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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and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114.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 5/7/2026 has been entered.
Currently claims 1-2, 5-11, 14-17 and 20-26 are pending examination.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112(a):
(a) IN GENERAL.—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 any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor or joint inventor of carrying out the invention.
The following is a quotation of the first paragraph of pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112:
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 any person skilled in the art to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected, to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor of carrying out his invention.
Claims 1-2, 5-11, 14-17 and 20-26 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(a) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), first paragraph, as failing to comply with the written description requirement. The claim(s) contains subject matter which was not described in the specification in such a way as to reasonably convey to one skilled in the relevant art that the inventor or a joint inventor, or for applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the inventor(s), at the time the application was filed, had possession of the claimed invention.
Applicant has amended claim 1 to recite: “the hydrogen production power supply system further comprises a controller, and
wherein the controller is communicatively connected to the first state conversion module, the second stage conversion module, and each hydrogen production device, and the controller is configured to adjust electrical volumes of the output end of the first stage conversion module based on a voltage difference between hydrogen production devices.”
Applicant states specifically that the language “controller is configured to adjust electrical volumes of the output end of the first stage conversion module based on a voltage difference between hydrogen production devices” is supported in particular in paragraphs [0048] and [0050] of the specification.
[0048] supports the language that the controller is communicatively connected to the first state conversion module, the second stage conversion module, and each hydrogen production device.
[0048] goes on to recite “the controller is configured to adjust electrical volumes of the output end of the first stage conversion module based on the input end information of the first stage conversion module and output information of the second state conversion module.”
This language clearly does not support an adjustment based on a voltage difference between hydrogen production devices.
[0050] recites “The controller can automatically adjust the output voltage, current or power of the first stage conversion module based on the status of the power supply side and the voltage difference of the hydrogen production device side and other conditions.”
While this states the voltage difference of the hydrogen device side (meaning a singular hydrogen device can be adjusted in relation to itself), this does not support a voltage difference between hydrogen production devices.
There is no explicit or implicit relation of comparing voltage differences between hydrogen production devices to adjust parameters of the first stage conversion module.
Claims 1-2, 5-11, 14-17 and 20-26 are thus rejected as per 112(a) new matter.
Conclusion
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BRIAN W. COHEN
Primary Examiner
Art Unit 1759
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