DETAILED ACTION
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 .
Status of Claims
This Office Action is in response to the application filed on 1/9/2023. Claims 1-7 are presently pending and are presented for examination.
Information Disclosure Statement
The information disclosure statement (IDS) submitted on 1/9/2023 is in compliance with the provisions of 37 CFR 1.97. Accordingly, the information disclosure statement is being considered by the examiner.
Drawing Objections
The drawings are objected to due to the following informalities:
The drawings are objected to as failing to comply with 37 CFR 1.83(a) because the drawings do not show every feature of the invention specified in the claims.
Specifically, the following features are not identified in the drawings:
Claim 1 recites “solar panel state control device (3)” which structures are not identified in the drawing.
The drawings filed 1/9/2023 are also objected to because the images and labels are unclear and illegible.
Specifically the printing or drawing method used by the Applicant combined with the small font size causes the images and drawing labels to appear “blurry” and illegible.
For example, the images in figures 1-10 appear “blurry” and the corresponding labels and lettering are in a small font size also appearing “blurry”.
The Examiner recommends correcting all drawings in such a way that the figures, labels, and lettering in ALL sheets are clear and legible, and the quality of the figures are equivalent to the quality produced by a laser printer.
Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d), or amendment to the specification to add the reference character(s) in the description in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(b) are required in reply to the Office action to avoid abandonment of the application. Any amended replacement drawing sheet should include all of the figures appearing on the immediate prior version of the sheet, even if only one figure is being amended. Each drawing sheet submitted after the filing date of an application must be labeled in the top margin as either "Replacement Sheet" or "New Sheet" pursuant to 37 CFR 1.121(d) If the changes are not accepted by the examiner, the applicant will be notified and informed of any required corrective action in the next Office action. The objection to the drawings will not be held in abeyance.
Correction is required.
Claim Objections
Claim 1 is objected to because of the following informalities:
Claim 1 recites “current passed pack “ which is unclear. which lack antecedence basis.
Examiner will examine/interpret as “current passed back “ .
Appropriate correction required.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (b), second paragraph:
The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention.
Claims 1-7 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor, or for pre-AIA the applicant regards as the invention.
As to claim 1 which recites “An electric vehicle charging system capable of generating electricity by solar energy, comprising a fixed solar panel (1), a movable solar panel (2), a solar panel state control device (3), and an intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4), wherein the fixed solar panel (1) is fixedly mounted on a roof, the movable solar panel (2) is mounted on two sides of the fixed solar panel (1), and the solar panel state control device (3) is connected to the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4), is used for receiving a vehicle-mounted signal and a signal of the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4), and controls a stretched or contracted state of the movable solar panel (2), output voltages of the fixed solar panel (1) and the movable solar panel (2) are connected in parallel, and the output voltage obtained by the parallel connection is connected to the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4), a voltage output terminal of the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4) is connected to a charging port of the electric vehicle or a power battery of the electric vehicle, and the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4) is used for controlling the solar panel to generate a maximum conversion rate and a maximum charging power under different light intensities in different time periods, is docked with the electric vehicle and controls charging, and monitors a charging process; wherein, the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4) comprises a MCU intelligent computing controller (41), a current inductor (42), a voltage value detection circuit (43), a voltage converter (44) and a charging controller (45), the current inductor (42) and the voltage value detection circuit (43) respectively detect a charging current and a charging voltage, and are connected to the MCU intelligent computing controller (41), the MCU intelligent computing controller (41) is connected to the voltage converter (44), an output of the voltage converter (44) is linked with the charging controller (45), and the MCU intelligent computing controller (41) controls the voltage converter (44) to convert and generate different voltages under the same light intensity in the same time period, calculates and memorizes different charging powers and parameters according to a voltage and a current passed pack, selects a parameter corresponding to the maximum power to control an output voltage of the voltage converter (44), and charges the electric vehicle through the charging controller (45); the charging controller (45) is a charging controller (45) having handshake communication and control functions according to an interface standard of an original vehicle charging socket, an input terminal of the charging controller (45) is connected to an output terminal of the voltage converter (44), and an output terminal of the charging controller (45) is connected to an original DC charging port (51) of the electric vehicle, or is connected to a cathode or an anode of a power battery (53), or is connected to an alternating current charging port (54) of the electric vehicle to charge the electric vehicle; and the charging controller (45) is also connected to the MCU intelligent computing controller (41), and the MCU intelligent computing controller (41) controls the charging controller (45) to start or stop charging” which is unclear.
