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`16/652,921
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`NOTIFICATION DATE
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`09/17/2021
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`ELECTRONIC
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`Application/Control Number: 16/652,921
`Art Unit: 3746
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Notice of Pre-AlA or AIA Status
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first
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`inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`Claim Objections
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`Claim 2 is objected to because of the following informalities:
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`Claim 2 has a comma “,” as a punctuation mark in line 4 which should be deleted.
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`Appropriate correction is required.
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless —
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`(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale,
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`Claim(s) 1-4 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by US 5,855,475 to
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`Fujio et al. (Fujio).
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`Regarding claim 1, Fujio discloses a compressor comprising:
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`a fixed scroll (7, figs. 6-7) ;
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`a discharge port (36, 38,figs. 6-7) disposed in the fixed scroll;
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`a reed valve (35, figs. 6-7) disposed in the fixed scroll and opening and closing the
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`discharge port;
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`a valve stop (40, figs. 7, 9) disposed in the fixed scroll and configuredto restrict a lift
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`amount of the reed valve; and
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`a ventilation hole (40a,fig. 9) disposed in the valve stop (col. 13, line 34-col. 14, line 67).
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`Regarding claim 2, Fujio discloses the compressor according to claim 1, wherein a
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`plurality of discharge ports (36, 38, figs. 6-7) are disposed in the fixed scroll, each of the plurality
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`of discharge ports being the discharge port, and the ventilation hole is disposed between two
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`adjacent discharge ports of the plurality of discharge ports (between 40b,fig. 9).
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`Regarding claim 3, Fujio discloses the compressor according to claim 1, wherein the
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`ventilation hole is disposed in a part of the valve stop (part of 40, fig. 9), the part not coming
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`into contact with the reed valve (40 does not come in contact with reed valve 35,fig. 7).
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`Regarding claim 4, Fujio discloses the compressor according to claim 1, wherein the
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`ventilation hole is disposed in parallel with the reed valve (Seefig. 9).
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`The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's
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`Conclusion
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`disclosure.
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`US 10,400,772 to Sun Scroll compressor having valve componentarranged in passage of
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`back pressure cavity and providing openings for passageoffluid.
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`US 2002/0114720 discloses a scroll compressor with reed discharge valve.
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