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Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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, 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.
Claim(s) 1-27 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over Gesang (WO 2020143495 A1, Date Published: 2020-07-16, CPC B60W 20/14) an equivalent of US Patent Application Publication 2022/0097676 A1, Pub. Date: Mar. 31, 2022) (both have good 102 date, for easier reading the examiner will use the US Patent Publication for this action) in view of XU (CN 112837071 A, DATE PUBLISHED: 2021-05-25, CPC G06F 21/64) further in view of Li, (WO 2006050637 A1, DATE PUBLISHED: 2006-05-18, CPC B60L 53/11).
Regarding claim 1:
Gesang described a processor-implemented method for battery assessment comprising: accessing a battery system comprising a plurality of battery cells, wherein the plurality of battery cells comprises a plurality of battery columns made up of battery cells arranged in series (0093, cell connected series), wherein the plurality of battery columns is connected in parallel (0093, connected parallel); obtaining information on a battery cell within the plurality of battery cells (0093, voltage range); tracking the information on the battery cell by a column controller for a battery column from the plurality of battery columns (0093, charge-discharge current amplitude), wherein the battery cell resides within the battery column; storing the information on the battery cell for future reference (0093, 200V to 400V); analyzing the information on the battery cell that was stored; and predicting a capability metric for the battery cell based on the analyzing of the information on the battery cell (0107, predictive power control over the ePSD, 0118, predict power control).
Gesang did not described wherein the tracking the information is accomplished for the battery cell over a life cycle for the battery cell.
XU described wherein the tracking the information is accomplished for the battery cell over a life cycle for the battery cell (page 2, complete life cycle traceability of the storage battery) so that the complete cycle of the battery material can be properly use (page 2)
Gesang and XU do not described wherein the information on the battery cell includes a source of energy that was used to charge the battery cell.
Li described wherein the information on the battery cell includes a source of energy that was used to charge the battery cell (page 6, charging a battery pack charger to a charging power source; charging station
control system reading battery pack data; and grid peak-to-valley difference automatic tracking device Judging whether the grid is in a low electricity consumption) for the advantage of the status of charging cell is known to have a proper control of the charging (page 6)
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to modify Gesang and XU to have the information on the battery cell includes a source of energy that was used to charge the battery cell taught by Li for the advantage of the status of charging cell is known to have a proper control of the charging.
The above 103 reference is reasonable because the combine art describe battery charging technology, the same art of invention area.
Regarding claim 26:
Gesang described a computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium for battery assessment, the computer program product comprising code which causes one or more processors to perform operations of (0048, computer) : accessing a battery system comprising a plurality of battery cells, wherein the plurality of battery cells comprises a plurality of battery columns made up of battery cells arranged in series (0093, cell connected series), wherein the plurality of battery columns is connected in parallel (0093, connected parallel); obtaining information on a battery cell within the plurality of battery cells (0093, voltage range); tracking the information on the battery cell by a column controller for a battery column from the plurality of battery columns (0093, charge-discharge current amplitude), wherein the battery cell resides within the battery column; storing the information on the battery cell for future reference (0093, 200V to 400V); analyzing the information on the battery cell that was stored; and predicting a capability metric for the battery cell based on the analyzing of the information on the battery cell (0107, predictive power control over the ePSD, 0118, predict power control).
Gesang did not described wherein the tracking the information is accomplished for the battery cell over a life cycle for the battery cell.
XU described wherein the tracking the information is accomplished for the battery cell over a life cycle for the battery cell (page 2, complete life cycle traceability of the storage battery) so that the complete cycle of the battery material can be properly use (page 2)
Gesang and XU do not described wherein the information on the battery cell includes a source of energy that was used to charge the battery cell.
Li described wherein the information on the battery cell includes a source of energy that was used to charge the battery cell (page 6, charging a battery pack charger to a charging power source; charging station
control system reading battery pack data; and grid peak-to-valley difference automatic tracking device Judging whether the grid is in a low electricity consumption) for the advantage of the status of charging cell is known to have a proper control of the charging (page 6).
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to modify Gesang and XU to have the information on the battery cell includes a source of energy that was used to charge the battery cell taught by Li for the advantage of the status of charging cell is known to have a proper control of the charging.
The above 103 reference is reasonable because the combine art describe battery charging technology, the same art of invention area.
Regarding claim 27:
Gesang described a computer system for task processing comprising: a memory which stores instructions; one or more processors coupled to the memory, wherein the one or more processors, when executing the instructions which are stored, are configured to: access a battery system (0048, computer) comprising a plurality of battery cells, wherein the plurality of battery cells comprises a plurality of battery columns made up of battery cells arranged in series 0093, cell connected series), wherein the plurality of battery columns is connected in parallel (0093, connected parallel); obtain information on a battery cell within the plurality of battery cells (0093, voltage range); track the information on the battery cell by a column controller for a battery column from the plurality of battery columns (0093, charge-discharge current amplitude), wherein the battery cell resides within the battery column; store the information on the battery cell for future reference (0093, 200V to 400V); analyze the information on the battery cell that was stored; and predict a capability metric for the battery cell based on analyzing of the information on the battery cell (0107, predictive power control over the ePSD, 0118, predict power control).