It is unclear what comprises the electric vehicle charging system. The claim is not written in a clear manner to distinguish or determine the elements and their corresponding limitations. For example,
Claim language “and the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4) is used for controlling the solar panel to generate a maximum conversion rate and a maximum charging power under different light intensities in different time periods, is docked with the electric vehicle and controls charging, and monitors a charging process” is unclear. It is unclear what is “docked with the electric vehicle and controls charging, and monitors a charging process”.
“where a claim sets forth a plurality of elements or steps, each element or step of the claim should be separated by a line indentation”. CFR 1.75(i).
Claims 2-7 is/are included in this rejection due to their dependence on claim 1.
Double Patenting
The nonstatutory double patenting rejection is based on a judicially created doctrine grounded in public policy (a policy reflected in the statute) so as to prevent the unjustified or improper timewise extension of the “right to exclude” granted by a patent and to prevent possible harassment by multiple assignees. A nonstatutory double patenting rejection is appropriate where the conflicting claims are not identical, but at least one examined application claim is not patentably distinct from the reference claim(s) because the examined application claim is either anticipated by, or would have been obvious over, the reference claim(s). See, e.g., In re Berg, 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998); In re Goodman, 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993); In re Longi, 759 F.2d 887, 225 USPQ 645 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Van Ornum, 686 F.2d 937, 214 USPQ 761 (CCPA 1982); In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); In re Thorington, 418 F.2d 528, 163 USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969).
A timely filed terminal disclaimer in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321(c) or 1.321(d) may be used to overcome an actual or provisional rejection based on nonstatutory double patenting provided the reference application or patent either is shown to be commonly owned with the examined application, or claims an invention made as a result of activities undertaken within the scope of a joint research agreement. See MPEP § 717.02 for applications subject to examination under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA as explained in MPEP § 2159. See MPEP § 2146 et seq. for applications not subject to examination under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA . A terminal disclaimer must be signed in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321(b).
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Claims 1-7 is rejected on the ground of nonstatutory obviousness double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-3 of U.S. Patent US 12479308.
Although the claims are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other.
App# 18/152121 U.S. Patent US 12479308
1. An electric vehicle charging system capable of generating electricity by solar energy, comprising a fixed solar panel (1), a movable solar panel (2), a solar panel state control device (3), and an intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4), wherein the fixed solar panel (1) is fixedly mounted on a roof, the movable solar panel (2) is mounted on two sides of the fixed solar panel (1), and the solar panel state control device (3) is connected to the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4), is used for receiving a vehicle-mounted signal and a signal of the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4), and controls a stretched or contracted state of the movable solar panel (2), output voltages of the fixed solar panel (1) and the movable solar panel (2) are connected in parallel, and the output voltage obtained by the parallel connection is connected to the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4), a voltage output terminal of the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4) is connected to a charging port of the electric vehicle or a power battery of the electric vehicle, and the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4) is used for controlling the solar panel to generate a maximum conversion rate and a maximum charging power under different light intensities in different time periods, is docked with the electric vehicle and controls charging, and monitors a charging process; wherein, the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4) comprises a MCU intelligent computing controller (41), a current inductor (42), a voltage value detection circuit (43), a voltage converter (44) and a charging controller (45), the current inductor (42) and the voltage value detection circuit (43) respectively detect a charging current and a charging voltage, and are connected to the MCU intelligent computing controller (41), the MCU intelligent computing controller (41) is connected to the voltage converter (44), an output of the voltage converter (44) is linked with the charging controller (45), and the MCU intelligent computing controller (41) controls the voltage converter (44) to convert and generate different voltages under the same light intensity in the same time period, calculates and memorizes different charging powers and parameters according to a voltage and a current passed pack, selects a parameter corresponding to the maximum power to control an output voltage of the voltage converter (44), and charges the electric vehicle through the charging controller (45); the charging controller (45) is a charging controller (45) having handshake communication and control functions according to an interface standard of an original vehicle charging socket, an input terminal of the charging controller (45) is connected to an output terminal of the voltage converter (44), and an output terminal of the charging controller (45) is connected to an original DC charging port (51) of the electric vehicle, or is connected to a cathode or an anode of a power battery (53), or is connected to an alternating current charging port (54) of the electric vehicle to charge the electric vehicle; and the charging controller (45) is also connected to the MCU intelligent computing controller (41), and the MCU intelligent computing controller (41) controls the charging controller (45) to start or stop charging.
