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Last updated: August 18, 2026
Application No. 18/130,477

BASE STATION DEVICE, TERMINAL STATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD

Non-Final OA §102§103
Filed
Apr 04, 2023
Priority
Oct 08, 2020 — continuation of PCTJP2020038202
Examiner
NGUYEN, CHUONG M
Art Unit
2411
Tech Center
2400 — Computer Networks
Assignee
1FINITY Inc.
OA Round
3 (Non-Final)
72%
Grant Probability
Favorable
3-4
OA Rounds
0m
Est. Remaining
92%
With Interview

Examiner Intelligence

Grants 72% — above average
72%
Career Allowance Rate
343 granted / 473 resolved
+14.5% vs TC avg
Strong +20% interview lift
Without
With
+19.6%
Interview Lift
resolved cases with interview
Typical timeline
3y 1m
Avg Prosecution
40 currently pending
Career history
529
Total Applications
across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101
2.7%
-37.3% vs TC avg
§103
67.7%
+27.7% vs TC avg
§102
9.2%
-30.8% vs TC avg
§112
14.2%
-25.8% vs TC avg
Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 473 resolved cases

Office Action

§102 §103
CTNF 18/130,477 CTNF 85300 Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status 07-03-aia AIA 15-10-aia The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. DETAILED ACTION 07-42-04 a. 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and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114.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 04/30/2026 has been entered. 07-03-aia AIA 15-10-aia Claims 1-21 in the present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, are being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. - claims 1, 5, 14, and 15 are amended - claim 4 is canceled - claims 20-21 are new b. This is a first action on the merits based on Applicant’s claims submitted on 04/30/2026. Information Disclosure Statement The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 02/24/2026 is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner. Response to Arguments Regarding claims 1-19 previously rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)(2), Applicant's arguments, see “Therefore, Ryoo fails to disclose the claimed features "a duration that corresponds to first communication that is communication of paging and a second duration that corresponds to second communication that is communication of small data," recited in Applicant's claim 1.” on page 10, filed on 04/30/2026, with respect to Ryoo et al. US Pub 2019/0166553 (hereinafter “Ryoo”), have been fully considered but are moot, over the limitations of “related to a first duration in which the region becomes available, a duration that corresponds to first communication that is communication of paging and a second duration that corresponds to second communication that is communication of small data” . Said limitations are newly added to the amended Claims 1, 5, 14, and 15 and have been addressed in instant office action, as shown in section 35 USC 103 rejection below, with newly identified prior art teachings from newly found references Majmundar et al. US Pub 2021/0105078 (hereinafter “Majmundar”) and Tabet et al. US Pub 2015/0365995 (hereinafter “Tabet”), in combination with previously applied reference Ryoo, thus rendering said Applicant’s arguments moot. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103 07-20-aia AIA The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action: 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 of this title, 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. 07-06 AIA 15-10-15 In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status. 07-21-aia AIA Claim s 1-3 and 5-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Ryoo et al. US Pub 2019/0166553 (hereinafter “Ryoo”), and in view of Majmundar et al. US Pub 2021/0105078 (hereinafter “Majmundar”) . Regarding claim 1 (Currently Amended) Ryoo discloses a base station device (“base station” in Fig. 23; [0163]) comprising: a communicator (“transceiver 2310” in Fig. 23; [0163]) configured to perform communication when a terminal station device (“terminal“ in Fig. 22; [0158]) associated with the base station device is in a predetermined state (e.g. “radio resource control (RRC) inactivation state” [0160]; Fig. 8) ; and a controller (“controller 2320” in Fig. 23; [0163]) configured to configure, regarding setting that is related to a region (i.e. time duration where radio resources are available) in which a control signal for the communication performed by the terminal station device is decoded (e.g. “UE capability information” [0010]) Ryoo does not specifically teach a first duration in which the region becomes available, a duration that corresponds to first communication that is communication of paging and a second duration that corresponds to second communication that is communication of small data, and control the terminal station device so as to cause the terminal station device being in the predetermined state to perform the communication by intermittently using each of the first duration and the second duration. In an analogous art, Majmundar discloses a first duration (i.e. “time windows 713” in Fig. 7) in which the region becomes available (see annotated Fig. 7 below) , a duration that corresponds to first communication that is communication of paging (“A page 722 is received at subscriber identity 720 while