Office Action 2: Notice of Allowance (2025-02-13)

CLAIMS:
AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS

This listing of claims will replace all prior versions and listings of claims in the application:

Listing of Claims

\[. (Currently amended) A system for washing laundry comprising:a cleaning fluid electrolytic hydrogen nano bubbles generation device frand=neno--water ercaaine-eete lytie--water==tegetheaaee =fltd configured to receive tap water and electrolyze the tap water to generate nano hydrogen bubbles witheither nano ion water or alkaline electrolytic water to produce a cleaning fluid;a recycled water nano bubbles generation device configured to receive tap waterand water recycled by at least one washing machine and generate ozone nano bubbles from a mixture of the tap water and the recycled water to be supplied to the at least one washing machine; at least one washing machine configured to perform one of a plurality of washcycles including pre-wash, mainwash, and rinse procedure;a pre-wash or rinse water filter, wherein after pre-wash or rinse procedure hasbeen performed, water flows through a pre-wash or rinse recycled water line into the pre-wash or rinse water filter, and the pre-wash or rinse water filter is configured to filterthe water; anda pre-wash or rinse water treatment system arranged between the pre-wash orrinse water filter and the recycled water nano bubbles generation device,wherein the pre-wash or rinse water treatment system is configured to treat thefiltered water from the pre-wash or rinse water filter and send the treated water to therecycled water nano bubbles generation device,wherein in the pre-wash or rinse procedure, the recycled water nano bubblesgeneration device supplies the tap water having ozone nano bubbles to each of the at

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least one washing machine through a pre-wash or rinse line so that each of the at leastone washing machine is configured to perform the pre-wash or rinse\[;\]\] andwherein in the main wash, the cleaning fluid electrolytic hydrogen nano bubblesgeneration device supplies a \[\[the\]\] main solution to each of the least one washing machine through a cleaning fluid line so that each of the at least one washing machine isconfigured to perform the main wash.

2\. (Canceled)

3\. (Canceled)

4\. (Previously presented) The system for washing laundry of claim 1, further comprising a cleaning fluid filter wherein after the main wash has been performed, water flows through a cleaning fluid recycled line to the cleaning fluid filter; and wherein the cleaning fluid filter is configured to removes solid particles from the water.

5\. (Previously presented) The system for washing laundry of claim 4, further comprising a dirty cleaning fluid ozone nano bubbles treatment device wherein after the recycled water has flowed to the dirty cleaning fluid ozone nano bubbles treatment device, the dirty cleaning fluid ozone nano bubbles treatment device is configured to electrolyze the ozone nano bubbles for treatment; and wherein the treated water flows to the cleaning fluid electrolytic hydrogen nano bubbles generation device.

OFFICE ACTION:
Reasons for Allowance
The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance: The prior art fails to teach or reasonably suggest the system for washing laundry of independent claim 1 comprising, inter alia, at least one washing machine configured to perform one of a plurality of wash cycles capable of performing one of a plurality of wash cycles including pre-wash, main wash, and rinse procedure; a pre-wash or rinse water filter, wherein after pre-wash or rinse procedure has been performed, water flows through a pre-wash or rinse recycled water line into the pre-wash or rinse water filter, and the pre-wash or rinse water filter is configured to filter the water; and a pre-wash or rinse water treatment system arranged between the pre-wash or rinse water filter and the recycled water nano bubbles generation device, wherein the pre-wash or rinse water treatment system is configured to treat the filtered water from the pre-wash or rinse water filter and send the treated water to the recycled water nano bubbles generation device, wherein in the pre-wash or rinse procedure, the recycled water nano bubbles generation device supplies the tap water having ozone nano bubbles to each of the at least one washing machine through a pre-wash or rinse line so that each of the at least one washing machine is configured to perform the pre-wash or rinse, and wherein in the main wash, the cleaning fluid electrolytic hydrogen nano bubbles generation device supplies a main solution to each of the least one washing machine through a cleaning fluid line so that each of the at least one washing machine is configured to perform the main wash.
Such laundry washing configuration provides novel and non-obvious results not contemplated by the prior art of record, including combined washing laundry and water treatment, reducing detergent/chemical pollution during washing, and increased cleaning performance with decreased cleaning time.
Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later than the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably accompany the issue fee.  Such submissions should be clearly labeled “Comments on Statement of Reasons for Allowance.”

