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Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114
A request for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, including the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e), was filed in this application after final rejection. Since this application is eligible for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114. Applicant's submission filed on 1/7/2026 has been entered.
Response to Amendment
Claims 1-14 remain pending in the application. Applicant’s amendments to the Claims have overcome every 103 rejection previously set forth in the Final Office Action mailed 9/8/2025.
Response to Arguments
Applicant’s arguments with respect to claims 1 and 8-9 have been considered but are moot because the new ground of rejection does not rely on any reference applied in the prior rejection of record for any teaching or matter specifically challenged in the argument.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claims 1-14 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Moghe (US 20190202304 A1).
Regarding claim 1, Moghe discloses a power supply device for wirelessly performing power supply to electric vehicles having an automatic parking function (fig. 7, [0100], autonomous), the power supply device comprising:
a power transmission coil (164) provided in each of a plurality of power supply spaces in which electric vehicles are to park in line one behind another from a head side to a tail side of the power supply spaces beginning with a leading power supply space (fig. 7, [0100], “The vehicles enter the linear queues and leave from the end as they finish charging, with one or more charging coils 164 located throughout the lanes.”),
the power supply spaces defining a series queue of power supply spaces through which the electric vehicles pass to occupy the leading power supply space (The vehicles enter the linear queues and leave from the end as they finish charging) whereby the power supply spaces behind the leading power supply space function both as power supply spaces and waiting spaces (the vehicles wait in a queue) that electric vehicles may occupy and be supplied with power before occupying the leading power supply space for completion of being supplied with power in the series queue of power supply spaces (vehicles are charged while they wait and make their way to the leading space at the end where they finish charging),
a power supply unit performing power supply to an electric vehicle via a respective power transmission coil when the respective power transmission coil (164) faces a power reception coil provided in the electric vehicle (162), and
a vehicle movement control unit controlling
making of two or more of the electric vehicles park in line one behind another from the leading power supply space (“autonomous”, the vehicles are autonomously arranged and moved through the queues parking in line one behind another, fig. 7), and
moving of one electric vehicle parked in the leading power supply space of the power supply spaces out of the leading power supply space after stopping the power supply to the one electric vehicle, and moving of a second electric vehicle located in a series queue power supply space behind the leading power supply space to the leading power supply space whereby power is supplied to the second electric vehicle in the series queue power supply space while the one electric vehicle is in the leading power supply space and completion of power supply to the second electric vehicle is performed in the lead power supply space (fig. 7, in lane 712, leading vehicle finishes charging and leaves while the next vehicle is moved forward in the direction of the arrow showing how queue 712 progresses, “The vehicles enter the linear queues and leave from the end as they finish charging, with one or more charging coils 164 located throughout the lanes.”).
Regarding claim 2, Moghe discloses the power supply device according to claim 1, wherein
the vehicle movement control unit is configured to stop the power supply to an electric vehicle supplied with power in the leading power supply space if the electric vehicle supplied with power in the leading power supply space is fully charged (¶[99]: system stops charging when vehicle is fully charged).
Regarding claim 3, Moghe discloses the power supply device according to claim 1, wherein
the vehicle movement control unit is configured to stop the power supply to an electric vehicle supplied with power in the leading power supply space if a duration time of the power supply to the electric vehicle in the leading power supply space reaches a predetermined reference time (¶[102]: a period of time is scheduled for vehicle to access a particular charging spot).
Regarding claim 4, Moghe discloses the power supply device according to claim 1, wherein
the vehicle movement control unit is configured to stop the power supply to an electric vehicle in the leading power supply space if the power supply to the electric vehicles is performed in all the power supply spaces and there is another electric vehicle parked in a power supply waiting area where the other electric vehicle waits for the power supply (¶[99-100, 61] and Figs. 7 and 5: vehicles enter the linear queues and leave from the end as they finish charging. Other vehicles in a staging area may enter an available charging spot).
Regarding claim 5, Moghe discloses the power supply device according to claim 1, wherein
the vehicle movement control unit is configured to move yet another electric vehicle located behind the one electric vehicle to a power supply space that is as close as possible to the head side of the supply spaces after moving the one electric vehicle for which the power supply has been performed in the leading power supply space (Fig. 7 and page 13, par. 3 and Hase ¶0049: The movement of vehicles in a line to be closer to front as making the best use of space is generally understood by one having ordinary skill in the art).
Regarding claim 6, Moghe discloses the power supply device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle movement control unit is configured
to acquire position information of the electric vehicle from a global positioning system receiver mounted on the electric vehicle (¶0034: location of vehicle 160 provided by GPS), and
to move the electric vehicle to a desired power supply space based on the position information (¶0013: vehicle is moved to or from a particular charging spot).
Regarding claim 7, Moghe discloses the power supply device according to claim 1, wherein
a vehicle length of the electric vehicles to be supplied with power in the power supply spaces is constant, and a length of each power supply space is longer than the vehicle length and shorter than 1.5 times the vehicle length.
Making parking spaces larger than the vehicles intended to occupy them, while not so large that space is unduly wasted is well-known and virtually used in every parking lot. It is also within the scope of Hase that vehicles of the same length may use the charging spaces.
