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`15/194,750
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`06/28/2016
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`Hiroyuki ASANO
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`HOKUP0319US
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`MARK D. SARALINO (PAN)
`RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP
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`COOPER JONATHAN G
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`ART UNIT
`2621
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`NOTIFICATION DATE
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`06/06/2019
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`ELECTRONIC
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`Application No.
`15/194,750
`Examiner
`JONATHAN G COOPER
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`Applicant(s)
`ASANO et al.
`Art Unit
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`1). Responsive to communication(s) filed on 12/20/2018.
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`4)[:] Since this application is in condition for allowance except for formal matters, prosecution as to the merits is
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first
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`inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`Information Disclosure Statement
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`The information disclosure statements (IDS) submitted on 2/25/2019 and 3/21/2019 are in
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`compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statements are
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`being considered by the examiner.
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`Response to Amendment
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`The amendment filed on 12/20/2018 has been entered. Claims 1-4, 6, and 7 have been entered
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`and considered.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102
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`and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory
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`basis for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and
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`the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
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`4.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections
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`set forth in this Office action:
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`A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is
`not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention
`and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the
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`claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention
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`This application currently names joint inventors. In considering patentability of the claims the
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`examiner presumes that the subject matter of the various claims was commonly owned as of the
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`effective filing date of the claimed invention(s) absent any evidence to the contrary. Applicant is advised
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`of the obligation under 37 CFR 1.56 to point out the inventor and effective filing dates of each claim that
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`was not commonly owned as of the effective filing date of the later invention in order for the examiner
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`to consider the applicability of 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(2)(C) for any potential 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) prior art
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`against the later invention.
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`6.
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`Claims 1-4, 6, and 7 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Claessens et al
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`US 2005/0168199 in View of Yuichiro et al JP2015011868 and Yuji JP2015065775.
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`Regarding cieirn 1, Cieussens in eg. Fig.1 and Fig. 2 teachers a iighting device comprising:
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`a converter circuit (See Fig. 1, Fig. 2, {($131}. {(36121) inciuding at ieest a switching device. 15, a
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`first inductor 11, and a second inductor 12; and
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`the converter circuit being configured to, when the switching device is turned on, aiiow a first
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`current to flow through the switching device by way of the first inductor and aiiovv a second current to
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`iiow through the switching device by way of the second inductor in a direction some as 2i direction of the
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`iirst current {See {accuracy}, note that ii. and i2 wiii fiow in a some direction as this wiii he the
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`some direction corresponding to i3 and E4 of Fig. 3‘ of the present aooiication, See aiso i3 and it; of gig.
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`2 of the present appiicetionj, the first inductor inciuding is first coii {3.1 comprises 22 coii), the second
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`inductor inciuding a second coii {12 comprises a coiij,
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`the first inductor including a first coil (the first inductor 11 includes a first coil, note that an
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`inductor in the art is a coiled wire, and is interchangeably termed a coil), the second indictor including
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`a second coil (the second inductor 12 includes a second coil, note that an inductor in the art is a coiled
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`wire, and is interchangeably termed a coil );
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`the first coii (coii of it in Fig, 2) of the first inductor (lit) and the second coii {coii of 12 in Fig. 2)
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`of the second inductor having winding directions;
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`the switching device (15} to be present between the first inductor (it) and the second inductor
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`(12} aiong an arrangement direction (Fig. 2, the switching device 15 is eiectricaiiv connected between
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`the first inductor 13. and the second inductor 12 in Fig. 2)
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`Ciaussens does not expiicitiy disciose a substrate on which at ieast the switching device , a first
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`inductor, and a second inductor are mounted, the first inductor and the second inductor being
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`mounted on the substrate; and the switching device being mounted on the substrate aiong an
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`arrangement direction.
