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`Serial No. 17/381,239
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`REMARKS
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`Responsive to the non-final Office Action, Applicant has carefully studied the
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`references cited by the Examiner and the Examiner’s commentsrelative thereto.
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`Claims 19-36 are pendingin the patent application.
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`Claim 1-18 and 25 are cancelled.
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`Claim 19 is amended.
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`No new matter has been added.
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`35 U.S.C. § 102 REJECTION
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`Claims 19-25 and 27-36 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)(1) as being
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`anticipated by Hamperl (US 7,232,140).
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`Independentclaim 19 is amendedto include the limitation of an increased
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`diameter portion ofthe first king ping and a corresponding increased diameter portion of
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`the first recess. As shownin at least Fig. 1b, the threaded portion ofthe first king pin and
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`the first recess do not extend into the increased diameter portion ofeither the first king
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`pin orthe first recess. This increased diameter end section also form a mechanical stop to
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`present the first king pin from being screwedtoo far into the first recess. No new matter
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`has been entered.
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`Applicant respectfully points out that the Hamperl references, in Fig. 1, clearly
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`showsthe threaded portionsof the first king pin and the first recess are contained within
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`the increased diameter portion, which is contrary to what is shown in Applicantsfigure.
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`Applicant respectfully submits that Hamperl does not teach the claimed feature and on
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`this basis Applicant requests removal of the rejection of claim 19 and the claims that
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`depend from claim 19.
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`"A claim is anticipated only if each and every elementas set forth in the claim is
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`found, either expressly or inherently described, in a single prior art reference." Verdegaal
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`Bros. v. Union Oil Co. of California, 814 F.2d 628, 631, 2 USPQ2d 1051, 1053 (Fed. Cir.
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`1987). "The identical invention must be shown in as complete detail as is contained in
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`the ... claim." Richardson v. Suzuki Motor Co., 868 F.2d 1226, 1236, 9 USPQ2d 1913,
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`1920 (Fed. Cir. 1989). See also MPEPSection 2131.
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`Accordingly, amended claim 19 is patentable over Hamperl. Withdrawal of the
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`rejection of claims 19-25 and 27-36 under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a) is respectfully requested.
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`Claims 19 and 26 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by
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`Grainger (US 1,992,065). In view ofthe limitations added to amended claim 19,
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`Applicant respectfully submits that Grainger does not teach the claimed feature and on
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`this basis Applicant request removed ofthe rejection of claim 19 and the claims that
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`depend from claim 19.
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`Based on the foregoing, applicant respectfully submits that the references do not
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`teach or suggest each of the elements of the independent claim. Applicant requests that
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`the rejection be withdrawn and an early notice of allowance be entered.
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`CONCLUSION
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`It is believed that all of the stated groundsof rejection have been properly
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`traversed, accommodated, or rendered moot. Applicant therefore respectfully requests
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`that the Examiner reconsider and withdraw all presently outstanding rejections. It is
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`believed that a full and complete response has been madeto the outstanding Office
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`Action and the present patent application is in condition for allowance. Thus, prompt and
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`favorable consideration of this amendmentis respectfully requested. If the Examiner
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`believes that personal communication will expedite prosecution of this patent application,
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`the Examineris invited to telephone the undersigned at (419) 249-7195.
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`1-29069/10881 HURI
`Serial No. 17/381,239
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Kristene M Ragan/
`Kristene M Ragan
`Reg. No. 48,611
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`February 28, 2023
`Date
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