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`Akira Furukawa
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`SHAFAYET, MOHAMMED
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`2116
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`05/12/2023
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`ELECTRONIC
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Notice of AIA Status
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013,
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`under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`Claims 1-6 are pending.
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`Claims 1-6 are rejected.
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`Foreign priority:
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
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`35 U.S.C. 112(a)
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`1.
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`The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112(a):
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`(a) INGENERAL.—The specification shall contain a written description of the
`invention, and of the manner and process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise,
`and exact terms as to enable anyperson skilled in the art to whichit pertains, or with whichit
`is mostnearlyconnected, to make and use the same, and shall setforth the best mode
`contemplated bythe inventor or jointinventor of carrying out the invention.
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`2.
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`Claim 3-6 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) as failing to comply with the written
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`description requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described
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`in the specification in such a way as to reasonably conveyto one skilled in the relevant
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`art that the inventor or a joint inventor at the time the application wasfiled, had
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`possessionof the claimed invention.
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`Claim 3:
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`Claim recites:
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`“The damping device according to claim 1, wherein
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`the first signal calculator calculates a driver control command for generating
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`the drive signal for the drive-side actuator based on the control command, and
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`the second signal calculator:
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`includesafiltering processor based on a mechanical constant of the damping
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`device; and
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`calculates a damper control commandfor generating the drive signal for the
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`damping-side actuator by passing the control commandor the driver control
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`commandthrough thefiltering processor.”
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`Claim describesfirst signal calculator calculates “a driver control command” and
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`then describes second signal calculator calculates a damper control commandfor
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`generating the drive signal for the damping-side actuator by passing “the driver control
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`command”throughthefiltering processor, where “the driver control command’ used by
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`the secondsignal calculator refers to “driver control command”calculated byfirst signal
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`calculator.
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`However, specification doesn’t disclose, “the driver control command” used by
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`the secondsignal calculator refers to “driver control command”calculated byfirst signal
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`calculator. The specification doesn’t provide any support for the limitations, “the second
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`signal calculator: calculates a damper control command for generating the drive signal
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`for the damping-side actuator by passing the control commandor the driver control
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`commandthrough the filtering processor,” where “the driver control command”is
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`calculated byfirst signal calculator.
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`Specification paragraph 31 describes, “Filtering processor 23 performs filtering
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`described below on the control commandand outputs a filtered control command.”
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`However, specification doesn’t describe the above described limitation.
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`Oneof the ordinary skilled in the art will not understand based on the description
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`in the specification that “the second signal calculator: calculates a damper control
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`commandfor generating the drive signal for the damping-side actuator by passing the
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`control command or the driver control command through the filtering processor,”
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`where “the driver control command?”is calculated byfirst signal calculator.
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`Appropriate correction is required.
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`Claims 4-6:
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`Based on their dependencies in claim 3, claims 4-6 also include same
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`deficiencies as claim 3; therefore, for the same reasons as described abovein claim 3,
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`claims 4-6 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) as failing to comply with the written
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`description requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described
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`in the specification in such a way as to reasonably conveyto oneskilled in the relevant
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`art that the inventor or a joint inventor at the time the application wasfiled, had
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`possessionof the claimed invention.
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`35 U.S.C. 112(b)
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`3.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
`(b) CONCLUSION. —The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly
`pointing out and distinctlyclaiming the subject matter which the inventor ora jointinventor
`regards as the invention.
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`4.
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`Claims 1-6 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) as being indefinite for failing to
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`particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint
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`inventor regards as the invention.
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`Unclear limitations and insufficient antecedent basis:
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`Regarding claim 1:
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`Claim recites:
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`“A damping device, comprising:
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`a housing;
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`a drive-side actuator that includes a drive-side stator and a drive-side mover and
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`is connected to the housing;
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`a damping-side actuator that includes a damping-side stator and a damping-side
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`mover and is connected to the housing;
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`a first signal calculator that generates a drive signal for the drive-side actuator
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`based on a control command; and
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`a second signal calculator that generates a drive signal for the damping-side
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`actuator based on the control commandto reduce or offset, by a vibration component of
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`the housing produced by driving of the damping-side actuator, a natural frequency
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`componentof the housing produced bydriving of the drive-side actuator.”
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`There is insufficient antecedent basis for the limitation(s) “a drive signal,” “a drive
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`signal’ in the claim.
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`Regarding the limitation: “a vibration component of the housing produced by
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`driving of the damping-side actuator’ and “a natural frequency componentof the
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`housing produced by driving of the damping-side actuator,”
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`Thereis insufficient antecedent basis for the limitation(s) “driving” in the claim.