Regarding claim 8, Moghe discloses a power supply system comprising:
electric vehicles having an automatic parking function (fig. 7, [0100]: autonomous vehicles 160), and
a power supply device (fig. 1b and ¶[21]: wireless power transfer system 140) for wirelessly performing power supply to the electric vehicles (160), wherein the electric vehicles include respective power reception coils (162) that receive power supplied from the power supply device (ground-based charging coil 164), and
the power supply device includes a power transmission coil (164) provided in each of a plurality of power supply spaces in which electric vehicles are to park in line one behind another from a head side to a tail side of the power supply spaces beginning with a leading power supply space (fig. 7, [0100], “The vehicles enter the linear queues and leave from the end as they finish charging, with one or more charging coils 164 located throughout the lanes.”),
the power supply spaces defining a series queue of power supply spaces through which the electric vehicles pass to occupy the leading power supply space (The vehicles enter the linear queues and leave from the end as they finish charging) whereby the power supply spaces behind the leading power supply space function both as power supply spaces and waiting spaces (the vehicles wait in a queue) that electric vehicles may occupy and be supplied with power before occupying the leading power supply space for completion of being supplied with power in the series queue of power supply spaces (vehicles are charged while they wait and make their way to the leading space at the end where they finish charging),
a power supply unit configured to perform power supply to an electric vehicle via the respective power transmission coil when the respective power transmission coil faces the respective power reception coil (Fig. 3a-d and ¶[51]: vehicle based coil 162 within charging proximity of ground-based coil 164), and
a vehicle movement control unit configured to control making of the electric vehicles park in line one behind another from the leading power supply space (Fig. 7: “autonomous”, the vehicles are autonomously arranged and moved through the queues parking in line one behind another),
moving of one electric vehicle parked in the leading power supply space of the power supply spaces out of the leading power supply space after stopping the power supply to the one electric vehicle, and moving of a second electric vehicle located behind in a series queue power supply space behind the leading power supply space to the leading power supply space whereby power is supplied to the second electric vehicle in the series queue power supply space while the one electric vehicle is in the leading power supply space and completion of power supply to the second electric vehicle is performed in the lead power supply space (fig. 7, in lane 712, leading vehicle finishes charging and leaves while the next vehicle is moved forward in the direction of the arrow showing how queue 712 progresses, “The vehicles enter the linear queues and leave from the end as they finish charging, with one or more charging coils 164 located throughout the lanes.”).
Regarding independent claim 9, Moghe discloses a power supply method for wirelessly performing power supply to electric vehicles having an automatic parking function (fig. 7, [0100]: autonomous vehicles 160), the power supply method comprising:
a step of moving an electric vehicle to be supplied with power into power supply spaces in which electric vehicles are to park in line one behind another from a head side to a tail side of the power supply spaces beginning with a leading power supply space (fig. 7, ¶[100], “The vehicles enter the linear queues and leave from the end as they finish charging, with one or more charging coils 164 located throughout the lanes.”),
the power supply spaces defining a series queue of power supply spaces through which the electric vehicles pass to occupy the leading power supply space (The vehicles enter the linear queues and leave from the end as they finish charging) whereby the power supply spaces behind the leading power supply space function both as power supply spaces and waiting spaces (the vehicles wait in a queue) that electric vehicles may occupy and be supplied with power before occupying the leading power supply space for completion of being supplied with power in the series queue of power supply spaces (vehicles are charged while they wait and make their way to the leading space at the end where they finish charging),
a step of performing the power supply to the electric vehicle via a power transmission coil when the power transmission coil faces a power reception coil provided in the electric vehicle, power transmission coils being provided in each of the power supply spaces (Fig. 3a-d and ¶[51]: vehicle based coil 162 within charging proximity of ground-based coil 164),
a step of making the electric vehicles park in line one behind another from the leading power supply space (Fig. 7: “autonomous”, the vehicles are autonomously arranged and moved through the queues parking in line one behind another),
a step of moving one electric vehicle parked in the leading power supply space of the power supply spaces out of the leading power supply space after stopping the power supply to the one electric vehicle, and a step of moving a second electric vehicle located in a series queue power supply space behind the leading power supply space one electric vehicle to the leading power supply space whereby power is supplied to the second electric vehicle in the series queue power supply space while the one electric vehicle is in the leading power supply space and completion of power supply to the second electric vehicle is performed in the lead power supply space (fig. 7, in lane 712, leading vehicle finishes charging and leaves while the next vehicle is moved forward in the direction of the arrow showing how queue 712 progresses, “The vehicles enter the linear queues and leave from the end as they finish charging, with one or more charging coils 164 located throughout the lanes.”).
Regarding claim 10, Moghe discloses the power supply method according to claim 9, wherein the step of moving the second electric vehicle located behind the one electric vehicle to the leading power supply space is moving the second electric vehicle for continued power supply from a power supply space where it had previously been being supplied with power (¶[100]: vehicles are charged while they wait and make their way to the leading space at the end where they finish charging).
Regarding claim 11, Moghe discloses the power supply device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle movement control unit is configured to move the second electric vehicle to the leading power supply space for continued power supply from a power supply space where it had previously been being supplied with power (¶[100]: vehicles are charged while they wait and make their way to the leading space at the end where they finish charging).
Regarding claim 12, Moghe discloses the power supply device according to claim 1, wherein the power supply spaces define the series queue of power supply spaces including a tail end power supply space (Fig. 1b: 164a) through which the electric vehicles enter, at least one intermediate power supply space through which the electric vehicles pass (164b), and the leading power supply space (164c) through which the electric vehicles exit the queue (¶[100]).
Regarding claim 13, Moghe discloses the power supply device according to claim 12, wherein the series queue of power spaces has the tail end power space, two intermediate power spaces and the leading power space (Figs. 1 and 4: four spots with the head spot and three spots in the waiting line L).
Regarding claim 14, Moghe discloses the power supply device according to claim 8, wherein the vehicle movement control unit is configured to move the second electric vehicle to the leading power supply space for continued power supply from a power supply space where it had previously been being supplied with power (Fig. 7 and ¶[100]).
Conclusion
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/Ryu-Sung P. Weinmann/Examiner, Art Unit 2859 February 25, 2026
/JULIAN D HUFFMAN/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2859