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United States Patent and Trademark Office Case No. 09922783

Flip type mobile telephone

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United States Patent and Trademark Office

UNITED STATESDEPARTMENT OFCOMMERCE

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APPLICATIONNO. FILINGDATE FIRSTNAMEDINVENTOR ATTORNEY DOCKETNO. CONFIRMATIONNO.

09/922,783

34610

08/07/2001 Young HoPark

7590 05/27/2004

FLESHNER & KIM, LLP

P.O.

BOX

221200

CHANTILLY, VA

20153

HI-0037 ₈₈₇₁

EXAMINER

ELAHEE,MDS

ARTUNIT PAPERNUMBER

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DATEMAILED:05/27/2004

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Application No.

09/922,783

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DETAILED ACTION

Claim

Rejections^-

35 USC §102

1.

The

following is a quotationofthe appropriateparagraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 thatformthe

basis fortherejectionsunderthissection

made

in thisOfficeaction:

A

^personshallbeentitledtoa patent unless-

(e)the inventionwasdescribedin₍₁₎anapplicationforpatent,publishedundersection 122(b),byanotherfiled intheUnitedStates before theinventionbythe applicant for patent or(2)apatentgrantedon anapplicationfor patentbyanotherfiledintheUnitedStatesbefore theinventionbythe applicantforpatent,exceptthatan international applicationfiledunderthetreatydefinedinsection351(a)shallhavetheeffects forpurposes ofthis subsectionofanapplicationfiledin theUnitedStatesonlyifthe international applicationdesignatedtheUnited Statesandwaspublished underArticle 21(2)of suchtreaty in theEnglishlanguage.

2. Claims 1-5, 8-10, 12 and 15-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(e) as being anticipated

by Holshouseretal. (U.S. Patent

No.

6,151,486).

Regarding claim 1, Holshouserteaches atelephone

body

provided witha

keypad

(fig.lA,

IB, element 16; col.4, lines 17-23).

Holshouser furtherteaches a hinge (i.e., hinge shaft) provided at an end

of

thetelephone

body

(fig.lA, IB, 3A, 3B; col.4, lines 17-27, 40, 46, 47, ^col.5, lines 8-14).

Holshouserfurtherteaches a spring disposed within thetelephone

body and

configuredto

elastically support the hinge (fig. 3A, 3B; col.5, lines 14-23).

Holshouser furtherteaches a flip cover hingedly connectedto thetelephone

body

through

a plurality of hinge caps inserted onto the hinge shaft, wherein the flip cover is configured to

pivot

on

the hinge shaft, thereby exposing the

keypad

(fig.lA, IB, 3A, 3B; col.5, lines 8-27).

(Note: hinge assemblies incorporate springs

which

inherently connect a flip cover to the

telephone

body

throughaplurality ofhinge capsinsertedontothe hinge shaft)

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Holshouser further teaches at least

one

magnetic object

92

(i.e., electromagnet) provided

at

one

side ofthe telephone

body and

configured to apply an electromagnetic force

toward

the

flip cover (fig.3A, ^{9; col.8, lines} 43-67). (Note: magnetic object of

bottom

housing is being

encircled

by

conductive coil

which

produces a magnetic field

when

electric current flows

throughit, therefore, themagneticobject

92

is

working

aselectromagnet)

Holshouser furtherteaches at least

one

permanent

magnet

provided at

one

side ofthe flip

cover and proximatetotheelectromagnet

when

the flipcoveris inthe closed position (fig.3A, _9;

col.8, lines60-67).

Regarding claim 2, Holshouser teaches thatthe electromagnet and the

permanent magnet

areconfigured tooppose(i.e., repel)

one

another

when

the electromagnet is energized (fig.3A, 9;

col.8, lines43-67).

Regarding claim 3, Holshouser teaches a switch configured to momentarily energize the

electromagnet

when

the mobiletelephone is activated(fig.8; col.8, lines 8-18).

Regarding claims

4 and

10, Holshouserteaches a plurality

of

electromagnets disposed

on

the telephone body, and a corresponding plurality of permanent magnets disposed

on

the flip

cover, wherein each

permanent magnet

is located

on

the flip cover adjacent to a respective

electromagnet

when

the flip cover is in a closed position _{(fig. 7,} 9; col. 7, lines 14-21, col.8, lines

43-67).

Regarding claims 5, 12 and 17, Holshouser teaches a switch configured to momentarily

energize the plurality of electromagnets

when

the mobile telephone is activated (fig.7-9; col._7,

lines 14-21, col.8, lines43-67).

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Regarding claim 8 is rejected for the

same

reasons as discussed above with respect to

claims 1-3. Furthermore, Holshouserteaches a spring (i.e., elastic)

member

configuredtobear

on

the hinge shaft, wherein the spring

member

urges the flip cover to an

open

position

when

the

hinge shaft isrotated pasta certainangle (fig. 3A, 3B; col.5, lines 14-23).