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`Yuichiro in Fig. 1, and Fig.2 teaches a substrate 20 on which at ieast the switching device 7, a
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`first inductor (og. primary winding of S), and a second inductor (eg. secondary winding of S) are
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`mounted, the first inductor (egg. primary winding of S) and the second inductor (egg. secondary winding
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`of 5) being rnounted on the substrate (2(3):; and the switching device 7 being mounted on the substrate
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`so as to he present aiong an arrangement direction (veg. aiong the z axis of Fig. Ziai‘i. This is taught t v
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`‘r’uichiro in order to provide a cornpact and structuraiiv secure converter circuit. it wouid have been
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`obvious to one having ordinary siriii in the art at the effective fiiing date to impienient the iighting device
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`taught in Ciaussen with the configuration taught in Yuichiro. The motivation would be for the converter
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`circuit to be compact and structuraiiv secure.
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`Ciaussens and Yuichiro do not expiicitiv disciose a first inductor and the second inductor being
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`mounted on the substrate and arranged side by side aiong an arraneement direction so as to cause
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`interaction between a first magnetic fieid produced by the first current fiowing through the
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`first inductor and a second rnagnetic fieid produced by the second current fiowing through the second
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`inductor, and the first coii of the first inductor and the second coii of the second inductor having
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`winding directions such that the first magnetic fieid and the second magnetic fieid have a canceiiing
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`effect on each other:
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`Yuji in Fig. 2(h) teaches a first inductor 21 and the second inductor 22 being mounted on the
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`substrate 25 and arranged side by side aiong an arrangement direction (eg. x axis of Fig. 2&3}; so as to
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`cause interaction between a first magnetic fieid produced by the first current fiowing through the
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`first inductor and a second magnetic fieid produced by the second current fiowing through the second
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`inductor (See E53639}, “cancei each other out“), and the first coii of the first inductor 21 and the second
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`coii of the second inductor 22 having winding directions such that the first magnetic fieid and the
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`second magnetic fieid have a canceiiing effect on each other {See {6330}, Fig. Zihii. This is taught hi; ‘i’uji
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`in order to reduce electromagnetic noise due to the magnetic flux (gee {£33393}. it wouid have been
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`ohvious to one having ordinarv skiii in the art at the effective fiiing date to imoiernent the iighting device
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`taught in Ciaussen and Yuichiro with the configuration taught in Yuji. The motivation wotiid he to reduce
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`eiectromagnetic noise due to the magnetic fiux
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`Regarding ciain'i 2; Ciaussens, Ydichiro, and Yuji teach the iighting device of ciairn 1. Ciaussen
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`does not expiicitiy disicose:
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`a pair of first coii terminais individnaiiy eiectricaiiy connected to opposite ends of the first coii of
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`the first inductor; and
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`a hair of second coii terrninais individuaiiv eiectricaiiy connected to opposite ends of the second
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`coii of the second inductor,
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`the pair of first ceii terminate and the pair of second ceii terminate being mounted
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`an a sarne edge of the substrate in a direction perpendicuiar to the arrangement
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`directicin.
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`‘v’uichire in Fig. 1 and i-‘ig. 2 teaches a pair of first ceii terminais {input terminai and patent
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`terminai and primary winding of 5 in gig. 1) individuaiiy eiectricaiiv cpnnected tn opposite ends of the
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`first ceii ef the first inductor {the input and eutput ends at 5, See Fig, 1}; and
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`a pair at second ceii terminais (input terminai and mutant terminai at the tecandary winding at
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`S in Fig. 1) individuaiiy eiectricaiiy cannected ta oppoaite ends of the secend cnii 0f the second inductor
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`(the input and eutput ends at the secpndary winding at 6, See Fig. 1),
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`the pair ef first ceii terminais and the pair cai second ceii terrninais being meunted
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`en a same edge of the substrate 21} (upper haif edge at the substrate 29 in Fig, 2} in a directien
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`nerpendicuiar tn the arrangement directien (the upper haif edge pf 26 is aipng the y directien of Fig,
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`252a), a directien perpendicuiar to the arrangement directien, z direction at Fig. 2(a)) i). This. is taught by
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`‘i’uichirc: in arcier ta provide a carnpect and structureiiv secure converter circuit. it weuid have been
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`obvious tr; ane having nrdinary skiii in the art at the effective. tiiing date to irnpiernent the iighting device
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`taught in Ciaussen with the structurai centiguratian taught in "r’uichiro. The rnetivetion wniiid he for the
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`converter circuit tr; he compact and structuraiiy secure.
