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`CONF {MATION NO.
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`12/745,783
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`06/02/2010
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`Masato Wagatsuma
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`MAT— 103 69US
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`EXAMINER
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`CHUNG, STEVE T
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`ART UNIT
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`2859
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`MAIL DATE
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`02/13/2013
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`DELIVERY MODE
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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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`Office Action Summary
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`Application No.
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`Status
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`1)|Zl Responsive to communication(s) filed on 20 Sthember 2012.
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`2a)IZI This action is FINAL.
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`2b)|:l This action is non-final.
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`3)I:I An election was made by the applicant in response to a restriction requirement set forth during the interview on
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`4)|:l Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is
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`closed in accordance with the practice under Exparte Quay/e, 1935 CD. 11, 453 O.G. 213.
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`Disposition of Claims
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`5)IZ Claim(s) 1;? is/are pending in the application.
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`5a) Of the above claim(s) _ is/are withdrawn from consideration.
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`6)|:| Claim(s) _ is/are allowed.
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`7)|Xl Claim(s) 1_-9is/are rejected.
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119
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`Paper No(s)/Mai| Date 24“ of Oct 2012.
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`3) I] Interview Summary (PTO-413)
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`This is a Final Office action in response to the communications received on 20th of
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`September, 2012. Claims 1 — 4 have been amended. No claim has been cancelled. New claims
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`5 — 9 have been added. Therefore, claims 1 — 9 are pending for prosecution below.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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`1.
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 USC. 102 that form the
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`basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless ,
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`(e) the invention was described in (1) an application for patent, published under section 122(b), by another filed
`in the United States before the invention by the applicant for patent or (2) a patent granted on an application for
`patent by another filed in the United States before the invention by the applicant for patent, except that an
`international application filed under the treaty defined in section 351(a) shall have the effects for purposes of this
`subsection of an application filed in the United States only if the international application designated the United
`States and was published under Article 21(2) of such treaty in the English language.
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`2.
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`Claims 1, 2, 4 — 6, 8, and 9 are rejected under 35 USC. 102(e) as being anticipated by
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`Ishikawa et al. (US. PGPub N0. 2008/0067973).
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`3.
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`With respect to claim 1, Ishikawa discloses a power supply apparatus (100 Fig. 1
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`(reproduced below) (II 61), vehicles (Fig. 1 (reproduced below) ‘j[ 46), load (ENG Fig. 1
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`(reproduced below) (II 52 lines 6 — 8), generator (MG1 Fig. 2 (reproduced below) ‘j[ 50), first
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`storage battery (MB Fig. 1 (reproduced below) ‘j[ 54), DC/DC converter (20 Fig. 1 (reproduced
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`below) ‘j[ 57), second storage battery (SB Fig. 1 (reproduced below) ‘j[ 56 lines 1 — 6), controller
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`(30 Fig. 2 (reproduced below) ‘j[ 58 lines 1 — 3); power supply apparatus for a vehicles (‘j[ 118
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`lines 3 — 7) comprising, a generator, load coupled to the generator (‘j[ 50); first storage battery
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`coupled to the generator (‘j[ 51 lines 4 — 10), a DC/DC converter having a first terminal and a
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`second terminal (Fig. 2 (reproduced below)), second storage battery coupled to the DC/DC
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`converter (‘j[ 57); and controller connected to the DC/DC converter (‘j[ 58 lines 1 — 3), wherein
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`the generator, the load and the first storage battery are coupled to the first terminal and a negative
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`terminal of the DC/DC converter in parallel (Fig. 2 (reproduced below)), second storage battery
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`is coupled to the second terminal and another negative terminal of the DC/DC converter in
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`parallel (Fig. 2 (reproduced below)), and wherein the controller, upon receiving a regeneration
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`signal emitted from an outside (‘j[ 59 lines 5 — 12), controls the DC/DC converter so that a
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`voltage of the first terminal becomes a first target voltage in order to charge the second storage
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`battery (‘j[ 58 lines 1 — 3), value of the first target voltage is defined as a voltage value that is
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`lower by a first fixed value than a voltage value Which the first terminal has at a moment that the
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`receiving of the regeneration signal begins (‘j[ 57 lines 1 — 5).
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`note: during operation of the vehicle), brake signal (‘J[ 53 examiner’s note: regenerative
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`braking), fuel injection signal (‘j[ 47 examiner’s note: when engine is burning fuel).
