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`15/880,606
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`01/26/2018
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`Masayoshi KOiZumi
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`ELECTRONIC
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`Application No.
`15/880,606
`Examiner
`JAGDEEP S DHILLON
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`Applicant(s)
`Koizumi et al.
`Art Unit
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`AIA (FITF) Status
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
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`The present application is being examined under the pre-AIA first to invent provisions.
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`Double Patenting
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`The nonstatutory double patenting rejection is based on a judicially created doctrine
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`grounded in public policy (a policy reflected in the statute) so as to prevent the
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`unjustified or improper timewise extension of the “right to exclude” granted by a patent
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`and to prevent possible harassment by multiple assignees. A nonstatutory double
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`patenting rejection is appropriate where the conflicting claims are not identical, but at
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`least one examined application claim is not patentably distinct from the reference
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`claim(s) because the examined application claim is either anticipated by, or would have
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`been obvious over, the reference claim(s). See, e.g., In re Berg, 140 F.3d 1428, 46
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`USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998); In re Goodman, 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed.
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`Cir. 1993); In re Longi, 759 F.2d 887, 225 USPQ 645 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Van Ornum,
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`686 F.2d 937, 214 USPQ 761 (CCPA 1982); In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619
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`commonly owned with the examined application, or claims an invention made as a
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`result of activities undertaken within the scope of a joint research agreement. See
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`provisions of the AIA as explained in MPEP § 2159. See MPEP §§ 706.02(|) (1) -
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`provisions of the AIA. A terminal disclaimer must be signed in compliance with 37 CFR
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`Claims 1-10 stand rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being
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`unpatentable over claims 1-10 of U.S. Patent No. 9895988. Although the claims at issue
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`are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because of the
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`following similarities:
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`Invention
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`Issued Patent No. 9895988
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`1. An electricity supply apparatus that
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`1. An electricity supply apparatus that
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`supplies electricity in a contactless
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`supplies electricity in a contactless
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`supply electricity to an electricity
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`manner to an electricity reception
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`manner to an electricity reception
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`section provided in a vehicle,
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`section provided in a vehicle,
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`the apparatus comprising:
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`the apparatus comprising:
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`an electricity supply coil configured to
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`an electricity supply coil configured to
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`supply electricity to an electricity
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`reception coil of the electricity
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`reception coil of the electricity
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`reception
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`reception section,
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`section,
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`said electricity supply coil having a
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`said electricity supply coil having a
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`ring shape, an in-edge, an out-edge,
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`ring shape, an in-edge, an out-edge,
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`and a mid-point, the inn-edge being
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`and a middle point, the inn-edge being
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`adjacent to a hollow portion of the ring
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`adjacent to a hollow portion of the ring
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`shape in a radial direction of the
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`shape in a radial direction of the
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`electricity supply coil,
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`electricity supply coil,
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`the out-edge being outer than the inn-
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`the out-edge being outer than the inn-
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`edge in the radial direction, and
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`edge in the radial direction, and
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`the mid-point being between the inn-
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`the middle point being between the
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`edge and the out-edge in the radial
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`inn-edge and the out-edge in the radial
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`direction; and
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`direction; and
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`a casing which houses the electricity
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`a casing which houses the electricity
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`supply coil, said casing having a first
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`supply coil, said casing having a first
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`surface configured to face the
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`surface configured to face the
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`electricity reception section and a
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`electricity reception section and a
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`second surface on which the
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`second surface on which the
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`electricity supply coil is located,
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`electricity supply coil is located,
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`wherein the first surface has an
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`wherein the first surface has an
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`inclined portion with a first region and
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`inclined portion with a first region and
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`a second region,
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`a second region,
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`the first region overlapping at least a
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`the first region overlapping at least a
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`part of an inner portion of the
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`part of an inner portion of the
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`electricity supply coil in a center axis
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`electricity supply coil in a center axis
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`direction of the electricity supply coil,
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`direction of the electricity supply coil,
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`the inner portion being between the
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`the inner portion being between the
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`inn-edge and the mid-point,
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`inn-edge and the middle point,
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`the second region overlapping at least
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`the second region overlapping at least
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`a part of an outer portion of the
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`a part of an outer portion of the
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`electricity supply coil in the center
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`electricity supply coil in the center
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`axis direction of the electricity supply
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`axis direction of the electricity supply
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`coil,
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`coil,
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`the outer portion being between the
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`the outer portion being between the
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`out-edge and the mid-point, a first
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`out-edge and the middle point, a first
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`distance between the first region of
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`distance between the first region of
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`the inclined portion of the first surface
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`the inclined portion of the first surface
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`and the second surface being larger
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`and the second surface being larger
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`than a second distance between the
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`than a second distance between the
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`second region of the inclined portion
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`second region of the inclined portion
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`of the first surface and the second
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`of the first surface and the second
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`surface, fl
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`surface,
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`wherein the inclined portion of the first
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`wherein when a foreign obiect having a
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`surface has one angle with respect to a
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`flat surface is on the inclined portion with
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`radial direction of the electricity
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`the flat surface in contact with the inclined
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`supply coil over the first region and
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`m, the inclined portion causes the
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`the second region.