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`Regarding ciairn 3, Ciaussen, Yuicnire, and ‘i’uji teach the iighting device at ciaim 1. Ciaussen
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`does not expiicitiy disciese a iignting device satisfying reiaticans of L3 < Li and L3 < L2,
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`ti repreaenting an externai dimension at the first inducter in the. arrangement directipn,
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`L2 representing an externai dimension of the second inductor in the arrangement direction, and
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`L3 representing an intervai between the first inductor and the second inductor in the
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`arrangement direction.
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`‘i’uichiro in eg. Fig.
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`ii. and Fig. 2(a) teaches the genera! conditions of a iighting device satisfying
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`rotation; of is <: ti and [.3 <: t2,
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`Li representing an externai dimension o'ithe first inductor in the arrangement direction (e.g,
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`the totai iength of the primary winding of 5 aiong the z direction),
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`L2 representing an externai dimension of the Second inductor in the arrangement direction (sang.
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`the totai iength of the secondary winding of S aiong the z direction}, and
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`L3 representing an intervai between the first inductor and the second inductor in the
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`arrangement direction (an intervai hetween a portion of the primary winding of 5 and the eetendery
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`winding of 5 aiong the z direction of tie. ziai, note that "where the generei conditions of a oieirn are
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`dieoioeeo in the prior art, it is not inventive to dieoover the optimum or worhaoie ranoeo by routine
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`exoerih‘iehtetiohiu end it wouid have been obvious to someone having ordinary ehiii in the art at the
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`effective tiiing date to have the iighting device taught in Yuiohiro to meet the oiaim tenet/rages See in
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`re After, 226 F.2d 454, 455, ‘itifi USPG 233, 2355 (8653A 1355) MPEP 234435). This is taught by ‘r’uichiro in
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`order to provide a compact and structuraiiv secure converter circuit. it wouid have been obvious to one
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`having ordinary skiii in the art at the effective iiiihg date to impiement the Eighting device taught in
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`Ciaussen with the structurai configuration taught in Yoichiro. The motivation wouid he for the converter
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`circuit to he compact and structuraiiy secure.
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`Regarding claim iii Ciaussens, ‘r’uichiro, and Yqu teach the fighting device of ciaim 1.
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`Furthermore, (Ziaussens in eg. Fig.1 and Fig, 2 teaches a iighting device comprising:
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`a converter circuit (See Fig. 1, Fig. 2, {($131}. {(36121) inciuding at ieest a switching device 15, a
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`first inductor 11, and a second inductor 12; and
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`the converter circuit being configured to, when the switching device is turned on, ziiiow a first
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`current to flow through the switching device by way of the first inductor and aiiow a second current to
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`iiow through the switching device he way of the second inductor in a direction some as a direction of the
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`iirst current {See EQGZdHQQN}, note that it and i2 wiii flow in a same direction as this wiii he the
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`same direction corresponding to £3 and id of Fig. ? of the present anniication, See aiso i3 and iii of Fig.
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`2 of the present anniicetion}. the first inductor inciuding a first coii (11 comprises a coii), the second
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`inductor inciuding a second coii {12 comprises a coiii,
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`the first coii (coii of 3.1 in Fig. 2) of the first inductor 11 and the second coii (coii 91153.2 in Fig. 2)
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`of the second inductor having winding directions.
