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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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`CLEVELAND, OH 441 15
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`COOPER JONATHAN G
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`ART UNIT
`2621
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`NOTIFICATION DATE
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`11/29/2019
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`ELECTRONIC
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`Application No.
`15/194,750
`Examiner
`JONATHAN G COOPER
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`Applicant(s)
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`Art Unit
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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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`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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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections
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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
`effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the
`claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention
`was made.
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`3.
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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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`4.
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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, Yuji JP2015065775, and Kenichi
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`JP2012105401.
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`Regarding ciairn 1, Ciaussens in eg Fig, 1 and Fig 2 teaches a iighting device comprising:
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`a converter circuit (See Fig. 1, Fig. 2, {95311}. {3912;} inciudihg at ieast 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 was; oi the first inductor and aiiow a second current to
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`fiow through the switching device by way of the second inductor in a direction some as a direction of the
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`first current (See [fifiZéinidflfiL note that it end i2 wiii fiow in a some direction es this wiii he the
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`some direction corresponding to is and iii of iiigi 7’ of the present eoniicetioh, See eiso 53 and id of Fig.
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`2 of the present eppiicetiohi, the first inductor incitidihg a first coii (11 comprises a coiii, the second
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`inductor incidding a second coii (12 comprises a coii),
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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 11 in Fig, 2) of the first inductor {11) 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 he present between the first inductor {11) 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 1‘3. and the second inductor 12 in Fig. 2}
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`Ciaussens does not expiicitiy disciose a suhstrate 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 heing
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`mounted on the suhstrate; and the switching device being mounted on the substrate aiong an
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`arrangement directionz
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`‘r’uichiro in Fig. 1, and Fig}. teaches a substrate 2.0 on which at ieast the switching device 7, a
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`first inductor tag. primary winding of 5}, and a second inductor (eg. secondary winding of 5) are
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`mounted, the first inductor (egg ntimarv winding of 5:3 and the second inductor (egg. secondary winding
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`of 5) being mounted on the substrate (2(1); and the switching device 7 being mounted on the substrate
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`so as to be present aiong an arrangement direction (eg. aiong the z axis of Fig. Ziaii. This is taught by
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`Yuichiro in order to provide a compact and structuraiiv secure converter circuit. it wouid have been
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`obvious to one having ordinary skiii in the art at the effective fiiing date to irnpiernent the iighting device
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`taught in Ciaussen with the configuration taught in ‘r’uichiro. The motivation wouid he for the converter
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`circuit to he compact and structuraiiv secure“
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`Ciaussens and ‘r’uichiro do not eitgoiicitivi 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 flowing 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, and the first coii oi 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 otheri
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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 aiong an arrangement direction (eg. x axis of Fig. Zihi‘) 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 (fiee {ease}, “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 {(35339}, Fig“ Zihiii This is taught by ‘r‘uji
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`in order to reduce eiectromagnetic noise due to the magnetic fiux (See {($393 it wouid have been
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`obvious to one having ordinary Ski” in the art at the effective fiiing date to impiement the fighting device
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`taught in Ciaussen and ‘r’uichiro with the configuration taught in Yuji. The motivation wouid he to reduce
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`electromagnetic noise due to the magnetic flux.
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`Ciaussen, Yuichiro, and Yuii do not exoiicitiy disciose the switching device being mounted on a
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`first area in the substrate, the first area being between a second area on which the first inductor is
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`mounted and a third area on which the second inductor is mounted aiong the arrangement direction”
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`However, Kenichi in Fig. 2 and {9029340035} teaches the switching device (Q1) being mounted
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`on a first area in the substrate; the first area being between a second area (5.1:: on which the first
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`inductor is mounted and a third area (3.2) on which the second inductor is mounted aiong the
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`arrangement direction (horizontai direction of Fig. 2). This is taught by Kenichi in order to provide a
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`circuit mounted at iow cost {See {heart}. it wouid have been obvious to one having ordinary Ski” in the
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`art at the effective fiiing date to irnoiement the iighting device taught in Ciaussen, Yuichiro, and Yuji with
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`the configuration taught in itenichi, 'i'he motivation would for the circuit to be mounted at icaw cost.
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`Regarding chains 2, Ciaussen, ‘i’uichiro, ‘i’uji, and Kenichi teach the iighting device of chains 1‘
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`Ciaussen does not exhiicitiy disicose:
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`a pair at first ceii terminais individnaiiy eiectricaiiy mnnected ta oppoeite ends of the first coii of
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`the first inductor; and
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`a pair at second coii terminais individuaiiy eiectricaiiy connected to opposite ends at the second
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`ceii ei the secand inductar,
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`the pair of first coii termineis and the pair of second coii termineis being mounted
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`on a same edge at the substrate in a directien nerheiidicuiar tn the arrangement
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`direction.