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`flat surface of the foreign obiect to incline
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`it one angle with respect to a radial
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`Note: The present invention has the first
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`direction of the electricity supply coil
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`surface has one angle. Issued patent has
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`over the first region and the
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`a foreign object has flat surface on the
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`second region.
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`inclined surface with an angle. Both have
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`inclined surface. Only difference is the
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`foreign object in the issued patent all
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`other features are same or similar.
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`Therefore, the two claims are not
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`patentably distinct.
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`2. The electricity supply apparatus
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`2. The electricity supply apparatus
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`according to claim 1, wherein the
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`according to claim 1, wherein the
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`casing further includes a flat portion
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`casing further includes a flat portion
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`that intersects the center axis of the
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`that intersects the center axis of the
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`electricity supply coil and that is flat in
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`electricity supply coil and that is flat in
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`the radial direction of the electricity
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`the radial direction of the
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`supply coil, in addition to the inclined
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`electricity supply coil, in addition to
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`portion, wherein: the flat portion is
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`the inclined portion, wherein: the flat
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`formed in at least a part of a first
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`portion is formed in at least a part of a
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`projection region formed when a
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`first projection region formed when a
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`hollow portion of the electricity supply
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`hollow portion of the electricity supply
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`coil is projected to the casing in the
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`coil is projected to the casing in the
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`center axis direction of the electricity
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`center axis direction of the electricity
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`supply coil; and
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`supply coil; and
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`the inclined portion is formed in at
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`the inclined portion
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`least a part of a second projection
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`is formed in at least a part of a second
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`region formed when the electricity
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`projection region formed when the
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`supply coil is projected to the casing
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`electricity supply coil is projected to
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`in the center axis direction of the
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`the casing in the center axis direction
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`electricity supply coil.
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`of the electricity supply coil.
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`Note: Identical claims.
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`3. The electricity supply apparatus
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`3. The electricity supply apparatus
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`according to claim 1, wherein the
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`according to claim 1, wherein the
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`inclined portion is formed in such a
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`inclined portion is formed in such a
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`way as to include a circle formed when
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`way as to include a circle formed when
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`a middle circle between an inner
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`a middle circle between an inner
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`periphery and the outer periphery of
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`periphery and the outer periphery of
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`the electricity supply coil is projected
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`the electricity supply coil is projected
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`to the casing in the center axis
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`to the casing in the center axis
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`direction of the electricity supply coil.
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`direction of the electricity supply coil.
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`Note: Identical claims.
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`4. The electricity supply apparatus
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`4. The electricity supply apparatus
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`according to claim 1, wherein the
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`according to claim 1, wherein the
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`inclined portion has an inclination
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`inclined portion has an inclination
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`angle of 20 degrees or greater.
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`angle of 20 degrees or greater.
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`Note: Identical claims.