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`Ciaussens does not exniicitiy disclose a substrate on which at ieaist the switching device , a first
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`inductor, and a second inductor are mounted, the iirst inductor and the second inductor being
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`mounted on the substrate; and the switching device ?’ being mounted on the substrate aiong an
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`arrangement direction; a pair of second coii terminais individuaiiy eiectriceiisi connected to opposite
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`ends of the second coii of the second inductor, the pair of first coii termineis and the pair of second coii
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`terminais being mounted on or through the substrate that is of perpendicular to the too and bottom
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`surface
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`‘r’uichiro in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 teaches a pair of first coii terrninais {input terminai and output
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`terminai of primary winding of 5 in Fig. 3.) individuaiiy eiectricaiiy connected to opposite ends of the
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`first coii of the first inductor (the input and outnut ends of 5, fiee Fig. 1}; a pair of second coii terrninais
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`(input terminai and output terminai of the secondary winding of 5 in Fig. 1) individuaiiy eiectricaiiy
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`connected to opposite ends of the second coii of the second inductor (the input and output ends of the
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`secondary winding of E, Eee Fig. 1), the pair of first coii tern‘iinais and the pair of second coii tern‘iinais
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`being mounted on or through a too or bottom surface of the substrate 20 {upper haii edge of the
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`substrate 2% in Fig. 2} and adjacent a sarne edge of the substrate perpendicular to the too or hottorn
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`surface (the upper haif edge of 26 is aiong the y direction of Fig. Eta}, a direction oerpendicuiar to the
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`top or hottorn surface, that is aiong the 2 direction of Fig. ziaii.
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`Furthermore, ‘i’uichiro in Fig. 1, and Fig.2 teaches a substrate 20 on which at ieast the switching
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`device 1,. a first inductor (eg. primary winding of 5}, and a second inductor (eg. secondary winding of
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`5) are mounted, the first inductor (eg. primary winding of 5) and the second inductor (reg, secondary
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`winding of 5') being mounted on the substrate (23'); and the switching device 7 being mounted on the
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`substrate so as to he present aiong an arrangement direction (eg. aiong the z axis of Fig. lief). This is
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`taught by ‘r’uichiro in order to provide a compact and structuraihi secure converter circuit. it wouid have
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`been obvious to one having ordinary skiii in the art at the effective iiiing date to impien’ient the iighting
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`device taught in Ciaussen with the configuration taught in ‘r’uichiro. The motivation wouid be for the
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`converter circuit to he compact and structuraiiy secure.
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`Ciaussens and Yuichiro do not exoiicitiy disciose a first inductor and the second inductor being
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`mounted on the substrate and arranged side by side aiong an arrangement direction so as to cause
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`interaction between a first magnetic fieid produced by the first current fiowing through the
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`first inductor and a second magnetic fieid produced by the second current flowing through the second
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`inductor, and the first coii of the first inductor and the second coii of the second inductor having
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`winding directions such that the first magnetic field and the second magnetic iieid have a canceiiing
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`Yuji in Fig. 2(1)}: teaches a first inductor 2]. and the second inductor 22. being mounted on the
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`suhstrate 25 and arranged side by side along an arrangement direction (eg. x axis of Fig. Zihi‘) so as to
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`cause interaction between a first magnetic tieid produced by the first current flowing through the
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`first inductor and a second magnetic field produced by the second current flowing through the second
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`inductor (fiee goose}, “cancel each other out"), and the first coil of the first inductor 21 and the second
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`coil of the second inductor 22 having winding directions such that the first magnetic iieid and the
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`second magnetic l‘ieid have a canceiiing effect on each other {See {(35339}, Fig“ Zihiii This is taught by ‘r‘uji
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`in order to reduce electromagnetic noise due to the magnetic flux (See {@3934 it would have been
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`obvious to one having ordinary sl<ili in the art at the effective filing date to imoienient the lighting device
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`taught in Claussen and ‘r’uichiro with the configuration taught in Yuii. The motivation would he to reduce
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`electromagnetic noise due to the magnetic flux.
