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The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
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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.
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR CONTINUED EXAMINATION (RCE)
Amended claims 1-10, 12-20, and 22-32 are pending and remain for further examination.
The New Grounds of Rejection
Applicant’s amendments and arguments with respect to claims 1-10, 12-20, and 22-32, and request for continued examination (RCE) filed on February 13, 2026 have been fully considered, but they are deemed to be moot in view of the new grounds of rejections. Applicant’s amendment necessitated the new modified rejections.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112 First Paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112(a)
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 1-10, 12-20, and 22-32 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.
Claims 1 and 23 recite as follows: “An artificial-intelligence-based (AI-based) platform for enabling intelligent orchestration and management of power and energy across a set of distributed energy resources, the AI-based platform comprising:
an adaptive energy data pipeline configured to communicate data across a set of nodes in a network, wherein,
each node of the set of nodes is adapted to operate on an energy data set associated with at least one of energy generation, energy storage, energy delivery, or energy consumption for at least one distributed energy resource of a set of distributed energy resources,
at least one node of the set of nodes is configured to record, in a distributed ledger, the energy data set including at least one energy-related event associated with at least one distributed energy resource of the set of distributed energy resources,
the adaptive energy data pipeline is configured to perform a simulation associated with the set of distributed energy resources using the energy data set, and
performing the simulation includes generating an output to predict a future state of the at least one distributed energy resource; and
a smart contract system configured to process a set of smart contracts, wherein,
the set of smart contracts is configured to operate on the distributed ledger,
the set of smart contracts receives, as inputs, the energy data set stored in the distributed ledger, and
at least one smart contract of the set of smart contracts is configured based on the energy data set.”
The instant Specification describes “an adaptive energy data pipeline” (element 164) as part of Data Resources for Energy Edge Orchestration 110 (figs. 1, 2A and fig. 4, Data Resources for Energy Orchestration 110, Adaptive Energy Data Pipeline 164; see also pars. 0048; 0086-0087).
Thus, the instant Specification describes in detail the functions of the “Adaptive Energy Data Pipeline” (element 164) with regards to fig. 2A and fig. 4 and corresponding description of such figures in paragraphs [0048], and [0086]-[0087].
Regarding claims 1 and 23, the amended limitations, “the adaptive energy data pipeline is configured to perform a simulation associated with the set of distributed energy resources using the energy data set, and performing the simulation includes generating an output to predict a future state of the at least one distributed energy resource…” is not described in the Specification. Specifically, “Adaptive Energy Data Pipeline” (element 164) shown in the figures 1, 2A and 4 above is not described in the instant specification for performing the function of “a simulation associated with the set of distributed energy resources using the energy data set, and performing the simulation includes generating an output to predict a future state of the at least one distributed energy resource”.
The instant Specification (par. 0026) describes that “the set of intelligence enablement systems 112 may include a set of adaptive energy digital twin systems 134, and/or a set of energy simulation systems 136”. More specifically, the specification describes (figs. 1, 2B and 6, Intelligence Enablement Systems (element 112), with regards to the AI-Based Energy Edge Platform 102 that includes an “Intelligence Enablement System” 112 that further includes an “Energy Simulation Systems” (element 136) that performs the simulation associated with energy resources.
A review of the Specification shows that (figs. 2B, 6, and paragraphs [0026], [0034]-[0036], [0096], and [0108]-[0116]) describe all the elements with regards to the AI-Based Energy Edge Platform 102 that includes the “Intelligence Enablement System “112 that further includes a set of adaptive energy digital twin systems 134, and/or a set of energy simulation systems 136. Please also note that claim 1 is directed to “…the AI-based platform comprising…” that will correspond to the elements of the AI-Based Energy Edge Platform 102 that includes the adaptive energy digital twin systems 134 and the energy simulation system 136.
Thus, the instant specification does not describe that the “Adaptive Energy Data Pipeline” (element 164) shown in the figures 1, 2A and 4 above, which is part of Data Resources for Energy Edge Orchestration 110 “perform a simulation associated with the set of distributed energy resources using the energy data set, and performing the simulation includes generating an output to predict a future state of the at least one distributed energy resource…” as recited in the claims 1 and 23.
Therefore, the description as originally filed does not provide written support for the amended limitations.
Other dependent claims 2-10, 12-20, 22, 24-32, which are not specifically cited above are also rejected because of the deficiencies of their respective parent claims.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112 Second Paragraph of 35 U.S.C. 112(b)
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b):
(b) CONCLUSION. The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention.
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), 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 1-10, 12-20, and 22-32 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.
Claims 1 and 23 recite the limitation "…the AI-based platform comprising: …an adaptive energy data pipeline…and…a set of distributed energy resources…,” which is unclear about the locations of the both limitations, because the adaptive energy data pipeline and the set of distributed energy resources are not the part of the AI-based platform (see figures 1-2s); therefore, the claims 1 and 23 are being indefinite for failing to particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which applicant regards as the invention.
Other dependent claims 2-10, 12-20, 22, 24-32, which are not specifically cited above are also rejected because of the deficiencies of their respective parent claims.
Response to Arguments
Applicant’s amendments and arguments with respect to claims 1-10, 12-20, and 22-32, and request for continued examination (RCE) filed on February 13, 2026 have been fully considered, but they are deemed to be moot in view of the new grounds of rejections.
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/BHARAT BAROT/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2453March 25, 2026
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