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`5. The electricity supply apparatus
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`5. The electricity supply apparatus
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`according to claim 1, wherein the flat
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`according to claim 1, wherein the flat
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`portion has a diameter that is larger
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`portion has a diameter that is larger
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`than a diameter of a hollow portion of
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`than a diameter of a hollow portion of
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`the electricity supply coil and that is
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`the electricity supply coil and that is
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`smaller than a diameter of a middle
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`smaller than a diameter of a middle
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`circle between an inner periphery and
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`circle between an inner periphery and
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`the outer periphery of the electricity
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`the outer periphery of the electricity
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`supply coil.
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`supply coil.
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`Note: Identical claims.
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`6. An electricity reception apparatus
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`6. An electricity reception apparatus
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`that is provided in a vehicle and that
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`that is provided in a vehicle and that
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`receives electricity from an electricity
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`receives electricity from an electricity
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`supply section in a contactless
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`supply section in a contactless
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`manner, the apparatus comprising:
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`manner, the apparatus comprising:
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`an electricity reception coil configured
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`an electricity reception coil configured
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`to receive electricity from the
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`to receive electricity from the
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`electricity supply coil of the electricity
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`electricity supply coil of the electricity
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`supply section, said electricity
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`supply section, said electricity
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`reception coil having a ring shape, an
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`reception coil having a ring shape, an
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`in-edge, an out-edge, and a mid-point,
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`in-edge, an out-edge, and a middle
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`the inn-edge being adjacent to a
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`point, the inn-edge being adjacent to a
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`hollow portion of the ring shape in a
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`hollow portion of the ring shape in a
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`radial direction of the electricity
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`radial direction of the electricity
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`reception coil, the out-edge being
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`reception coil, the out-edge being
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`outer than the inn-edge in the radial
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`outer than the inn-edge in the radial
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`direction, and the mid-point being
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`direction, and the middle point being
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`between the inn-edge and the out-edge
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`between the inn-edge and the out-edge
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`in the radial direction; and
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`in the radial direction; and
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`a casing which houses the electricity
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`a casing which houses the electricity
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`reception coil, said casing having a
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`reception coil, said casing having a
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`first surface configured to face the
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`first surface configured to face the
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`electricity supply section and a
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`electricity supply section and a
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`second surface on which the
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`second surface on which the
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`electricity reception coil is located,
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`electricity reception coil is located,
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`wherein the first surface has an
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`wherein the first surface has an
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`inclined portion with a first region and
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`inclined portion with a first region and
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`a second region, the first region
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`a second region, the first region
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`overlapping at least a part of an inner
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`overlapping at least a part of an inner
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`portion of the electricity reception coil
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`portion of the electricity reception coil
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`in a center axis direction of the
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`in a center axis direction of the
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`electricity reception coil, the inner
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`electricity reception coil, the inner
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`portion being between the inn-edge
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`portion being between the inn-edge
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`and the mid-point, the second region
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`and the middle point, the second
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`overlapping at least a part of an outer
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`region overlapping at least a part of an
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`portion of the electricity
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`outer portion of the electricity
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`reception coil in the center axis
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`reception coil in the center axis
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`direction of the electricity reception
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`direction of the electricity reception
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`coil,
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`coil,
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`foreign obiect to incline at one angle
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`the outer portion being between the
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`the outer portion being between the
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`out-edge and the mid-point, a first
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`out-edge and the middle point, a first
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`distance between the first region of
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`distance between the first region of
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`the inclined portion of the first surface
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`the inclined portion of the first surface
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`and the second surface being larger
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`and the second surface being larger
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`than a second distance between the
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`than a second distance between the
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`second region of the inclined portion
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`second region of the inclined portion
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`of the first surface and the second
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`of the first surface and the second
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`surface, fl
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`surface,
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`wherein the inclined portion of the first
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`wherein when a foreign obiect having a
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`surface has one angle with respect to a
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`flat surface is on the inclined portion
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`radial direction of the electricity
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`with the flat surface in contact with the
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`supply coil over the first region and
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`inclined portion, the inclined
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`the second region.
