess portions 24 form a gap between the inner
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`peripheral portions of the stator 9 where it contacts the main bearing boss
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`portion 15b1 at the press fit fixing portions 23, fig. 3).
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`However, Onodo lacks the stator fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the
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`bearing by an adhesive agent.
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`Akaishi, in the related field of electric motors, teaches the stator (stator core
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`fig. 3) fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the bearing (stator core 13 is fixed to
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`the small diameter step portion 9a formed on bearing housing 9, para. 0014, fig.
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`3) by an adhesive agent (stator core 13 may be fixed to the bearing housing 9 by
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`caulking or by a fixing means of adhesion, para. 0014).
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`It would have been
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`obvious to one skilled in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed
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`invention to modify the compressor of Onodo with the motor of Akaishi to provide
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`stator fixed to an outer peripheral surface of the bearing by an adhesive agent.
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`The motivation for doing so would have been to form a portion on the bearing
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`housing for fixing the stator core (Akaishi, machine translation para. 0014, fig. 3).
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`Onodo discloses cylinders 7A and 7B, but is silent concerning a piston which
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`is movable in the cylinder in a reciprocating manner; and a connecting portion
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`which connects the eccentric shaft and the piston to each other
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`lshida, in the related field of compressors, teaches a piston (piston 109, fig. 3)
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`which is movable in the cylinder (piston 109 in cylinder 106, para. 0053, fig. 3) in
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`a reciprocating manner (piston 109 in cylinder 106 is eccentrically rotated by the
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`eccentric portion 104a, para. 0053, fig. 3); and a connecting portion which
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`connects the eccentric shaft and the piston to each other (an eccentric portion
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`104a of the shaft 104 is inserted into the piston 109 so that the piston is
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`eccentrically rotated, para. 0053). Since Onodo discloses cylinders, It would
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`have been obvious to one skilled in the art before the effective filing date of the
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`claimed invention to modify the compressor of Onodo with the compressor of
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`lshida to provide a piston which is movable in the cylinder in a reciprocating
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`manner; and a connecting portion which connects the eccentric shaft and the
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`piston to each other. The motivation for doing so would have been to provide a
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`piston within the cylinder that is driven by the motor to compress the refrigerant
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`within the compression chamber of the compressor (lshida, para. 0061 ). (lshida).
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`6.
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`Claims 4 and 5 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Onodo, in view of Akaishi, in view of lshida, and further in view of US 2008/0143198 to
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`Bi et al. (hereinafter referred to as Bi).
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`a)
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`In regards to claim 4, modified Onodo discloses the sealed compressor
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`according to claim 1, and further discloses the gap formed between the inner
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`peripheral portion of the stator and the outer peripheral surface of the bearing
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`(relief recess portions 24 form a gap between the inner peripheral portions of
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`the stator 9 where it contacts the main bearing boss portion 15b1 at the press
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`fit fixing portions 23, fig. 3), but fails to disclose wherein an opening portion
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`which opens in the gap is formed in the fit-on portion.
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`Bi, in the related field motors, teaches wherein an opening portion
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`(multiple openings formed in stator 1 and shaft sleeve 4 where injected rubber
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`block is formed, para. 0043, fig. 4) which opens in the gap (openings for
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`injected block formed in the stator core are formed in the gap between the
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`stator core 1 and the shaft sleeve 4, fig. 4) is formed in the fit-on portion (a
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`plurality of grooves for receiving the injected rubber block are disposed on an
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`outer surface of the shaft sleeve and an inner surface of the stator core, para.
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`0016, fig. 4).
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`It would have been obvious to one skilled in the art before the
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`effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the compressor of
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`Onodo with the motor of Bi to provide wherein an opening portion which
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`opens in the gap is formed in the fit-on portion. The motivation for doing so
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`would have been to inject a material between the stator core and shaft to fix
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`the stator core in the axial and radial directions (Bi, para. 0028)
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`In regards to claim 5, modified Onodo discloses the sealed compressor
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`according to claim 4, but fails to disclose wherein a plurality of the opening
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`Bi, in the related field motors, teaches wherein a plurality of the opening
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`portions is formed (a plurality of grooves for receiving the injected rubber block
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`are disposed on an outer surface of the shaft sleeve and an inner surface of the
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`stator core, para. 0016, fig. 4).
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`It would have been obvious to one skilled in the
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`art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the
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`compressor of Onodo with the motor of Bi to provide wherein a plurality of the
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`opening portions is formed. The motivation for doing so would have been to
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`inject a material between the stator core and shaft to fix the stator core in the
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`axial and radial directions (Bi, para. 0028)
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`7.
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`Claims 8 and 9 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over
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`Onodo, in view of Akaishi, in view of lshida, and further in view of US 3551714 to Boyd
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`(hereinafter referred to as Boyd).