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`5.
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`(reproduced above) (II 100 — (II 101).
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`(reproduced below) ‘j[ 61); controller controls (‘j[ 58 lines 1 — 3), when the receiving the
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`regeneration signal is ended (‘j[ 112 lines 8 — 14), DC/DC converter so that the voltage of the first
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`receiving the regeneration signal ends (‘J[ 57 lines 5 — 8 examiner’s note: the voltage value is
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`boosted by the converter, therefore prior arts meets claimed subject matter).
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`7.
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`With respect to claim 6/5, Ishikawa discloses a power supply apparatus (100 Fig. 1 ‘j[
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`61); wherein the regenerative signal is one of vehicle speed signal (‘j[ 51 lines 3 — 9 examiner’s
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`note: during operation of the vehicle), brake signal (‘J[ 53 examiner’s note: regenerative
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`braking), fuel injection signal (‘j[ 47 examiner’s note: when engine is burning fuel).
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`With respect to claim 8/5, Ishikawa discloses a power supply apparatus (100 Fig. 1 ‘j[
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`61); wherein the second target voltage is within a range of predetermined voltage (‘j[ 56 lines 1 —
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`6 examiner’s note: subsidiary battery of the prior art supplies to various component of the
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`vehicle via converter. It is inherent that various electronic component to have power
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`consumption requirement to operated accordingly, therefore converter must supply
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`sufficient power required by electronic component of the vehicle, which should be Within
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`range or predetermined voltage required by electronic component of the battery).
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`9.
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`With respect to claim 9/5, Ishikawa discloses a power supply apparatus (100 Fig. 1 ‘j[
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`61); wherein the first storage battery receives a power from the second storage battery during a
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`discharge period of the second storage battery (Fig. 2 (reproduced above) (II 57 lines 5 — 8
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`examiner’s note: according to paragraph; voltage from converter, which is from subsidiary
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`battery is supplied to inverter 13 or 15. As can be seen from figure. 2 above the boosted
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`voltage pass through main battery to another boosting converter and to the inverter. Also
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`how voltage flows from secondary battery 5 to the load via main battery 3 is near identical
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`to instant applications drawing).
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`10.
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`Claim 3 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Ishikawa et al.
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`(US. PGPub No. 2008/0067973 Examiner’s note Ishikawa’s reference applied as 102(a)
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`rejection, therefore 103(c) exception is not available) as applied to claims above and further in
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`view of Taniguchi (U.S. P.G. Pub No. 2008/0067973).
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`11. With respect to claim 3/1, Ishikawa discloses a power supply apparatus for vehicles (100
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`Fig. 2 ‘j[ 61); wherein charging current value is smaller than fixed current value (‘j[ 57 lines 1 — 5
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`examiner’s note: this is a function of step down (or buck) converter, by the law of energy
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`conservation (P = VI) as the voltage decreases (or bucked) from input (the main battery) of
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`the converter to output (the subsidiary battery); the current increases from input to the
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`output, therefore the prior art meets the claimed subject matter).
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`Ishikawa does not teach nor disclose DC converter equipped with current detector
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`connected to controller, which monitors input and output current of the battery.
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`In the same field of endeavor, Taniguchi teaches DC/DC converter (3 Fig. 2
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`(reproduced below) ‘j[ 21 lines 13 — 16) equipped with current detector (8 Fig. 1 (reproduced
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`below) ‘j[ 21 lines 13 — 16) connected to controller (35 Fig. 2 (reproduced below) ‘j[ 22 lines 1 —
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`5), which monitors input and output current of the battery (2 Fig. 1 (reproduced below) (II 21
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`lines 3 — 6).
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art at the time
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`of invention was made to modify Ishikawa’s power supply apparatus (100 Fig. 2 ‘j[ 61) to further
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`include Taniguchi’s current detector (8 Fig. 1 ‘j[ 21 lines 13 — 16) in advantageous benefit of
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`provide a vehicle mounted power supply system capable of monitoring a storage battery by
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`keeping its dark current at a minimum (Taniguchi (fl 7 lines 2 — 4).
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`Claim 7 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103(a) as being unpatentable over Ishikawa et al.