subscriber identity 720 is in the RRC idle state 721, and during a first illustrated time window of time windows 713.” [0062]) and a second duration (i.e. “time window 714” in Fig. 7) that corresponds to second communication that is communication of small data (“as illustrated in FIG. 7, during the second TDM pattern 714, a RRC protocol is in an inactive state 704 for the first subscriber 700 radio use, and the RRC protocol is in a connected state 724 for the second subscriber 720 radio use. The second subscriber 720 voice call is now connected and the primary radio 710 use, while the first subscriber 700 data session is inactive, however time windows in second TDM pattern 714 give first subscriber 700 an opportunity to make small data transmissions to keep the data session alive and quickly restorable from the inactive state.” [0086]) , and control the terminal station device (i.e. “subscriber”) so as to cause the terminal station device being in the predetermined state to perform the communication by intermittently using each of the first duration and the second duration (see annotated Fig. 7 below) . PNG media_image1.png 369 486 media_image1.png Greyscale Before the effective filling date of the claimed invention, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to modify Ryoo’s method for saving power consumption of a terminal to include Majmundar’s method for sharing a radio by multiple subscriber identities at a device, in order to perform effective communication (Majmundar [0062-0063]). Thus, a person of ordinary skill would have appreciated the ability to incorporate Majmundar’s method for sharing a radio by multiple subscriber identities at a device into Ryoo’s method for saving power consumption of a terminal since the claimed invention is merely a combination of old elements, and in the combination each element merely would have performed the same function as it did separately, and one of ordinary skill in the art would have recognized that the results of the combination were predictable. Regarding claim 2 the base station device according to claim 1, Ryoo further discloses wherein the controller performs the setting related to the duration in which the region becomes available by causing the transmitter to transmit a master information block (MIB) or a system information block (SIB) (“as a base station start operation option, the base station may transmit a control signal (e.g., RRC (re)configuration or system information (SI) , for example, essential SI or on-demand SI) to the terminal based on the feedback information based on the terminal use probability, and may change the corresponding DRX state and period configuration.” [0128]) . Regarding claim 3 Ryoo, as modified by Majmundar, previously discloses the base station device according to claim 1, Ryoo further discloses wherein the controller performs the setting related to the duration in which the region becomes available by causing the transmitter to transmit individual control information on a radio resource control (RRC) layer (“an operation method by a base station in a wireless communication system includes receiving from a terminal UE capability information including information indicating whether to support a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state; receiving terminal information from the terminal; and transitioning to the RRC inactive state if a timer determined based on the terminal information expires.” [0009]) . Regarding claim 5 (Currently Amended) Ryoo discloses a terminal station device (“terminal“ in Fig. 22; [0158]) comprising: a communicator (“transceiver 2210” in Fig. 22; [0158]) configured to perform communication with a base station device associated with the terminal station device when the terminal station device is in a predetermined state; and a controller (“controller 2220” in Fig. 22; [0158]) configured to: receive, regarding setting that is related to a region in which a control signal for the communication is decoded and that is related to a duration in which the region becomes available, setting of, performed by the base station device, a first duration that corresponds to first communication that is communication of paging and a second duration that corresponds to second communication that is communication of small data out of the communication, and control, in the predetermined state, the communication performed by intermittently using each of the first duration and the second duration. The scope and subject matter of apparatus claim 5 are reciprocal to the scope and subject matter as claimed in apparatus claim 1. Therefore apparatus claim 5 corresponds to apparatus claim 1 and is rejected for the same reasons of anticipation as used in claim 1 rejection above. Regarding claim 6 Ryoo, as modified by Majmundar, previously discloses the terminal station device according to claim 5, wherein the controller: Ryoo further discloses turns on a wireless receiving circuit (i.e. controls the transceiver) included in the transmitter in the duration that corresponds to the first communication that is periodically performed (“The controller 2220 may control the overall operation of the terminal according to an embodiment proposed in the present disclosure. For example, the controller 2220 may control a signal flow between respective blocks to perform the operation according to