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`a)
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`In regards to claim 8, modified Onodo discloses the sealed compressor
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`according to claim 1, but fails to disclose wherein the bearing is made of an
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`iron-based material which contains carbon.
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`Boyd, in the related field of motors with bearing assemblies, teaches wherein
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`the bearing is made of an iron-based material which contains carbon (satisfactory
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`material for bearing 29 is a cast iron alloy which includes 3% carbon, about 13.5-
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`17.5% nickel, about 5.5-7.5% copper, and about 1/75-2.5°/o chromium, col. 3,
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`lines 26-34).
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`It would have been obvious to one skilled in the art before the
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`effective filing date of the claimed invention to modify the compressor of Onodo
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`with the bearing of Boyd to provide wherein the bearing is made of an iron-based
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`material which contains carbon. The motivation for doing so would have been to
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`provide a bearing that prevents resistance to electric current to prevent excessive
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`heat generation and bearing rotation (Boyd, col. 3, lines 26-34).
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`b)
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`In regards to claim 9, modified Onodo discloses the sealed compressor
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`according to claim 8, but fails to disclose wherein the bearing is made of the
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`iron-based material which contains not less than 1% and not more than 7% of
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`carbon.
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`Boyd, in the related field of motors with bearing assemblies, teaches wherein
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`the bearing is made of the iron-based material which contains not less than 1%
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`and not more than 7% of carbon (satisfactory material for bearing 29 is a cast
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`iron alloy which includes 3% carbon, about 13.5-17.5% nickel, about 5.5-7.5%
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`copper, and about 1/75-2.5% chromium, col. 3, lines 26-34).
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`It would have been
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`obvious to one skilled in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed
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`invention to modify the compressor of Onodo with the bearing of Boyd to provide
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`wherein the bearing is made of the iron-based material which contains not less
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`than 1% and not more than 7% of carbon. The motivation for doing so would
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`have been to provide a bearing that prevents resistance to electric current to
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`prevent excessive heat generation and bearing rotation (Boyd, col. 3, lines 26-
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`34).
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`Response to Arguments
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`8.
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`Applicant’s arguments filed on 7/3/2018 have been fully considered but they are
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`not persuasive. With respect to the applicant’s arguments to the art rejections for
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`amended claims 1 and 11 pursuant to 35 USC § 103, the applicant argues that fig. 3 of
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`Onodo does not disclose “a fit-on portion that is formed on a lower end surface of the
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`stator 9 and fits on the outer peripheral surface of the bearing" because Applicant cites
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`fig. 3 and argues that the relief recess 24 is formed at the lower end surface.
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`Examiner respectfully disagrees with Applicant’s argument. As stated in para. 0025 of
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`Onodo, fig. 3 is a cross sectional view that does not show entire portions of the stator 9,
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`rotating shaft 2A and spindle receiving boss portion 15b1. Para. 0025 further states that
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`“a plurality of press-fit fixing portions 23 are provided at a predetermined interval on the
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`outer diameter portion of the main shaft boss portion 15b1 and the relief recessed
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`portions 24 are provided between the press-fit fixing portions”. Therefore, fig. 3 of
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`Onodo does not show the entire stator 9 including the additional press-fit fixing portion
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`23 located below the second relief recessed portion 24.
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`Applicant further argues on page 7, that there is no basis to modify the motor of
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`Onodo with the adhesion of Akaishi because there is no basis in Onodo for using an
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`adhesive. Applicant respectfully disagrees with Applicant’s argument. As referenced
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`above in the examiner’s art rejections pursuant to 35 USC § 103, there is proper
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`motivation to combine the teaching of Akaishi with the compressor of Onodo because
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`the use of the adhesive is an additional means of attaching the stator that prevents
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`deformation.
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`As referenced above in the examiner’s art rejections pursuant to 35 USC § 103,
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`the combination of Onodo, Akaishi, and lshida teaches all of the limitations of amended
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`claims 1 (previously claims 1, 2 and 3) and 11 (previously claims 11, 2 and 3).
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`Furthermore, since the applicant’s argument that claims 4-10 should be allowed based
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`on their dependability on independent claim 1
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`is moot, the rejections for claims 6, 7, and
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`10 are also maintained.
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`Conclusion
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`9.
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`Applicant’s amendment necessitated the new grounds of rejection presented in
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`this Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP §706.07(a).
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`Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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`A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE
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`MONTHS from the mailing date of this action. In the event a first reply is filed
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`within TWO MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is
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`not mailed until after the end of the TH REE-MONTH shortened statutory period, then
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`the shortened statutory period will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and
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`Examiner, Art Unit 3763
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`/CHR|STOPHER R ZERPHEY/
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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3763
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