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`FILING DATE
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`11/463,215
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`08/08/2006
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`David F. MACNEIL
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`31700.000107
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`MOMKUS MCCLUSKEY MONROE MARSH & SPYRATOS, LLC
`3051 OAK GROVE ROAD
`SUITE 220
`DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515-1181
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`MORROW,JASON S$
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`PAPER
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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
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`The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.
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`PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)
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`Application No.
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`Applicant(s)
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`Office Action Summary
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`11/463,215
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`MACNEIL
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`-- The MAILING DATEofthis communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address--
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`A SHORTENED STATUTORYPERIOD FOR REPLYIS SET TO EXPIRE 3 MONTH(S) OR THIRTY (30) DAYS,
`WHICHEVER IS LONGER, FROM THE MAILING DATE OF THIS COMMUNICATION.
`Extensions of time may be available underthe provisions of 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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`- Failure to reply within the set or extended period for reply will, by statute, cause the application to become ABANDONED(35 U.S.C. § 133).
`Anyreply received by the Office later than three months after the mailing date of this communication, evenif timely filed, may reduce any
`earned patent term adjustment. See 37 CFR 1.704(b).
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`Status
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`1)L] Responsive to communication(s) filed on
`2a)L) This action is FINAL.
`2b)X] This action is non-final.
`3)L] Sincethis applicationis in condition for allowance exceptfor formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is
`closed in accordance with the practice under Ex parte Quayle, 1935 C.D. 11, 453 O.G. 213.
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`Disposition of Claims
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`4)X] Claim(s) 21-27 is/are pending in the application.
`4a) Of the above claim(s)
`is/are withdrawn from consideration.
`5)L] Claim(s)____ is/are allowed. °
`6)X] Claim(s) 21-27 is/are rejected.
`7)L] Claim(s)___ is/are objectedto.
`8)L] Claim(s)___ are subjectto restriction and/or election requirement.
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`Application Papers
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`9)X] The specification is objected to by the Examiner.
`10) The drawing(s) filed on 08 August 2006is/are: a)[X] accepted or b)(_] objected to by the Examiner.
`Applicant may not request that any objection to the drawing(s) be held in abeyance. See 37 CFR 1.85(a).
`Replacementdrawing sheet(s) including the correction is required if the drawing(s) is objected to. See 37 CFR 1.121(d).
`11)L] The oath or declaration is objected to by the Examiner. Note the attached Office Action or form PTO-152.
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119
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`12)L] Acknowledgmentis madeof a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or(f).
`a)L] AN b)] Some * c)] Noneof:
`1.0) Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
`2.) Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No.
`3.L] Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have beenreceived in this National Stage
`application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
`* See the attached detailed Office action fora list of the certified copies not received.
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`Attachment(s)
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`Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)
`2) LL] Notice of Draftsperson’s Patent Drawing Review (PTO-948)
`3) XJ Information Disclosure Statement(s) (PTO/SB/08)
`Paper No(s)/Mail Date 3/27/07, 10/6/06, 8/8/06.
`PTOL-326(Rev.08-06)
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`5) L] Notice of informal Patent Application
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`6) L] other:
`Office Action Summary
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
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`1.
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`The following is a quotation of the second paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112:
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`The specification shall conclude with one or more claimsparticularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the _
`subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention.
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`2.
`Claim 27 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112, second paragraph, as being indefinite for
`failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which applicant regards'as
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`the invention.
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`Claim 27 recites the limitation "the third upstanding sidewall" in line 1. Thereis
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`‘insufficient antecedentbasis for this limitationin the claim.
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`Claim 27recites the limitation "the fourth upstanding wall" in line 2. There is
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`insufficient antecedentbasis for this limitation in the claim.
`It is suggested that to correct the above mentioned problems, applicant should changethe
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`dependenceofthe claim from “25”to --26--.
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`Specification
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`3.
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`Applicant is reminded of the proper language and format for an abstract of the disclosure.
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`The abstract should be in narrative form and generally limited to a single paragraph on a
`separate sheet within the range of 50 to 150 words. It is importantthat the abstract not exceed
`150 wordsin length since the space provided for the abstract on the computer tape used by the
`printer is limited. The form and legal phraseology often used in patent claims, such as "means"
`and "said," should be avoided. The abstract should describe the disclosure sufficiently to assist
`readers in deciding whetherthere is a need for consulting the full patent text for details.
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`The language should be clear and concise and should not repeat information given in the
`It should avoid using phrases which can be implied, such as, "The disclosure concerns,"
`title.
`"The disclosure defined by this invention," "The disclosure describes,"etc.
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`4.
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`Theabstract ofthe disclosure is objected to because it uses the term “means”in line 1.
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`Correction is required. See MPEP § 608.01(b).
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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`5.
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the
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`basis for the rejections under this section madein this Office action:
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`A personshall be entitled to a patent unless —
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`(b) the invention was patented or described in a printed publication in this or a foreign country or in public use or on
`sale in this country, more than oneyear prior to the date of application for patent in the United States.
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`6.
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`Claims 21, 25, 26, and 27 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(b) as being anticipated by
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`Morawski(USPatent 4,280,729).