2. The electric vehicle charging system capable of generating electricity by solar energy according to claim 1, wherein the voltage converter (44) is a controllable DC/DC voltage converter (440) or DC/AC voltage converter (441), is controlled by the MCU intelligent computing controller (41), and is capable of outputting a continuously adjustable voltage.
3. The electric vehicle charging system capable of generating electricity by solar energy according to claim 1, wherein the solar panel state control device (3) comprises a driving structure (31) driving the movable solar panel to stretch, contract and translate, a driving control module (30) and a low-voltage 12-v rechargeable battery (32), the driving structure (31) is connected to the driving control module (30), the driving structure (31) is mounted at a bottom portion of the fixed solar panel (1), and the 12-v rechargeable battery (32) is connected to the driving control module (30) and the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4) respectively, and provides a power supply needed for working.
4. The electric vehicle charging system capable of generating electricity by solar energy according to claim 3, wherein the driving control module (30) comprises a vehicle-mounted signal input unit (302), a MCU controller (301) and a motor controller (303), the MCU controller (301) is connected to the vehicle-mounted signal input unit (302), and is used for receiving a signal instruction of the vehicle related to charging, the MCU controller (301) is connected to the MCU intelligent computing controller (41), and is used for receiving charging state information, and the motor controller (303) is connected to the MCU controller (301) and the driving structure (31) respectively.
5. The electric vehicle charging system capable of generating electricity by solar energy according to claim 3, wherein the driving structure (31) comprises a motor (311) provided with a gear, a trunking guide rail (313) and a transmission rack (312), the transmission rack (312) is fixed below the movable solar panel (2), the motor (311) is mounted at two ends of the fixed solar panel (1), and is meshed with the transmission rack (312) through the gear, and the motor rotates to drive the movable solar panel (2) to translate along the trunking guide rail (313).
6. The electric vehicle charging system capable of generating electricity by solar energy according to claim 1, wherein the movable solar panel (2) is divided into a front part and a rear part, each part is composed of a single-layer or multi-layer solar panel, and has a single-layer structure or a multi-layer superimposed structure, and voltage output terminals of the fixed solar panel (1) and the movable solar panel (2) are respectively connected with a diode in series to prevent a current from flowing backwardly.
7. The electric vehicle charging system capable of generating electricity by solar energy according to claim 1, wherein the solar panel state control device (3) is further added with a telescopic supporting rod (315), one end of the telescopic supporting rod (315) is fixed on the roof, the other end of the telescopic supporting rod is hinged with a bottom portion of the fixed solar panel (1), three telescopic supporting rods are provided, and are respectively connected to the motor controller (303), the motor controller (303) changes a height of a supporting point of the solar panel, and changes a planar angle of the solar panel by controlling the supporting rod to stretch and contract, so that the solar panel is nearly perpendicular to a solar ray.