Regarding claim 9, Holshouserteachesthat the electromagnet and the permanent

magnet

cooperate to push ^the flip cover past the certain angle

when

the electromagnet is energized

(fig.3A, 9; col.8, lines 43-67).

Regarding claim 15, Holshouser teaches rotatably attaching a flip cover to a telephone

body

with ahinge(fig.lA, IB; col.4, lines 17-22).

Holshouser further teaches holding the flip cover in a closed positionwith a spring (i.e.,

elastic)

member

bearing

on

the hinge(fig. 3A, 3B; col.5, lines 15-23).

Holshouserfurtherteaches urging the flip cover into an

open

position

when

theflip cover

is rotated pasta certainangle(fig. 3A, 3B; ^{col.5, lines 15-23).}

Holshouserfurtherteaches rotatingthe flip cover

from

theclosed position past the certain

anglebyenergizing anelectromagnet (fig.3A, 9; col.8, lines43-67).

Regarding claim 16, Holshouser teaches that the urging the flip cover into an

open

position comprises applying a force

on

the flip cover with the elastic

member

(fig.3A, 6B, 9;

col.5, lines 15-23, col.6, lines38-45, col.8, lines43-67).

Regarding claim 18, Holshouser teaches energizing an electromagnet comprises

simultaneously activating amobiletelephone _{(fig. 8,} 9; col.8, lines 8-18, 43-67).

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Regarding claim 19, Holshouser teaches rotating the flip cover

from

the closed position

comprises applying a magnetic force

upon

a permanent

magnet

disposed

upon

the flip cover

(fig.6C; col.6, lines46-53).

Regarding claim 20 is rejected for the

same

reasons as discussed

above

with respect to

claims 1-3 and 15.

3.

The

following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103(a)

which

forms the basis for all

obviousness rejections setforthin this Officeaction:

(a)

A

patentmaynotbe obtainedthoughtheinvention isnot identicallydisclosed or describedas set forth in section 102 ofthistitle,ifthe differencesbetweenthe subject mattersoughttobe patentedandthe priorartare suchthatthe subjectmatteras awholewould have beenobviousatthetimetheinventionwasmadetoaperson havingordinaryskillinthearttowhichsaid subjectmatterpertains. Patentabilityshallnotbe negativedbythe mannerinwhichtheinventionwasmade.

4. Claims 6 and 13 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over

Holshouseret al. (U.S. Patent

No.

6,151,486) and in

view

of

Home

(U.S. Patent

No.

5,983,083).

Regarding claims 6 and 13, Holshouserfailsto teach "said spring is a leafspring".

Home

teaches that the spring is a leafspring (col.3, lines 21-27). Thus, it

would

have been obvious to

one ofordinary skill in the art at the time the invention

was made

to

modify

Holshouser to

incorporate the spring being a leaf spring as taught

by Home. The

motivation for the

modification is to have doing so in order to interact with the

cam

section ofthe shaft as the

cover is folded

from

its

open

position tothe closed position.

5. Claims 7 and 14 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over

Holshouser et al. (U.S. Patent

No.

6,151,486)and in

view

of

Go

^{(U.S. Patent}

^No.

6,091,938).

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Regarding claims 7

and

14, Holshouser fails to teach "said spring is a coil spring".

Go

teaches thatthe spring is a coil spring(col._3, lines 3-9). Thus, it

would

have

been

obviousto

one

of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention

was made

to

modify

Holshouser to

incorporatethe spring beingacoil spring astaught

by

Go.

The

motivationforthe modification is

tohave doingsoinorderto engagethe projectionwiththedepressed part

of

the

cam

^hinge.

6.

Claim

1 1 isrejectedunder 35 U.S.C. 103(a) asbeing unpatentable overHolshouseret al.

(U.S. PatentNo. 6,151,486) and in

view

of

Metroka

etal. (U.S. Patent

No.

6,091,938).

Regarding claim 11, Holshouser fails to teach "a

momentary

switch".

Metroka

teaches a

momentary

switch (col.3, lines 55-57). Thus, it

would

have

been

obviousto

one

ofordinary skill

in the art atthe time the invention

was made

to

modify

Holshouserto incorporate a

momentary

switch as taught

by

Metroka.

The

motivation forthemodification is to have doing so in orderto

accomplishtheon/offpower.

Conclusion

7.

The

prior art

made of

record

and

not relied

upon

^is considered pertinent to applicant's

disclosure. Nagai (U.S. PatentNo. 5,668,867) teach Foldable portable telephone with

improved

antenna gain,

Tomimori

(U.S. Patent

No.

6,456,841) teach

Mobile communication

apparatus

notifying user

of

reproduction waiting information effectively and

Harms

(U.S. Patent

No.

5,732,331) teach Portable radio having a detachableflip portion.

8.

Any

inquiry concerning this

communication

or earlier

communications from

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examiner should be directed to

Alam

Elahee

whose

telephone

number

is (703) 305-4822.

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examiner can normally be reached

on Mon

toFri

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to5:30pm.

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on

(703)305-4717.

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where

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MD SHAFIUL AL AM ELAHEE May

15,

2004

FAN

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