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`Re claim 21, Morawskidiscloses a vehicle floor tray (see figure 7), comprising a floor
`substantially conformingtoafloor of a vehicle foot well, the floor having at least one
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`longitudinally disposed lateral side and at least one transversely disposed lateral side, a first wall
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`integrally formed with the floor and upwardly extending from thefirst lateral side of the floor, a
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`second wall integrally formed with the floor andthe first wall and upwardly extending from the
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`secondlateral side of the floor, the floor of the tray having an upper surface including a general
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`portion and a reservoirportion, a general surface of the reservoir portion being lower than and
`surrounded by the general portion ofthe upper surface ofthe floor ofthe tray, a plurality of
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`channels (14a) molded into the general portion of the uppersurface ofthe tray, bottoms of the
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`channels being lower than the general portion of the upper surface of the tray but higher than the
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`general surface of the reservoir portion, and a plurality of longitudinally oriented baffles (26a)
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`disposed in the reservoir portion and a plurality oftransversely oriented baffles disposed baffles
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`disposed in the reservoir portion which are joined to ones of the longitudinally disposed baffles,
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`the channels acting to channel drip waterto the reservoir portion, the baffles acting to impede
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`lateral movementof the drip water occurring because of vehicle motion.
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`Re claim 25, Morawski discloses a removable vehicle floor tray (see figure 7) which may
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`be removablyinstalled into a vehicle foot well, comprising a floor substantially occupying a
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`horizontal plane, and a plurality of sidewalls including a first longitudinally oriented upstanding
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`sidewall extending from the floor to a top margin and a second substantially transversely
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`oriented upstanding sidewall extending from the floor to a top margin, the sidewalls joined at an
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`angle to each other, the top margin ofthefirst sidewall being continuous with a top margin of the
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`second sidewall, the top margins being substantially located in a plane whichtilts forwardly and
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`upwardly relative to said horizontal plane.
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`Re claim 26, the sidewalls of the tray further include a third upstanding sidewall which
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`extends from the floor to a top margin and a fourth upstanding sidewall which extends from the
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`floor to a top margin, the top marginsofthe third and fourth sidewalls being continuous with the
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`top marginsofthe first and second sidewalls and being substantially coplanar therewith.
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`Re claim 27, the third upstanding sidewall conformsto a kick plate of the vehicle foot
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`well and the fourth upstanding sidewall conformsto a seat pedestal of the vehicle foot well, the
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`third and fourth upstanding sidewalls spaced apart by a substantially horizontal doorsill plate of
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`the tray.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`7.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103(a) which formsthebasisforall
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`obviousnessrejections set forth in this Office action:
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`(a) A patent may not be obtained though the inventionis not identically disclosed or described as set forth in
`section 102 ofthistitle, if the differences between the subject matter sought to be patented andthe priorart are
`such that the subject matter as a whole would have been obviousat the time the invention was madeto a person
`having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains. Patentability shall not be negatived by the
`mannerin which the invention was made.
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`8.
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`Claims 22-24 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Morawski
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`(US Patent 4,280,729) in view of the Photos 99-2000 Ford Super Duty reference (hereafter
`Super Duty),
`Morawskidisclosesall the limitations of the claims, as applied above, except for a blank
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`space formedin the general portion of the tray upper surface whichis sized to accommodate the
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`healof the driver’s right foot, the blank space not having any channels.
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`Super duty teaches a blank space formedin the general portion of an tray upper surface
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`whichis sized to accommodate the healof the driver’s right foot, the blank space not having any
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`channels.
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`It would have been obviousto one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention
`was made to modify a tray, such as that disclosed by Morawski, to have a blank space formed in
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`the general portion of an tray upper surface which is sized to accommodatethe heal of the
`driver’s right foot, the blank space not having any channels, as taught by Super Duty, for the
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`safety reason of lessening the chancethat the accelerator pedal would become lodgedin the
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`channels.
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`Morawski and Super Duty do not disclose the blank space being delimited by an arc of a
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`circle, the radius of the circle being about four inches.
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`The examiner takes Official Notice that changing the shape of a componentbased on
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`aesthetics is old and well known in theart.
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`It would have been obviousto one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention
`was made to modifya blank space, such as that disclosed above, to be delimited by an arc ofa
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`circle, the radius of the circle being about four inches, since it has been held that a changein size
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`and shape ofan object is within the skill of one of ordinary skill in the art. See In re Dailey, 149
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`USPQ 47 (CCPA 1966) and Jn re Rose, 105 USPQ 237 (CCPA 1955).
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`Conclusion
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`9.
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`Theprior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's
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`disclosure. Matlock, Lu, Gordon, Primeau, Yang, Mentz,Jr., and Ferreiraet al. disclose vehicle
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`floor coverings.
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
`examiner should be directed to Jason S. Morrow whose telephone number is (571) 272-6663.
`The examiner can normally be reached on Monday-Friday, 8:00a.m.-4:30p.m..
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`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s
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`supervisor, Glenn Dayoan can be reached on (571) 272-6659. The fax phone numberfor the
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`organization wherethis application or proceedingis assigned is 571-273-8300.
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