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`portion causes the flat surface of the
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`Note: The present invention has the first
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`a foreign object has flat surface on the
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`with respect to a radial direction of the
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`inclined surface with an angle. Both have
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`electricity reception coil over the
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`inclined surface. Only difference is the
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`first region and the second region.
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`foreign object in the issued patent all
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`other features are same or similar.
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`Therefore, the two claims are not
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`patentably distinct.
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`7. The electricity reception apparatus
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`7. The electricity reception apparatus
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`according to claim 6, wherein the
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`according to claim 6, wherein the
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`casing includes a flat portion that
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`casing includes a flat portion that
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`intersects the center axis of the
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`intersects the center axis of the
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`electricity reception coil and that is flat
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`electricity reception coil and that is flat
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`in a radial direction of the electricity
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`in a radial direction of the
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`reception coil, in addition to the
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`electricity reception coil, in addition to
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`inclined portion, wherein:
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`the inclined portion, wherein:
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`the flat portion is formed in at least a
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`the flat portion is formed in at least a
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`part of a first projection region formed
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`part of a first projection region formed
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`when a hollow portion of the electricity
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`when a hollow portion of the electricity
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`reception coil is projected to the
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`reception coil is projected to the
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`casing in the center axis direction of
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`casing in the center axis direction of
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`the electricity reception coil; and
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`the electricity reception coil; and
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`the inclined portion is formed in at
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`the inclined portion is formed in at
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`least a part of a second projection
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`region formed when the electricity
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`region formed when the electricity
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`reception coil is projected to the
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`reception coil is projected to the
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`casing in the center axis direction of
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`casing in the center axis direction of
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`the electricity reception coil.
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`the electricity reception coil.
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`Note: Identical claims.
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`8. The electricity reception apparatus
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`8. The electricity reception apparatus
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`according to claim 6, wherein the
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`according to claim 6, wherein the
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`inclined portion is formed in such a
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`inclined portion is formed in such a
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`way as to include a circle formed when
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`way as to include a circle formed when
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`a middle circle between an inner
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`a middle circle between an inner
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`periphery and the outer periphery of
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`periphery and the outer periphery of
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`the electricity reception coil is
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`the electricity reception coil is
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`projected to the casing in the center
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`projected to the casing in the center
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`axis direction of the electricity
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`axis direction of the electricity
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`reception coil.
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`reception coil.
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`Note: Identical claims.
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`9. The electricity reception apparatus
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`9. The electricity reception apparatus
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`according to claim 6, wherein the
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`according to claim 6, wherein the
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`inclined portion has an inclination
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`inclined portion has an inclination
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`angle of 20 degrees or greater.
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`angle of 20 degrees or greater.
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`Note: Identical claims.
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`10. The electricity reception apparatus
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`10. The electricity reception apparatus
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`according to claim 6, wherein the
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`according to claim 6, wherein the
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`flat portion has a diameter that is
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`flat portion has a diameter that is
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`larger than a diameter of a hollow
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`larger than a diameter of a hollow
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`portion of the electricity reception coil
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`portion of the electricity reception coil
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`and that is smaller than a diameter of a
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`and that is smaller than a diameter of a
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`Note: Identical claims.
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`middle circle between an inner
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`middle circle between an inner
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`periphery and the outer periphery of
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`periphery and the outer periphery of
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`the electricity reception coil.
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`the electricity reception coil.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 1 12
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`The following is a quotation of 35 us. C. 112 (pre-AIA), second paragraph:
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`The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly
`claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention.
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`Claims 1-10 stand rejected under 35 us. C. 1 12(b) or 35 us. C. 1 12 (pre-AIA),
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`second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly
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`claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor, or for pre-AIA the
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`applicant regards as the invention.
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`It is not clear whether the applicant is claiming the in-edge or the inn-edge. Need
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`clarification and correction if required.
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`Claims 1 & 6 recites the limitation "the inn-edge" in the claims. An in-edge is recited
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`and the spellings change to “the inn-edge”. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this
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`limitation in the claim. Need correction.
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`Conclusion
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`/JAGDEEP S DHILLON/
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`Examiner, Art Unit 2836
`/FRITZ M FLEMING/
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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2836
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