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`It’s not clear if both driving are performed based on same driving signal or
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`different driving signals.
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`Further, the claim recites that there are two drive signals, however, claim doesn't
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`recite those two drive signals drive the two actuators respectively (i.e.; damping-
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`side actuator, damping-side actuator) before claiming producing “a vibration
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`componentof the housing,” and “a natural frequency componentof the housing’
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`that are produced after driving of the two actuators. The actuators mustbe driven
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`first before “a vibration component of the housing,” and “a natural frequency
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`componentof the housing” are produced.
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`For the examination purpose, claim is construed as:
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`“A damping device, comprising:
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`a housing;
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`a drive-side actuator that includes a drive-side stator and a drive-side mover and
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`is connected to the housing;
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`a damping-side actuator that includes a damping-side stator and a damping-side
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`mover and is connected to the housing;
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`a first signal calculator that generates a firstdrive signal for the drive-side
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`actuator that_drives the drive-side actuator based on a control command; and
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`a secondsignal calculator that generates a second drive signal for the damping-
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`side actuator that drives the damping-side actuator based on the control command to
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`reduce or offset, by a vibration component of the housing produced by driving of the
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`damping-side actuator, a natural frequency component of the housing produced by
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`driving of the drive-side actuator.”
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`Regarding claim 3:
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`Claim recites:
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`“The damping device according to claim 1, wherein
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`the first signal calculator calculates a driver control command for generating the
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`drive signal for the drive-side actuator based on the control command, and
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`the second signal calculator:
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`includesafiltering processor based on a mechanical constant of the damping
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`device; and
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`calculates a damper control command for generating the drive signal for the
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`damping-side actuator by passing the control commandor the driver control command
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`through thefiltering processor.”
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`a) Thereis insufficient antecedent basis for the limitation(s) “the drive signal,” “the drive
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`signal’ in the claim.
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`b) Regarding the limitations “the first signal calculator calculates a driver control
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`command” and “the second signal calculator:
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`“calculates a damper control
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`command for generating the drive signal for the damping-side actuator by passing
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`the control command or the driver control command through thefiltering
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`processor.”
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`i.
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`Claim describesfirst signal calculator calculates “a driver control command”
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`and then describes second signal calculator calculates a damper control
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`commandfor generating the drive signal for the damping-side actuator by
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`passing “the driver control command”through thefiltering processor, where
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`“the driver control command” used by the second signal calculator refers to
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`“driver control command’ calculated byfirst signal calculator.
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`ii.|Based on the description of the specification (e.g.; 31 and fig. 4), It’s not
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`clear how “driver control command” calculated byfirst signal calculator is
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`passed to the second signal calculator to be used by the secondsignal
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`calculator such that “the second signal calculator: calculates a damper control
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`command for generating the drive signal for the damping-side actuator by
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`passing the control commandor the driver control command through the
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`filtering processor,” where “the driver control command”is calculated by
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`first signal calculator.
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`For the examination purpose, claim is construed as:
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`“The damping device according to claim 1, wherein
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`the first signal calculator calculates a driver control command for generating the
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`first_drive signal for the drive-side actuator based on the control command, and
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`the second signal calculator:
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`includesa filtering processor based on a mechanical constant of the damping
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`device; and
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`calculates a damper control commandfor generating the second drive signal for
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`the damping-side actuator by passing the control command erthe-drivercentre}
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`eemmand through the filtering processor.”
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`Regarding claim 6:
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`Claim recites:
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`“The damping device according to claim 3, wherein
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`the filtering processor applies a gain Kv that is less than or equal to a mass ratio
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`obtained by dividing a mass of the drive-side mover by a mass of the damping-side
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`mover.”
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`Thereis insufficient antecedent basis for the limitation(s) “the drive-side mover,”
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`“the damping-side mover,”
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`“a mass,” and “a mass’in the claim.
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`For the examination purpose, claim is construed as:
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`“The damping device according to claim 3, wherein
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`the filtering processor applies a gain Kv that is less than or equal to a mass ratio
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`obtained by dividing a first mass of [[the]] drive-side mover by a second mass of
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`[[the]] damping-side mover.”
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`Claims 2-6:
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`Based on their dependencies on claim 1, claims 2-6 also include the same
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`deficiencies as claim 1; therefore, for the same reasons as described abovein claim 1,
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`claims 2-6 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) as being indefinite for failing to
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`particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint
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`inventor regards as the invention.