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`Yuichiro in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 teaches a hair of first coii terminais (input terminai and entrant
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`terminai ef primary winding at Si in Fig. it} individuaiiy eiectricaiiy cannected to opposite ends of the
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`first mi! of the first inducter (the input and content ends at 5, See Fig‘ 1); and
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`a pair of sec-3nd caii terminais (input termihai and ontnut terrninai cut the seccohdartec winding ef
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`5 in Fig; 1) individuaihi eiectricaiiy connected to eppesite ends. at the second coii of the sec-3nd induct-er
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`(the input and output ends at the secondary winding at 6, See Fig. 1},
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`the pair of first coii terminais and the pair of second coii terrniriais being mounted
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`on a same edge of the substrate 20 (unper haii edge of the substrate 2% in Fig; 2) in a direction
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`perpendicdiar to the arrangement direction (the upper naii edge of 253 is aierig the y direction ef Fig.
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`2(a), a directien nernendicuiar te the arrangement directien, z directien of Fig. 2(a)} iii This is taught by
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`Yuicniro in order to previde a compact and structuraiiy secure converter circuit it wauici have been
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`devices tn one having ordinary skiii in the art at the effective fiiing date te imnienient the iignting device
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`taught in Cieussen with the structurai configuration taught in ‘i’iiichiro. The motivation wotiid be for the
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`converter circuit to be compact and structuraiiy secure.
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`Regarding Ciaini 3, Ciaussen, Yuichiro, ‘r‘uji, and iienicni teach the lighting device of ciairn 1.
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`Ciaussen does not expiicitiy disciose a iighting device satisfying reiations of L3 < Li and L3 < L2,
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`ii representing an externei dimension of the first inductor in the arrangement direction,
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`L2 representing an externai dimension of the second inductor in the arrangement directien, 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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`‘(uichiro in eg. Fig. 1 and Fig. Zia) teaches the general conditions of a iighting device satisfying
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`reiations of L3 6; ti and L3 6; L2,
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`Li representing an externai dimension of the first inductor in the arrangement direction (ting,
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`the totai iength of the primary winding of 5 aiong the 2 direction),
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`L2 representing an externai dimension of the second inductor in the arrangement direction (eg
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`the totai iengtn of the secondary winding at 5 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 between a nortion of the primary winding of 5 and the secendery
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`winding at 5 aiong the z direction of Fig“ Zia}, note that "where the generai conditions of a eiairn are
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`discioeeti in the prior art; it is not inventive to diecover the optimum er workehie ranges; by routine
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`experimentation," and it weuid have been obvious to someone having erdinery ekiii in the art at the
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`effective iiiing date to have the iighting device taught in Yuiohiro to meet the oiaim ianguage, See in
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`re Aiier, 225} F.2d 454, 4-55, 1&5 USPG 13.33, 235 ((335335; 1355) MFEP 23634.35). This is taught by Ytiichirt's in
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`order to provide a compact and structureiiv secure converter circuit. it wouid have been obvious to one
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`having ordinary skiii in the art at the effective fiiing date to impiement the iighting device taught in
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`Ciaussen with the structure! configuration taught in ‘r‘uichiro. The motivation wouid be for the converter
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`circuit to he compact and structuraiiv secure.
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`Regarding ciairn 4, Ciaussen, Yuichiro, ‘r‘uji, and itenichi teach the iighting device of ciairn 1.
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`if)
`Furthermore, Ciau sens in eg. Fig 1 and Fig. 2 teaches a iighting device comprising:
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`a converter circuit (See Fig. 1, Fig. 2, {9911}. {3912i} inciuding at ieast 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 hy was; of the first inductor and aiiow a second current to
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`fiow through the switching device by way of the second inductor in a direction same as a direction of the
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`first current (See [fifiZéinidflfiL note that it and £2 wiii fiovv in a same direction as this wiii he the
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`some direction corresponding to i3 and iii of Fig“ 3’ of the present dooiicetion, See eiso i3 and id of Fig.
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`2 of the present eppiicetion), the first inductor inciuding a first coii (11 comprises a coii), the second
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`inductor inciuding a second coii (12 comprises 3 coii),
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`the first coii {coii of 11 in Fig 2) of the first inductor fi.:i. 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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`Ciaussens does not exoiicitiy disciose a suhstrzite 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 heing
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`mounted on the substrate; and the switching device 7’ being mounted on the substrate aiong an
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`arrangement direction; a pair of second coii termineis individuaiiy eiectricaiiy connected to oooosite
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`ends of the second coii of the second inductori the pair of first coii terminais and the pair of second coii
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`terminais being mounted an or through the substrate that is of oerpendicuier to the top and bottom
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`surface
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`Yoichiro in Fig. l and Fig. 2 teaches a pair of first coii terminais (input terminei and entrant
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`terminei of primary winding at 5 in Fig. 1) individueiiy eiectricaiiy connected to Genesite ends at the
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`iirst coii of the iirst inductnr (the input and output ends at 5, See Fig‘ 1); a pair at second ccsii terminais
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`{intuit terminei and output terminei of the secondary winding and 5 in Fig. 1) individueiiy eiectricaiiy
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`connected to apposite ends of the second coii of the secehd inducter (the input end outnut ends at the
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`secondary winding at 6, See Fig‘ 1), the pair at first eoii termineis and the pair of sec-3nd coii termineis
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`being mounted on er thredgh a top or bottom surface of the substrate 21} (upper heif edge at the
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`substrate 23 in Fig 2, See Fig 2 provided heiew) and adjacent a same edge of the suhstrate
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`perpendicuiar to the ten er bottom surface (the upper heii edge at 29 is eieng the y directien at Fig‘
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`2(a) heiew, e directien nernendiedier te the ten er hettem surface, that is eieng the z direction at Fig.