the embodiment as described above. Specifically, the controller 2220 transmits to the base station UE capability information including information indicating whether to support a radio resource control (RRC) inactivation state” [0160]) , and turns on the wireless receiving circuit (i.e. controls the transceiver) included in the transmitter in the duration that corresponds to the second communication including transmission of data (“controls the transceiver to transmit terminal information to the base station. If a timer determined based on the terminal information expires, the controller may control to transition to the RRC inactivation state.” [0160]) . Regarding claim 7 Ryoo, as modified by Majmundar, previously discloses the terminal station device according to claim 6, Ryoo further discloses wherein the controller continuously turns on the wireless receiving circuit included in the transmitter in a period of time (“In this case, if the base station conservatively configures the user-inactivity timer, the base station may operate to reduce delay of the RRC connection state and network configuration control burden instead of consuming the terminal power through configuration of a long timer value. In contrast, in case of actively configuring the user-inactivity timer, the base station may operate to increase the delay of the RRC connection state and to partially increase the network configuration control burden for low-power performance efficiency of the terminal through configuration of a short timer value.” [0098]) between the duration that corresponds to the first communication (a first duration preceding a UE sleeping timer, i.e. turning off at least transmission and/or reception means; see Fig. 8 ) and the duration that corresponds to the second communication (i.e. a second duration following a UE sleeping timer/period; see Fig. 8 ) . Regarding claim 8 Ryoo, as modified by Majmundar, previously discloses the terminal station device according to claim 5, Ryoo further discloses wherein, when a radio resource has been allocated by a random access procedure including transmission and reception of four messages (“During entering into an inactive state through an RRC connection release (inactivation) message transmitted to a terminal 400 at operation 410, a base station 402 may pre-configure an RRC connection access method. Such an RRC connection access method corresponds to 1) grant-free, 2) dedicated 2 or 4-step RACH , and 3) contention-based 2 or 4-step RACH (420).” [0067]) of a first message to a fourth message (see Figs. 6-8) , the controller turns on the wireless receiving circuit included in the transmitter (“a controller configured to control the transceiver to receive from the terminal UE” [0011]) in a set duration located after data has been transmitted by using the radio resource (“a base station operating in a wireless communication system includes a transceiver configured to transmit and receive signals with a terminal; and a controller configured to control the transceiver to receive from the terminal UE capability information including at least one of information indicating whether to support a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state and information indicating whether a terminal context stored in the terminal is effective, control the transceiver to receive terminal information from the terminal, and control to transition to the RRC inactive state if a timer determined based on the terminal information expires.” [0011]) . Regarding claim 9 Ryoo, as modified by Majmundar, previously discloses the terminal station device according to claim 8, Ryoo further discloses wherein the controller: starts, after the third message (i.e. “MSG3” in Fig. 7) out of the four messages has been transmitted, a timer for waiting to receive the fourth message (i.e. “MSG4” in Fig. 7) , and continuously turns on the wireless receiving circuit included in the transmitter in a period of time between the start of the timer and the set duration (“Thereafter, the base station 702 having received the information discriminates and configures UL grant time and resource for transmitting an RRC connection resume request message (MSG3) through synthesis of the corresponding information (730), and then includes the same in the MSG2 to be transmitted to the terminal (740). The method for discriminating and configuring the UL grant time and resource includes, for example, an operation of determining a start time of resources included in the UL grant in accordance with an option corresponding to urgent, normal, or slow, TTI and a sub-carrier (bandwidth). Since the terminal transmits the MSG3 on the resource indicated in the UL grant (750), and the base station determines the transmission time of the MSG3 in accordance with the UL grant, it is possible to control the RRC connection access delay through this.” [0082-0083; Fig. 7]) . Regarding claim 10 Ryoo, as modified by Majmundar, previously discloses the terminal station device according to claim 5, Ryoo further discloses wherein, during a random access procedure including transmission and reception of four messages of a first message (i.e. “MSG1” in Figs 6-8) to a fourth message (i.e. “MSG4” in Figs. 6-8) , the controller: starts, after the third message out of the four messages has been transmitted, a timer (step 1140 in Fig. 11) for