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`Claims 4-6:
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`Based on their dependencies in claim 3, claims 4-6 also include the same
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`deficiencies as claim 3; therefore, for the same reasons as described abovein claim 3,
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`claims 4-6 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) as being indefinite for failing to
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`particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint
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`inventor regards as the invention.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
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`1.
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`In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35
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`U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any
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`correction of the statutory basis for the rejection will not be considered a new groundof
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`rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be
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`the same under either status.
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`2.
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that
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`form the basis for the rejections under this section madein this Office action:
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless —
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`(a)(1) the claimed invention waspatented, described in a printed publication, orin public use,
`on sale or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed
`invention.
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`(a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patentissued under section 151, orinan
`application for patent published or deemed published undersection 122 (b), in which the
`patentor application, as the case maybe, namesanotherinventor and waseffectively filed
`before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
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`3.
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`Claim(s) 1-5 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1)/102(a)(2) as being
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`anticipated by Terada et al. (US20100060220A1)
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`[hereinafter Terada].
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`Regarding claim 1:
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`Terada discicses, “A damping device, comprising: a housing;” [see damping
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`device with housing 90 as shown in figure 1: “A vibration isolation coniral sysiem 50
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`shown in FIG. 1 inchides a storage unit 10 thal stores therein predetermined data,
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`@ computing unit 20 that calculates a predetermined parameter, a vibration
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`isciation actuator 30, and a vibration isolation controller 40. The vibration
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`isolation contre! system 50 is coupled fo an apparatus 100 in which a vibration
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`excitation actuator 80 thal is controlled by a predetermined controler 70
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`fhereinafter, “vibration exciation comtrolier 70") to move an object 105 in one
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`axial direction is arranged on a supporting unit 90." (44a}i-
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`“a drive-side actuator that includes a drive-side stator and a drive-side mover and
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`is connected to the housing;” {See drive-side actuator 80 that includes a drive-side
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`stator 73 and a drive-side mover 75 and is connected to the housing 90 (e.g.;
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`supporting unit): “The vibration excHation actuator 86 arranged on the supporting
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`unlit 80 is a Hnear motor, and includes a driving unit 73 thereinatter, “vibration
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`excitation driving unit 73°) that is fixed to the supporting unit 90 that functions as
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`@ stator and a vibration excitation movable unl 75 thal is floating on the vibration
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`excitation driving unit 73 (the stator) to be movable in the axial direction” ({50}1:
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`“a damping-side actuator that includes a damping-side stator and a damping-side
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`mover and is connected to the housing;” [See damping-side actuator 30 that includes a
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`damping-side stator 23 and a damping-side mover 25 and is connected to the housing
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`90: “The vibration isolation actuator 30 includes a vibration isolation driving unit
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`23 that is fixed to the supporting unit 90° “and a vibration isolation movable unli
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`25 that is driven by the vibration isolation driving unli 23 to move ina
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`predetermined direction.” (455);
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`“a first signal calculator that generates a first_drive signal for the drive-side
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`actuator that drives the drive-side actuator based on a control command; and” [See
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`figure 2; first signal calculator 70 (fig.
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`1 and fig. 2) that generates a first drive signal for
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`the drive-side actuator 80 (e.g.; fig. 2; first signal calculator 70 generates drive signal
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`that is provided to actuator 80)
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`that drives the drive-side actuator (e.g.; drive signal
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`drives the actuator 80) based on a control command(e.g.; based on control command
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`Cp): “vibration excitation controller 7GA shown in Fi. 2” “The vibration-
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`exciiation current controlling unit 63 controls a driving current to be supplied to
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`ihe vibration excitation actuator 00. The vibration-exciiation driver circull 65
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`actually supplies the driving current io the vibration excitation actuator 80.”
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`{F763}... “The position command Cp received from the upper-level coniraller is
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`input inte the computing unit 20 in the vibration excitation centreller 7G4."