1. An electric vehicle charging system capable of generating electricity by solar energy, comprising a roof (1) capable of generating electricity under illumination, a movable solar panel (2), a solar panel state control device (3), and an intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4), wherein: the roof (1) capable of generating electricity under illumination has elongated outlets at a front side and a rear side of the vehicle, and the movable solar panel (2) is mounted below the roof (1) capable of generating electricity, and is pushed out from the elongated outlets and extends to the front side and the rear side of the vehicle when an electricity generation area is expanded; the solar panel state control device (3) is connected to the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4), is used for receiving a vehicle-mounted signal and a signal of the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4), and controls a stretched or contracted state of the movable solar panel (2); and output voltages of the roof (1) capable of generating electricity and the movable solar panel (2) are connected in parallel, and the output voltage obtained by the parallel connection is connected to the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4), a voltage output terminal (b) of the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4) is connected to a charging port of the electric vehicle or a power battery of the electric vehicle, and the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4) is used for controlling the solar panel to generate a maximum conversion rate and a maximum charging power under different light intensities at different time periods, is docked with the electric vehicle and controls charging, and monitors a charging process; wherein, the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4) comprises a MCU intelligent computing controller (41), a current inductor (42), a voltage value detection circuit (43), a voltage converter (44) and a charging controller (45), the current inductor (42) and the voltage value detection circuit (43) respectively detect a charging current and a charging voltage, and are connected to the MCU intelligent computing controller (41), the MCU intelligent computing controller (41) is connected to the voltage converter (44), an output of the voltage converter (44) is linked with the charging controller (45), and the MCU intelligent computing controller (41) controls the voltage converter (44) to convert and generate different voltages under the same light intensity in the same time period, calculates and memorizes different charging powers and parameters according to a voltage and a current passed pack, selects a parameter corresponding to the maximum power to control an output voltage of the voltage converter, and charges a power battery (53) of the vehicle through the charging controller (45); the charging controller (45) is a charging controller (45) having handshake communication and control functions according to an interface standard of an original vehicle charging socket, an input terminal of the charging controller (45) is connected to an output terminal of the voltage converter (44), and an output terminal of the charging controller (45) is connected to an original DC charging port (51) of the electric vehicle, or is connected to a cathode or an anode of a power battery (53), or is connected to an AC charging port (54) of the electric vehicle to charge the electric vehicle; the charging controller (45) is also connected to the MCU intelligent computing controller (41), and the MCU intelligent computing controller (41) controls the charging controller (45) to start or stop charging; the solar panel state control device (3) comprises a driving structure (31) driving the movable solar panel (1) to stretch, contract and translate, a driving control module (30) and a low-voltage 12-v rechargeable battery (32), the driving structure (31) is connected to the driving control module (30), the driving structure (31) is mounted below the roof (1) capable of generating electricity, and the 12-v rechargeable battery (32) is connected to the driving control module (30) and the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4) respectively, and provides a power supply needed for working; the driving structure (31) comprises a motor (311) provided with a gear, a trunking guide rail (313) and a transmission rack (312), the driving structure (31) is hidden and fixed below the roof (1) capable of generating electricity, the transmission rack (312) is fixed below two sides of the movable solar panel (2), the motor (311) is fixed below the trunking guide rail, and is meshed with the transmission rack through the gear of the motor, and the motor rotates to drive the movable solar panel (2) to translate along the trunking guide rail (313); and the movable solar panel (2) is divided into a front part and a rear part, each part is composed of a single-layer or multi-layer solar panel, and has a single-layer structure or a multi-layer superimposed structure; the roof (1) capable of generating electricity under illumination has a layer of wafers capable of receiving light energy to generate electricity on an outer surface through a customized laminating process, and is used for absorbing light energy to generate electricity; and voltage output terminals of the roof (1) capable of generating electricity and the movable solar panel (2) are respectively connected in series with a diode to prevent a current from flowing backwardly.
2. The electric vehicle charging system capable of generating electricity by solar energy according to claim 1, wherein the voltage converter (44) is a DC/DC voltage converter (440) or DC/AC voltage converter (441), is controlled by the MCU intelligent computing controller (41), and is capable of outputting a continuously adjustable voltage.