waiting to receive the fourth message (“Based on the information as described above, the base station may configure the user-inactivity timer and the DRX-inactivity timer (1130), and may transmit to the terminal an RRC connection (re)configuration message including information on the at least one timer (1140).” [0105]) , and causes the transmitter to transmit data as a result of a radio resource being allocated before the timer is expired (“If the configured DRX-inactivity timer expires, the terminal transitions to a long C-DRX mode. If the preconfigured DRX-inactivity timer expires through the configured RRC (re)configuration, the terminal may transition to a C-DRX or long C-DRX operation mode, and thereafter, if the user-inactivity timer expires, the terminal and the base station may transition to the inactive state without additional RRC signaling transmission.” [0105]) . Regarding claim 11 Ryoo, as modified by Majmundar, previously discloses the terminal station device according to claim 5, Ryoo further discloses wherein, when a radio resource has been allocated by a random access procedure including transmission and reception of two messages of a first message (i.e. “MSG1” in Figs 6-8) and a second message (i.e. “MSG2” in Figs 6-8) , the controller turns on the wireless receiving circuit included in the transmitter in a set duration (e.g. “the UL grant may be configured as one of urgent, normal, and slow”) located after data has been transmitted by using the radio resource (“The base station discriminates UL grant transmission time and resource for transmitting an RRC connection resume request message (MSG3) through synthesis of the corresponding information, and configures for MSG2 (640). In this case, the UL grant may be configured as one of urgent, normal, and slow. In case of an emergency, the base station immediately transmits MSG2, but in case of no emergency, the base station may transmit the MSG2 after a pre-configured time elapses after reception of the RA preamble. The terminal may start the RRC connection access procedure through transmission of the MSG3 based on the UL grant of the MSG2. Through such a method, the base station may control the RRC connection access delay.” [0078]) . Regarding claim 12 Ryoo, as modified by Majmundar, previously discloses the terminal station device according to claim 11, Ryoo further discloses wherein the controller: starts, after the first message has been transmitted (i.e. step 910 or 920 in Fig. 9) , a timer (e.g. “user-inactivity timer 930”) for waiting to receive the second message (i.e. step 940 in Fig. 9) , and continuously turns on the wireless receiving circuit included in the transmitter in a period of time between the start of the timer and the set duration (“The base station may perform an operation of explicitly configuring the RRC connection state. This operation is performed based on base station possession information, and the base station possession information may be, for example, last traffic characteristic information, base station inactive state operation support/non-support, and RAN-based paging configuration information. Based on the information as described above, the base station may configure a user-inactivity timer (930), and after expiration of the corresponding timer, the base station may explicitly transmit an RRC inactivation message to the terminal (940) to transition to the inactive state.” [0097]) . Regarding claim 13 Ryoo, as modified by Majmundar, previously discloses the terminal station device according to claim 5, Ryoo further discloses wherein, during a random access procedure including transmission and reception of two messages of a first message (i.e. “MSG1” in Figs 6-8) and a second message (i.e. “MSG2” in Figs 6-8) , the controller: starts, after the first message has been transmitted, a timer for waiting to receive the second message, and causes the transmitter to transmit data as a result of a radio resource being allocated before the timer is expired (“FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating another example of a method for transitioning from an RRC connected state to an idle (or inactive) state in a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 10, a corresponding DRX inactivity timer is (re)configured through explicit RRC signaling, and thereafter, the terminal may perform early C-DRX start or early transitioning operation to a long C-DRX based on the corresponding configured DRX inactivity timer.” [0099]) . Regarding claim 14 (Currently Amended) Ryoo discloses a wireless communication system (see Fig. 3) comprising: a terminal station device (“terminal“ in Fig. 22; [0158]) ; and a base station device (“base station” in Fig. 23; [0163]) , wherein the base station device includes: a communicator (“transceiver 2310” in Fig. 23; [0163]) configured to perform communication when the terminal station device is in a predetermined state, and a controller (“controller 2320” in Fig. 23; [0163]) configured to configure, regarding setting that is related to a region in which a control signal for the communication performed by the terminal station device is decoded and that is related to a first duration in which the region becomes available, a second duration that corresponds to first communication that is communication of paging and a duration that corresponds to second