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`(964)... “The vibration-excitation position/velocity controlling unit 67 performs a
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`predetermined operation” “being supplied from the vibration excitation actuator
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`$0 to creaie the thrust command CM for moving the vibration excitation movable
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`unit 75 accerding to the position command Cp, and provides the thrust command
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`CH to the vibration-excitation current controlling unit 63." (765)... “Upon
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`receiving the thrust conunand Ch, the vibration-excitation current controlling
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`unit 63 creates a vollage command Cv for controlling the magnitude of a driving
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`current te be supplied to the vibration excitation actuator 80 according to the
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`content of the thrust command CN, and provides the volage command Cy to
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`the vibration-excitation driver circult 65. Then, the vipration-excitation driver
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`circult 65 actually supplies a driving current to the vibration exclHation actuator 80
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`under the control of the vibration-excitation current controlling unit 63. Then, the
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`vibration excitation actuator 60, which receives the driving current from the
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`vibration-exciation driver circuit 65, is actuated by the driving currentio move
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`ihe vibration excitation movable unit 75 to a predetermined position ata
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`predetermined velocity.” (]86h:
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`“a second signal calculator that generates a second drive signal for the
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`damping-side actuator that drives the damping-side_ actuator based on the control
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`commandto reduce oroffset, by a vibration component of the housing produced by
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`driving of the damping-side actuator, a natural frequency componentof the housing
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`produced bydriving of the drive-side actuator.” [See figure 4: a second signal calculator
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`49 that generates a second drive signal for the damping-side actuater (e.g.; fig. 4;
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`second signal calculator 40 generates drive signal that is provided to actuator 30) that
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`drives the damping-side actuator based on ihe cortral cammand (e.g.; based on control
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`command Cpthat wasusedto drive the first actuator 80 that generates vibration that is
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`suppressed by driving the actuator 30 using the driving signal of actuator 30 such that
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`driving signal of actuator 30 is based on the amountof vibration generated by the
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`actuator 80 that is based on the command Cp)
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`to reduce or offset a natural frequency component of the housing produced by
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`driving of the drive-side actuator (e.g.; isolating vibration of housing 90 generated by
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`actuator 80; to reduce or offset a natural frequency component such asvibration
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`component of housing 90 produced bydriving of the drive side actuator 80)
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`by a vibration component of the housing produced by driving of the damping-side
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`actuator (e.g.; offset such as cancel out, by a vibration component of housing 90 that is
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`generated by actuator 30, a natural frequency component such as vibration component
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`of housing 90 produced bydriving of the drive side actuator 80): “Fie vibration
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`isolation controller 40 shown in FHa. 4 includes” “a vibration-iselation current
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`cantraling unl 37, and a vibration-isalation driver circuit 39° “The vibration-
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`isciation current controlling unl 37 controis the magnitude of a driving current to
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`be sugplied to the vibration isolaiion actuator 30. The vibration-isolation driver
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`circull 39 actually supplies the driving current to the vibration isolation actuator
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`30." (472)...
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`“The vibration isolation control system 50 contrais the operation of the
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`vibration isolation actuator 30 by means of the vibration isolation controller 40 to
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`actuate the vibration isolation actuator 20 at a predetermined velocity in a
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`predetermined direction, and thus applies a force thal cancels out the reaction
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`force to ihe apparatus 100 thereby suppressing the vibrations of the vibration
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`exciiation actuator 80 and the supporting unl 90, and consequently the vibration
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`ofthe apparatus 160." (i51}.... “when actuating the vibration isolation actuator
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`30, ihe system determines a control content of the vibration isolation driving unit
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`ee“control the operation of the vibration isolation driving unit 23 so thata
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`counter réaction force, which accuralely cancels oul a reaction farce acting on
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`ihe supporiing unit 90 Ghe apparatus 100) when the vibration-exciiation movable
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`Mass is moved, acis on the supporting unit 90 (ihe apparatus 100) by moving the
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`vibration isolation movable unlit 25." (960)... “the vibration isolation control
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`system 50 can cance! out with high accuracy a vibration excHing force that acts
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`on the supporting unlit 90 (the apparatus 100} due te the operation of the vibration
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`exciiation actuator G0. (901)... “a postion command Cp supplied from the upper-
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`level controller to the vibration excitation controller 70 ig used as the operating
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`amount data.” (753i1.
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`Regarding claim 2:
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`Terada further disclases, “the control commandis a position commandor a
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`speed command.” fSe¢ the control command Cp is a position command: “a pesition
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`command Op supplied fram ihe upper-level contratier” (783}].
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`Regarding claim 3:
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`Terada further discloses, “the first signal calculator calculates a driver control
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`command for generating the first.drive signal for the drive-side actuator based on the
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`control command,” [Appicant’s specification H29 describes “driver contral command’ as
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`“To follow the generated current command, thrust command, or tarque commanc, 3
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`drive signal for the crive-side actuator is generated by a known method, for exampis,
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`two-degree-al-ireedam control or feedback cantral.”
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`in broadest reasonabie inferoretation “driver control command” can be any
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`command for a drive signal of an actuator.
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`see figure 2: the first signal calculator 70 calculates a driver control command
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`(e.g.; thrust command cf1 as shownin figure 2) for generating the firstdrive signal for
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`the drive-side actuator 80 based on the control command(e.g.; based on control
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`command Cp): “The vibration-excitation position/velocity controlling unit 61
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`creaies a thrust command Cii for moving the vibration-excitation movable mass.