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`(US. PGPub N0. 2008/0067973 Examiner’s note Ishikawa’s reference applied as 102(a)
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`13. With respect to claim 7/5, Ishikawa discloses a power supply apparatus (100 Fig. 1 ‘j[
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`61) ; wherein discharging current value is smaller than fixed current value (‘j[ 57 lines 1 — 5
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`examiner’s note: this is a function of step up (or boost) converter, by the law of energy
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`conservation (P = VI) as the voltage increases (or boosted) from input (the subsidiary
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`battery) of the converter to output; the current decreases from input to the output,
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`therefore the prior art meets the claimed subject matter).
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`Ishikawa does not disclose DC/DC converter is equipped with a current detector.
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`In the same field of endeavor, Kachi teaches DC/DC converter (5 Fig. 2 (reproduced
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`below) col. 4 lines 24 — 27) is equipped with a current detector (CS1 Fig. 2 (reproduced below)
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`col. 4 lines 24 — 27).
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`Therefore, it would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art at the time
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`the invention was made to modify Ishikawa’s power supply apparatus (100 Fig. 1 ‘j[ 61) to
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`further include Kachi’s DC/DC converter (5 Fig. 2 col. 4 lines 24 — 27) in advantageous benefit
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`of providing a method of supplying power using a main DC power supply for generating a
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`predetermined voltage to supply a first output voltage substantially equal to the predetermined
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`voltage and a second output voltage lower than the predetermined voltage (Kachi col. 2 lines 4 —
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`Response to Arguments
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`Applicant's arguments filed 20th of September, 2012 have been fully considered but they
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`Applicant argues that reference by Ishikawa does not disclose “. . .controlling a voltage at
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`...” Ishikawa, however, discloses DC/DC converter 20, which lowers the charging voltage to
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`the second storage battery (subsidiary battery) and the voltage, is being controlled by converter
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`control circuit 30. According to the paragraph 101 of the Ishikawa reference; Ishikawa states that
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`"...it is possible to control the output voltage of DC/DC converter 20 to be desired charging
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`voltage as the target of subsidiary battery...” Also Ishikawa states in various location of the prior
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`art that he's invention controls the photo transistors Ql — Q4 in the converter to manipulate the
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`Conclusion
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`Applicant's amendment necessitated the new ground(s) of rejection presented in this
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`Office action. Accordingly, THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. See MPEP § 706.07(a).
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`Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR l.l36(a).
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`A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE
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`MONTHS from the mailing date of this action. In the event a first reply is filed within TWO
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`MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is not mailed until after
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`the end of the THREE—MONTH shortened statutory period, then the shortened statutory period
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`will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and any extension fee pursuant to 37
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`CFR l.l36(a) will be calculated from the mailing date of the advisory action. In no event,
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`however, will the statutory period for reply expire later than SIX MONTHS from the date of this
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`final action.
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`Application/Control Number: 12/745,783
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`Page 13
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`Art Unit: 2859
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`The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's
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`disclosure. King (U.S. PGPUB N0. 2002/0158606 Al), the prior art was considered for traction
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`motor drive system.
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`The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's
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`disclosure. Soma et al. (US. PGPUB N0. 2007/0001650 Al), the prior art was considered for
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`controller for drive system.
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`The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's
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`disclosure. Tabei et al. (US. PGPUB N0. 2007/0210743 Al), the prior art was considered for
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`reprogramming system and electronic control unit for hybrid vehicle.
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`The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's
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`disclosure. Scheucher (U.S. PGPUB N0. 2008/0053716 Al), the prior art was considered for
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`refuelable battery — powered electric vehicle.
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`The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's
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`disclosure. Glonner et al. (US. PGPUB N0. 2008/0093138 Al), the prior art was considered for
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`energy storage system.
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`The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's
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`disclosure. Heinen et al. (US. PGPUB N0. 2008/0169137 Al), the prior art was considered for
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`vehicle and power unit for it.
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`The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's
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`disclosure. Lukic et al. (US. PGPUB N0. 2008/0218104 Al), the prior art was considered for
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`power management for multi — module energy storage systems in electric hybrid electric,
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`and fuel cell vehicles.
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`Application/Control Number: 12/745,783
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`Page 14
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`Art Unit: 2859
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`/S. T. C./
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`Examiner, Art Unit 2859
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`/RICHARD V MURALIDAR/
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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2859
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