3. The electric vehicle charging system capable of generating electricity by solar energy according to claim 1, wherein the driving control module (30) comprises a vehicle-mounted signal input unit (302), a MCU controller (301) and a motor controller (303), the MCU controller (301) is connected to the vehicle-mounted signal input unit (302), and is used for receiving a signal instruction of the vehicle related to charging, the MCU controller (301) is connected to the MCU intelligent computing controller (41), and is used for receiving charging state information, and the motor controller (303) is connected to the MCU controller (301) and the driving structure (31) respectively.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-7 would be allowable if rewritten to overcome the 112 second rejection, double patenting rejection, and claim objections above.
The following is a statement of reasons for allowance:
Regarding independent claim 1, the prior art of record does not disclose or teach the combination of:
“An electric vehicle charging system capable of generating electricity by solar energy, comprising a fixed solar panel (1), a movable solar panel (2), a solar panel state control device (3), and an intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4), wherein the fixed solar panel (1) is fixedly mounted on a roof, the movable solar panel (2) is mounted on two sides of the fixed solar panel (1), and the solar panel state control device (3) is connected to the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4), is used for receiving a vehicle-mounted signal and a signal of the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4), and controls a stretched or contracted state of the movable solar panel (2), output voltages of the fixed solar panel (1) and the movable solar panel (2) are connected in parallel, and the output voltage obtained by the parallel connection is connected to the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4), a voltage output terminal of the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4) is connected to a charging port of the electric vehicle or a power battery of the electric vehicle, and the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4) is used for controlling the solar panel to generate a maximum conversion rate and a maximum charging power under different light intensities in different time periods, is docked with the electric vehicle and controls charging, and monitors a charging process; wherein, the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (4) comprises a MCU intelligent computing controller (41), a current inductor (42), a voltage value detection circuit (43), a voltage converter (44) and a charging controller (45), the current inductor (42) and the voltage value detection circuit (43) respectively detect a charging current and a charging voltage, and are connected to the MCU intelligent computing controller (41), the MCU intelligent computing controller (41) is connected to the voltage converter (44), an output of the voltage converter (44) is linked with the charging controller (45), and the MCU intelligent computing controller (41) controls the voltage converter (44) to convert and generate different voltages under the same light intensity in the same time period, calculates and memorizes different charging powers and parameters according to a voltage and a current passed pack, selects a parameter corresponding to the maximum power to control an output voltage of the voltage converter (44), and charges the electric vehicle through the charging controller (45); the charging controller (45) is a charging controller (45) having handshake communication and control functions according to an interface standard of an original vehicle charging socket, an input terminal of the charging controller (45) is connected to an output terminal of the voltage converter (44), and an output terminal of the charging controller (45) is connected to an original DC charging port (51) of the electric vehicle, or is connected to a cathode or an anode of a power battery (53), or is connected to an alternating current charging port (54) of the electric vehicle to charge the electric vehicle; and the charging controller (45) is also connected to the MCU intelligent computing controller (41), and the MCU intelligent computing controller (41) controls the charging controller (45) to start or stop charging..”
Dependent claims 2-7 are allowable for the reasons set forth supra with respect to the independent claims from which they depend.
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Conclusion and Related Art
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
Ward (US 20080100258) is cited for having an electric vehicle charging system capable of generating electricity by solar energy (Fig. 7 and 14), comprising a solar panel (Fig. 7, solar panel 16), a movable solar panel (Fig. 7, solar panels 18 and 19), a solar panel state control device (Fig. 8 [0043] screw type gears 20 and 21 and motor 22), and an intelligent voltage conversion and control module (DC-DC converter 54A, controller 44, switch 55), wherein the solar panel is fixedly mounted on a roof (Fig. 7, solar panel 16), the movable solar panel is mounted on two sides of the fixed solar panel (Fig. 7, solar panels 18 and 19), and the solar panel state control device controls a stretched or contracted state of the movable solar panel ([0042] then additional solar panels 18 and 19 can telescope out horizontally from the moon roof 16), a voltage output terminal of the intelligent voltage conversion and control module (54A) is connected to a charging port of the electric vehicle or a power battery of the electric vehicle ([0024] uses a DC-DC converter to increase voltage from a low voltage solar panel to a high voltage battery).
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/TYNESE V MCDANIEL/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2859