communication that is communication of small data, and control the terminal station device so as to cause the terminal station device to perform the communication by intermittently using each of the first duration and the second duration. The scope and subject matter of apparatus claim 14 are similar to the scope and subject matter as claimed in apparatus claims 1 and 5. Therefore apparatus claim 14 corresponds to apparatus claims 1 and 5 and is rejected for the same reasons of anticipation as used in claim 1 and 5 rejections above. Regarding claim 15 (Currently Amended) A wireless communication method performed by a base station device that includes a communicator and a controller, the wireless communication method comprising: performing communication when a terminal station device associated with the base station device is in a predetermined state; setting, regarding setting that is related to a region in which a control signal for the communication performed by the terminal station device is decoded and that is related to a first duration in which the region becomes available, a duration that corresponds to first communication that is communication of paging and a second duration that corresponds to second communication that is communication of small data; and controlling the terminal station device so as to cause the terminal station device to perform the communication by intermittently using each of the first duration and the second duration. The scope and subject matter of method claim 15 is drawn to the method of using the corresponding apparatus claimed in claim 1. Therefore method claim 15 corresponds to apparatus claim 1 and is rejected for the same reasons of anticipation as used in claim 1 rejection above. Regarding claim 16 Ryoo, as modified by Majmundar, previously discloses the base station device according to claim 1, Ryoo further discloses wherein the communicator is further configured to transmit first information (i.e. steps 820-840 in Fig. 8) and second information (i.e. steps 860-870 in Fig. 8) , the first information (“MSG2 including the UL grant to the terminal (8300” [0087]; Fig .8) relating with the first duration ( the first duration preceding a UE sleeping timer (i.e. step 850 in Fig. 8), i.e. turning off at least transmission and/or reception means ) , the second information (“the base station and the terminal determine a delay time, respectively, and after the delay time, they transmit and receive the RRC connection resume response message, respectively (860)” [0087]; Fig. 8) relating with the second duration (the second duration following the sleep timer/period in Fig. 8) . Regarding claim 17 Ryoo, as modified by Majmundar, previously discloses the base station device according to claim 1, Ryoo further discloses wherein the predetermined state is an INACTIVE state (“RRC INACTIVE” in Fig. 8) , and the second communication using the second duration is started when the terminal station device transmits data corresponding to the second communication (step 870 in Fig. 8) . Regarding claim 18 Ryoo, as modified by Majmundar, previously discloses the terminal station device according to claim 1, Ryoo further discloses wherein the communicator is further configured to receive first information and second information, the first information relating with the first duration, the second information relating with the second duration. The scope and subject matter of claim 18 are reciprocal to the scope and subject matter as claimed in apparatus claim 16. Therefore apparatus claim 18 corresponds to apparatus claim 16 and is rejected for the same reasons of anticipation as used in claim 16 rejection above. Regarding claim 19 Ryoo, as modified by Majmundar, previously discloses the terminal station device according to claim 1, Ryoo further discloses wherein the predetermined state is an INACTIVE state, and the second communication using the second duration is started when the communicator transmits data corresponding to the second communication. The scope and subject matter of claim 19 are reciprocal to the scope and subject matter as claimed in apparatus claim 17. Therefore apparatus claim 19 corresponds to apparatus claim 17 and is rejected for the same reasons of anticipation as used in claim 17 rejection above. Regarding claim 20 (New) Ryoo, as modified by Majmundar, previously discloses the terminal station device according to claim 9, Ryoo further discloses wherein the controller transmits a control information including a duration configuration information (“the controller 2220 may control a signal flow between respective blocks to perform the operation according to the embodiment as described above. Specifically, the controller 2220 transmits to the base station UE capability information including information indicating whether to support a radio resource control (RRC) inactivation state, and controls the transceiver to transmit terminal information to the base station. If a timer determined based on the terminal information expires, the controller may control to transition to the RRC inactivation state.” [0160]) ; and the controller extends a setting time of the timer (i.e. switch to long C-DRX mode) in accordance with a duration of the configuring information (“Based on the received information, the terminal may configure the DRX-inactivity timer and user-inactivity timer (1240). If the configured DRX-inactivity timer expires, the terminal transitions to a long C-DRX mode. If the preconfigured DRX-inactivity timer expires through the RRC (re)configuration, the terminal may transition to a C-DRX or long C-DRX operation mode, and thereafter, if the user-inactivity timer expires, the terminal and the base station may transition to the inactive state without additional RRC signaling transmission.” [0108]) . 