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`Regarding claim 6, Claussen, Yuichiro, and Yuii teach a lighting fixture comprising i$ee ergo LE3
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`ioad 33 of Fig. 2 of Ciausseni:
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`the lighting device of claim 1 {See rejection to ciaim 1 above}; and
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`a light source configured to light with iighting power suppiied from the iighting
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`device (fiee Fig. 2 of Claussen, LEE} load 33}.
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`Regarding claim it", Cieussen, Yuichiro, and ‘r‘uji teach a iighting fixture comprising (flee erg“ LEE}
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`ioad 33 of Fig, 2 of Ciaussen):
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`the lighting device of claim ti- {See rejection to ciaim it); and
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`a light source configured to light with iighting power suppiied from the iighting
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`device (fiee Fig. 2 of Ciaussen, LEE} ioad 33}.
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`Response to Arguments
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`7.
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`Applicant's arguments filed 12/20/2018 have been fully considered but they are not persuasive
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`and the interview statements have been retracted.
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`8.
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`Applicant on pgs. 5 and 6 argues that Claussens, Yuichiro, and Yuji do not teach that the
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`switching device is mounted on the substrate so as to be present between the first inductor and the
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`second inductor along the arrangement direction. It is noted that Yuichiro in Figs. 1 and 2 teaches that
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`the switching device {“3} is mounted on the substrate (the suhstrate 2%, as shown in Fig. 2) so as to be
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`present between the first inductor (nrirnan; winding of 5) and the second inductor (secondary winding
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`of 5} aiong an arrangement direction {etgn aiong the z axis of Fig. Ziai). Additionaiiy, it is noted that that
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`Ciaussen is not cited as teaching that the first inductor and the second inductor are mounted on the
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`substrate as argued on ogs. 5-«5.
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`Applicant then argues that Yuichiro does not teach that the switch 7 is present between the
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`primary winding the secondary winding of 5 in Fig. 2. However, Yuichiro was never cited as teaching the
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`switch is between the primary and the secondary winding. It is Claussen that is cited as teaching the
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`switch is between the first inductor and second inductor.
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`9.
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`Aooiicant argues that the cited art does not teach ”the pair affirst coii terrninais and the pair of
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`second coii terminals are mounted on or through a top or bottom surface of the substrate adjacent a
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`some edge of the substrate that is perpendicuiar to the top and bottom surface” on pg. 7. Examiner
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`respectfuiiy disagrees. as Yuichiro in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 teaches a pair of second coii terminais (input
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`terminai and output terminai of the secondary winding of 5 in Fig, 1} individuaiiy electricaiiy connected
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`to opposite ends: of the second eoii of the second inductor {the intent and output ends of the secondary
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`winding 0f 6, See Fig. 1). Furthermore, ‘r’uichiro teaches that the. pair of first eoii terminais and the pair
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`of second coii termihais being mounted on or through a top or hettorn surface of the substrate 20
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`(hotter haif edge at the substrate 2i) in Fig. 2} and adjacent a same edge of the substrate perpendieuiar
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`to the top or bottom surface (the upper haif edge of 2% is aiong the y direction of Fig. 2(a), a direction
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`nernehdicniar to the top or hottom surface, that is aieng the z direetion of Fig. 2(a)}. Furthermore,
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`‘ruiehiro teaches that the terminals are mounted on a same edge of the substrate in a direction
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`perpendicuiar to the arrangement direction (the upper haif edge G? 29 is atong the y direetioh of Fig.
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`Zia}, a direction oeroendicuiar to the arrangement direction, 2 direction of Fig. Zia} E). Specificaiiy, the
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`arrangement direction corresponds to the z direction of Fig. 2(a). The rejection of ciairn 1!- is reworded to
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`incorporate this.
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`Conclusion
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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. Kitamura US 2011/0316494.
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