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`The vibration-exciation current controlling unit 63 controls a driving current to
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`be supplied to the vibration excitation actuator 80." (763)... “The position
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`command Op received fram the upper-devel controller is input inio the computing
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`uri 20 in the vibration excilation controller 704." (64)... “The vibration-
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`exciiation postion/velacity controlling unll 61 performs a predetermined
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`operation’ “being supplied from the vibration excilation actuator 80 to create the
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`thrust command CM for moving the vibration excHation movable unit 75
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`according to the posilion command Cp, and provices the thrust command Cf to
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`the vibration-excitation current controlling unii 63." (768)... “Upon receiving the
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`thrust command CM, the vibration-excitation current conirelling unit 62 creates a
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`vollage cormunand Cvi for controlling the magnitude of a driving current to be
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`supplied io the vibration excitation actuator 80 according to the content of the
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`thrust command Cit, and proviies the vollage command Cv fo the vibration-
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`excitation driver circuit 65. Then, the vibration-excitation driver circull 65 actually
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`supplies a driving current te the vibration excitation actuator 80 under the contrail
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`of the vibration-excHation current conirolling unit 63. Then, the vibration
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`excitation actuator 80, which receives the driving current from the vibration-
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`exciiation driver circuit 65, is actuated by the driving current io move the
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`vibration excitation movable unit 75 to a predetermined position at a
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`predetermined velocity.” (768H;:
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`“the second signal calculator: includesafiltering processor based on a
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`mechanical constant of the damping device;” [See fig. 12; second signal calculator 40
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`includesfiltering processor (e.g.; counter thrust computing unit 33 uses a band pass
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`filter for processing) based on a mechanical constant of the damping device (e.g.;
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`based on natural vibration frequency of the device): “counter thrust computing unk
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`33 (see FHS. 4) constiiuting the vibration isolation controller can use a filter
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`(bandpass filter) tailored to natural vibration frequency of the supporting member
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`or the apparaius in which the vibration isolation actuator is arranged. When the
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`counter thrust computing unl 33 is configured by using the filter, persistent
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`vibration induced by natural vibration of the supporting member or the apparatus
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`can be easly suppressed.” (F112)... “FNG.” “example of a vibration isolation
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`controler in which @ counter thrust computing unil uses a filter. A vibration
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`isolation controller 408 shown in FiG. 12 has the same configuration as that of
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`the vibration isolation controller 40 shown in FG. 4 except that the vibration
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`iscialion controller 408 has a counter thrust compuling unit 33A inching a filter
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`34." (VIS.
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`“the second signal calculator:”
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`“calculates a damper control commandfor
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`0 tt
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`generating the second drive signal for the damping-side actuator by passing the control
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`command throughthefiltering processor.” fSee fig. 4; system passesthe control
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`command throughthefilter (e.g.; Fm that is based on the control command Cp) to
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`calculate a damper control command for generating the second drive signal for the
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`damping-side actuator (e.g.; calculates driving current command for generating a drive
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`signal to drive the actuator 30): “The position command Cp received from the
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`upper-level controller is input inte the computing unit 20 In the vibration
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`excitation controller 704. Upon receiving the position command Cp, the
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`computing unit 20 performs a predetermined operation” “to calculate” “model
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`thrust” “data indicative of the model thrust is referred to as “mocel thrust data
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`Pi’.” “the model thrust data Fm ig aiso sent ie the vipration isolation controller
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`4% (see FHS. 1).° (164)... “The filer 31 receives the model thrust data Fm, and
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`ihe apparatus from the model thrust data Fm. in other words, the ilter 31 extracis
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`a component (including a component corresponding to natural frequency}, which
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`corresponds to natural vibration frequency of the apparatus to which the
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`vibration isolation control system is coupled, from the model thrust data Fm. The
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`fier 31 can be consittuted in various manners. For example, the filter 31 can be
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`constituied of one bandpass filter,” (7114)... “The vibration-isolation driver circult
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`39 aciually supplies the driving current to the vibration isolation actuator 20
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`under the control of the vibration-isolation currant controlling unit 37. Then, the
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`vibration isolation actuator 30, which receives the driving current from the
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`vibration-isolation driver circull 39, is actuated in accordance with the driving
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`current, and moves the vibration isolation movabie unit 25° (775H.
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`Regarding claim 4:
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`Terada discicses ali the siements of claims 7 and 3, and further disclases,
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`“wherein thefiltering processorincludes at least one band-pass filter.” [Se thefiltering
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`processor