Gesang did not described wherein the tracking the information is accomplished for the battery cell over a life cycle for the battery cell.
XU described wherein the tracking the information is accomplished for the battery cell over a life cycle for the battery cell (page 2, complete life cycle traceability of the storage battery) so that the complete cycle of the battery material can be properly use (page 2)
Gesang and XU do not described wherein the information on the battery cell includes a source of energy that was used to charge the battery cell.
Li described wherein the information on the battery cell includes a source of energy that was used to charge the battery cell (page 6, charging a battery pack charger to a charging power source; charging station
control system reading battery pack data; and grid peak-to-valley difference automatic tracking device Judging whether the grid is in a low electricity consumption) for the advantage of the status of charging cell is known to have a proper control of the charging (page 6)
It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to modify Gesang and XU to have the information on the battery cell includes a source of energy that was used to charge the battery cell taught by Li for the advantage of the status of charging cell is known to have a proper control of the charging.
The above 103 reference is reasonable because the combine art describe battery charging technology, the same art of invention area.
Regarding claim 2, Gesang further described wherein the battery cell information is obtained using near field communication (0082, as the core modules inside the ePSD).
Regarding claim 3, Gesang further described wherein the information on the battery cell includes a number of charge cycles and a number of discharge cycles (0086, charge and discharge in real time).
Regarding claim 4, Gesang further described wherein the information on the battery cell includes a source of energy that was used to charge the battery cell.
(0086 charge in real time).
Regarding claim 5, Gesang further described wherein the source of energy includes a renewable energy source (0111, recharged through regenerative braking of the driving motor 0086, charge and discharge).
Regarding claim 6, Gesang further described wherein a quantification number is calculated for an amount of carbon saved based on the renewable energy source (0111, recharged through regenerative braking of the driving motor 0086).
Regarding claim 7, Gesang further described wherein the information is obtained using built-in sensors coupled to the battery cell (0082, as the core modules inside the ePSD).
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Regarding claim 8, Gesang further described using location-based technology to track a location for the battery system (0104, use GPS).
Regarding claim 9, Gesang further described herein the analyzing the information includes recording regulatory information (0031, emission regulation).
Regarding claim 10, Gesang further described wherein the analyzing the information includes evaluating performance against sustainability goals (0031, performance, 0084, safety control of ACE).
Regarding claim 11, Gesang further described wherein the tracking the information is accomplished for the battery cell over a life cycle for the battery cell (0090, service life from charge/recharge).
Regarding claim 12, Gesang further described wherein the column controller includes a cluster controller for a group of the plurality of battery cells (0091, lithium ion power cells).
Regarding claim 13, Gesang further described aggregating the capability metric for the battery cell with capability metrics from other battery cells from the plurality of cells, wherein the other cells reside within a same column as the battery cell for which the capability metric was predicted, to produce a column capability metric (0118, predictive power control for an accumulative 50 m road section).
Regarding claim 14, Gesang further described aggregating the column capability metric with capability metrics from other battery columns to produce a battery system capability metric (0118, predictive power control for an accumulative 50 m road section).
Regarding claim 15, Gesang further described profiling the battery cell in comparison to other battery cells within the plurality of battery cells to produce a battery cell profile (0078, optimal discharging range).
Regarding claim 16, Gesang further described swapping out the battery cell based on the battery cell profile (0076, quick switching battery).
Regarding claim 17, Gesang further described wherein the tracking the information on the battery cell is performed over time to determine a change in performance of the battery cell (0115, in real time).
Regarding claim 18, Gesang further described obtaining information on a second battery cell within a same battery column as the battery cell, tracking the information on the second battery cell, and predicting a capability metric for the second battery cell (0093, multiple cells connected in series and the same capacity).
Regarding claim 19, Gesang further described bypassing the battery cell and enabling the second battery cell, using software-controlled switches, based on the capability metric for the battery cell and the capability metric for the second battery cell (0068, partially based on, 0070 on battery pack).
Regarding claim 20, Gesang further described managing user contracts for the battery system based on the information for the battery cell that was tracked (0080, warranty period is tracked).
Regarding claim 21, Gesang further described wherein the managing includes comparing a contracted amount versus an available amount based on the capability metric (0135, error correction of the whole system).
Regarding claim 22, Gesang further described wherein the tracking includes usage pattern analysis and comparing against a warranty requirement (0080, warranty period).
Regarding claim 23, Gesang further described wherein the analyzing includes evaluating abnormal data that impacts a service level agreement (SLA) (0135, error in the system)
Regarding claim 24, Gesang further described performing energy trading based on the capability metric for the battery cell (0082, to improve the system performance).
Regarding claim 25, Gesang further described providing power from the battery system to a power grid based on the capability metric (0082, to improve the system performance), 0083, based on high voltage and current varying time).
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/TUNG S LAU/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2857
Technology Center 2800
September 19, 2026
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