APPLICANT REBUTTAL: REMARKS
Status of the Claims
Claims 1-5 are pending in the present application before this amendment as set forth above. Of them, claims 1-5 are examined. By this amendment, claim I is amended, and claims 2 and 3 are canceled. No new matter is introduced.
Summary of Office Action and Claim Amendments
In the September 27, 2024 Office Action, claims 1-5 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention.
Claim 1 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Chen et al. (CN 114797521 A, hereinafter "Chen").
Claims 2-4 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Chen in view of Schneider et al. (US 5,493,743, hereinafter "Schneider").
Claim 5 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Chen in view of Schneider and further in view of Connolly et al. (US 2022/03161 90, hereinafter "Connolly").
Applicant appreciates the Examiner's careful review of the present application.
In this response, independent claim I is amended to recite features from the original claims 2 and 3.
Any amendment to the claims not specifically referred to herein as being included for the purpose of distinguishing the claims from cited references are included for the purpose of clarification, consistence and/or grammatical correction only.
No new matter is added.
The following remarks herein are considered to be responsive thereto.
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Claims 1-5 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject
matter which the inventor or a joint inventor (or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention.
To facilitate prosecution, the original recitation of
"a cleaning fluid electrolytic hydrogen nano bubbles generation device for receiving
tap water and electrolyzing the tap water to generate nano hydrogen bubbles and nano ion
water or alkaline electrolytic water together as a cleaning fluicd"
in claim 1 has been amended to read
"a cleaning fluid electrolytic hydrogen nano bubbles generation device configured to
receive tap water and electrolyze the tap water to generate nano hydrogen bubbles with
either nano ion water or alkaline electrolytic water to produce a cleaning fluid,"
and the original recitation of
"at least one washing machine programmed to perform one of a plurality of wash
cycles including pre-wash, main wash, and rinse"
in claim l has been amended to read
"at least one washing machine programmed to perform one of a plurality of wash
cycles including pre-wash, main wash, and rinse."
Moreover, claim 3 has been canceled.
Accordingly, withdrawal of the 35 U.S.C. @ 112 rejection is respectfully requested.
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In responding to the Office's prior art rejections, Applicant here mainly justifies the patentability of the independent claim 1.  As the Examiner will appreciate, should the independent claim be patentable over the prior art, narrower dependent claims would also necessarily be patentable. Accordingly, Applicant does not separately discuss the patentability of each dependent claim, although it reserves the right to do so at a later time if necessary.
Chen teaches A micro-nano hydrogen bubble water generation system, as shown in Figure [, includes a micro-nano bubble water generator 1, an electrolysis module 2, an ozone generation module 3, a hydrogen treatment module 4, a water storage module 5, a sensor module 6, a valve module 7, a piping module 8, a water pump module 9, and a control module I 1. It can also be connected to a washing wastewater treatment system 10 and a washing system 14, forming a
complete system for the preparation of washing water, item washing, and washing wastewater treatment. (see Chen, paragraph [0041]).
Chen further teaches The upper part of the water storage module 5 is equipped with a hydrogen treatment module 4, which dilutes the hydrogen gas escaping from the water storage module 5 by 500 to 1000 times, reducing the hydrogen concentration to a safe level (<0.1%) before releasing it, thus preventing the hydrogen content in the water storage module 5 from becoming too high and causing an explosion. The bottom of the water storage module 5 is equipped with a sensor module 6, which includes a temperature sensor, an ORP sensor, a pH sensor, and a liquid level sensor, each of which is signal-connected to the control module 11. These sensors measure the water temperature, ORP, pH, and liquid level in the water storage module 5 and send the collected data to the control module 11. (see Chen, paragraph [0042]).
Accordingly, contrary to the features recited in the amendment claim 1, Chen merely teaches the inclusion of recycling water and generating ozone for washing water of a washing machine.
However, in the present application, the perforated basket of the washing machine 7 rotates to remove dirty water from the washed clothes. The dirty water is drained the washing machine 7 to a pre-wash (or rinse) water filter 1 through a pre-wash (or rinse) recycled water line 10. Water is filtered by the pre-wash (or rinse) water filter 1 to remove dirt and then the filtered water flows to a pre-wash (or rinse) water treatment system 2 for treatment. The treatment includes biological, chemical and physical treatment methods. The treated water (i.e., recycled water) flows to the recycled water nano bubbles generating device 3 which activates to generate ozone nano bubbles in the recycled water. The perforated basket of the washing machine 7 rotates to remove dirty water from the washed clothes. The dirty water flows to a cleaning fluid filter 4 through a cleaning fluid recycled line 11. The cleaning fluid filter 4 removes solid particles from the dirty water. The filtered water flows to a dirty cleaning fluid ozone nano bubbles treatment device 5. The dirty cleaning fluid ozone nanometer bubbles treatment device 5 used with electrolysis device as an advance oxidation system for washed water treatment. This advanced oxidation treatment can purify dirty water, decrease chemical oxygen demand (COD), and increase oxidation power.