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`Zia} terreshending tn the y direction at Fig. Zita}, See eiso attached sheet of Fig. 2 of Yuichim}.
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`{2{iii}
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`Furthermnre, Yoichiro in Fig. 1, and 9'ng teaches a substrate 20 on which at ieast the switching
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`device 7, a first inductor ieg. primary winding at 5), and a secnnci inductcsr {egg secnndery winding 0i
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`S) are mounted, the first inductor (eg. orimary winding of S) and the second inductor (eg. secondary
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`winding of 5‘) being mounted on the substrate (2(3); 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. Ziai). This is
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`taught by Yuichiro in order to provide a comoact and structuraiiv secure converter circuit. it wouid have
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`been obvious to one having ordinary Skiff in the art at the effective fiiing date to imoiement the iighting
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`device taught in Ciaussen with the configuration taught in Yuichiro. The motivation wouid he 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 fieici 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 fieid and the second magnetic tieid have a canceiiing
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`effect on each other.
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`Yuji in Fig. 2th) 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. zihii 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 flowing through the second
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`inductor (See {993$}, “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 (fiee {@538}, Fig. Mai}. This is taught his; ‘i’uji
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`in order to reduce eiectromagnetic noise due to the magnetic flux {fiee {dflfifiii it wouid have been
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`ohvious to one having ordinary skiii in the art at the effective ‘iiiing date to imoiement the iighting device
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`taught in Ciausseh and Yuichim with the ccsnfiguration taught in Yuii. The metivatidn wouid be ta reduce
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`electromagnetic noise due to the magnetic flux.
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`Regarding ciaim 6, Ciaussen, Yuichir‘o, Yuji, and Kenichi teach a lighting fixture comprising {See
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`eg LEQ Head 33 at Fig, 2 0f Ciaussen):
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`the fighting device at ciaim it (See reflectian t0 ciaim 1 ahave); and
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`a light saurce canfigured to light with iigiiting pdwer suppiied tram the iighting
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`device (See Fig. 2 at Ciausseh, LEE} Ecsad 33).
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`Regarding ciaim 7; Ciaussen, Yuichim, ‘r’uji, and Kenichi teach a lighting fixture comprising (See
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`eg‘ {.59 Head 33 01’??ng at Ciaussen):
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`the fighting device at ciaim 4 (See reflectian t0 ciaim it); and
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`a light saurce cahfigured tea light with iigiitihg pawer suppiied tram the iighting
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`device {See Fig. 2 at Ciaussen, LEE‘ Head 33).
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`Response to Arguments
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`5.
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`Applicant's arguments filed 8/7/2019 have been fully considered but they are not persuasive
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`and the interview statements have been retracted.
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`6.
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`Applicant’s arguments regarding ther amendments have been considered but are moot in view
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`of newly cited art.
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`Applicant argues that the cited art does not teach ”the pair offinst cert terminais and the pair of
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`seamen” mii termimis are meumed en er threugh a tap or bottom surface of the substrate adjeceht a
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`same edge ref the substrate that is pergendicuiar ta the top and hattom surface” on pg. 7. Examiner
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`respectfuiiy disagrees as ‘r‘uiehiro in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 teaches a pair of second ceii termirrais (input
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`terminai and etatnut terminai at the secendarv winding of 5 in Fig. 3.} individuaiiy eiectricaiiy cannected
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`to opposite ends at the second ceii of the second inductor {the input and euteut ends at the secehdary
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`winding of 5, fiee Fig. 1). Furthermore, Yuichire teaches that the pair at first ceii terminals and the pair
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`of seeend ceii termihais heihg rneunted an or through a top or hettern surface at the substrate 20
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`(eager 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 er hottern surface (the upper hah‘ edge at 2th is aiehg the y directien of Fig. 2(a), a directien
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`pernendimiar tea the tee er hettern surface, that is aiehg the z direetien of Fig. 2(a)}. Furthermore,
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`‘r’uiehiro teaches that the terminals are mounted on a same edge of the substrate in a direction
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`perpendicuiar to the arrangement directien (the upper haif edge at 29 is aiehg the y directien of Fig.
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`Zia}. a directiah perpendicuiar to the arrangement directiah, z direction at Fig. 2(a) i). Specificaliy, the
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`arrangement direction corresponds tea the z directirm of Fig. 2(a). See rejectieri to ciairn 4.
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