07-21-aia AIA Claim 21 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Ryoo, in view of Majmundar, and further in view of Tabet et al. US Pub 2015/0365995 (hereinafter “Tabet”) . Regarding claim 21 (New) Ryoo, as modified by Majmundar, previously discloses the terminal station device according to claim 20, Ryoo further discloses wherein the setting time of the timer is extended by a length of time designated by the duration configuring information such that the timer is to be expired after an elapse of time (“Based on the received information, the terminal may configure the DRX-inactivity timer and user-inactivity timer (1240). If the configured DRX-inactivity timer expires, the terminal transitions to a long C-DRX mode. If the preconfigured DRX-inactivity timer expires through the RRC (re)configuration, the terminal may transition to a C-DRX or long C-DRX operation mode, and thereafter, if the user-inactivity timer expires, the terminal and the base station may transition to the inactive state without additional RRC signaling transmission.” [0108]) Ryoo and Majmundar receive the control signal related to a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) after the transmission of the radio resource. In an analogous art, Tabet discloses r eceive the control signal related to a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) after the transmission of the radio resource (“The C-DRX parameters governing the C-DRX operation of a UE may be provided by the serving base station of the UE, for example in an RRC configuration or reconfiguration message. As one possibility, the parameters may include the DRX cycle length (i.e., the duration of one cycle of UE on/off time), the on-duration timer (i.e., the duration of time the UE monitors control channel(s) such as PDCCH during each DRX cycle), and the DRX inactivity timer (i.e., the duration of time for which the UE continuously monitors control channel(s) such as PDCCH after receiving a scheduling message before the UE may enter (or re-enter) C-DRX).” [0076]) . Before the effective filling date of the claimed invention, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to modify Ryoo’s method for saving power consumption of a terminal, as modified by Majmundar, to include Tabet’s method for reducing the power consumption of wireless devices by adaptively managing their C-DRX operation, in order to perform effective communication (Tabet [0004]). Thus, a person of ordinary skill would have appreciated the ability to incorporate Tabet’s method for reducing the power consumption of wireless devices by adaptively managing their C-DRX operation into Ryoo’s method for saving power consumption of a terminal since the claimed invention is merely a combination of old elements, and in the combination each element merely would have performed the same function as it did separately, and one of ordinary skill in the art would have recognized that the results of the combination were predictable. Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to CHUONG M NGUYEN whose telephone number is (571)272-8184. The examiner can normally be reached M-F 10:00am - 6:30pm. Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Derrick Ferris can be reached at 571-272-3123. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in DOCX format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /CHUONG M NGUYEN/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2411 Application/Control Number: 18/130,477 Page 2 Art Unit: 2411 Application/Control Number: 18/130,477 Page 3 Art Unit: 2411 Application/Control Number: 18/130,477 Page 4 Art Unit: 2411 Application/Control Number: 18/130,477 Page 5 Art Unit: 2411 Application/Control Number: 18/130,477 Page 6 Art Unit: 2411 Application/Control Number: 18/130,477 Page 7 Art Unit: 2411 Application/Control Number: 18/130,477 Page 8 Art Unit: 2411 Application/Control Number: 18/130,477 Page 9 Art Unit: 2411 Application/Control Number: 18/130,477 Page 10 Art Unit: 2411 Application/Control Number: 18/130,477 Page 11 Art Unit: 2411 Application/Control Number: 18/130,477 Page 12 Art Unit: 2411 Application/Control Number: 18/130,477 Page 13 Art Unit: 2411 Application/Control Number: 18/130,477 Page 14 Art Unit: 2411 Application/Control Number: 18/130,477 Page 15 Art Unit: 2411 Application/Control Number: 18/130,477 Page 17 Art Unit: 2411 Application/Control Number: 18/130,477 Page 18 Art Unit: 2411
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Apr 04, 2023
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Jun 05, 2025
Non-Final Rejection mailed — §102, §103
Oct 29, 2025
Response Filed
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Final Rejection mailed — §102, §103
Apr 30, 2026
Request for Continued Examination
May 04, 2026
Response after Non-Final Action
Jun 04, 2026
Non-Final Rejection mailed — §102, §103 (current)

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