Accordingly, Chen fails to teach a pre-wash or rinse water filter wherein after the pre-wash or rinse has been performed, water flows through a pre-wash or rinse recycled water line into the pre-wash or rinse water filter and the pre-wash or rinse water filter is configured to filter the water;a pre-wash or rinse water treatment system connected between the pre-wash or rinse water filter and the recycled water nano bubbles generation device, the pre-wash or rinse water treatment system is configured to treat the filtered water from the pre-wash or rinse water filter and send the treated water to the recycled water nano bubbles generation device.
At least for the foregoing reasons, independent claim 1, as amended, is patentable over Chen, under 35 U.S.C. §102b.
Schneider discloses that after a wash cycle is completed, the spent wash water in sump 18 is pumped by a sump pump 20 through
a suitable bag
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r screen filter 22 into a holding tank 21.
[Emphasis added]. Holding tank 21 has weir 25 which overflows to drain 13 to avoid any spillage if holding tank 21 becomes too full.
Water from holding tank 21 is transferred by pump 27 through particulate filter 29 into storage tank 24.
[Emphasis added]. A supply of fresh water may also be added from a make-up water supply line 26 to storage tank 24 or sump 18 by means of a make-up water valve 28. An optional water softener 60 may be added if the indigenous water supply is subject to hardness. The water softener removes ions (Fe, Mn, Mg, Ca) that interfere with the generation of ozone, as they will oxidize and use up some of ozone in the system making it difficult to maintain an active residual level of ozone. (see Schneider, col.4, lines 27-43).
Schneider further discloses that pump 30 draws water from storage tank 24 and pumps it
through particulate or p
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lish filter 32.
[Emphasis added]. The filters in the system starting with filter 22 function as a tiered filtration system, that is the size of particulate material filtered out of the recycled water gradually becomes smaller. This prevents the initial filter 22 from becoming clogged as it does not try to collect all particulate. (see Schneider, col.4, lines 44-50).
Therefore, Schneider teaches
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However, in the present application, the perforated basket of the washing machine 7 rotates to remove dirty water from the washed clothes. The dirty water is drained the washing machine 7 to a pre-wash (or rinse) water filter 1 through a pre-wash (or rinse) recycled water line
10. Water is filtered by the pre-wash (or rinse) water filter 1 to remove dirt and then the filtered water flows to a pre-wash (or rinse) water treatment system 2 for treatment. The treatment includes biological, chemical and physical treatment methods. The treated water (i.e., recycled water) flows to the recycled water nano bubbles generating device 3 which activates to generate ozone nano bubbles in the recycled water.
Accordingly, this application specifically introduces a biochemical-physical method that combines biodegradation, chemical reactions, and physical actions, which can effectively remove organic pollutants, bacteria, viruses, and other difficult-to-remove contaminants from water. The biochemical-physical method employed in this application not only removes solid pollutants that can be eliminated by traditional physical filtration, but also removes harmful microorganisms, dissolved organic matter, and inorganic substances in the water. Compared to the method in the reference document, which only uses physical filtration, the present invention provides a more efficient wastewater treatment solution that can more comprehensively purify water quality.
ls to teach a pre-wash or rinse water treatment system connectedbetween the pre-wash or rinse water filter and the recycled water nano bubbles generation device, the pre-wash or rinse water treatment system is configured to treat the filtered water from the pre-wash or rinse water filter and send the treated water to the recycled water nano bubbles generation device.
Schneider discloses a reclaimed water treatment system, which mainly includes filters such as bag filters, screen filters, particle filters, and particle or polishing filters, used for the initial solid particle filtration of reclaimed water. These filters are primarily designed to remove large particulate contaminants in the water, such as sand, dust, and other solid particles, thereby improving water quality. From  simple physical filtration to the comprehensive use of biochemical-physical methods, this application offers significant advantages in improving water quality, reducing pollution, and enhancing water recovery efficiency. Through these improvements, the present invention not only provides a more efficient and environmentally friendly water treatment method at a technical level but also has important economic and social benefits.
Withdrawal of the 35 U.S.C. § 103 rejection to claim 1 is respectfully requested.
Accordingly, claims 4-5, which depend from  now allowable amended claim    1, are patentable as well.
Accordingly, claims 2 and 3 has been canceled, which makes the rejections to claims 2 and
3 moot.
Accordingly, Applicant submits that the rejection under 35 U.S.C. 103 has been overcome, and respectfully requests consideration and withdrawal of outstanding rejection and an indication that the claims are allowable at the Examiner's earliest convenience.
CONCLUSION