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. DETAILED ACTION This office action is in regards to application # 18/281,261 that was filed on 09/08/2023. Claims 1-3 are currently pending and are under examination. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102 The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action: A person shall be entitled to a patent unless – (a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention. (a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed before the effective filing date of the claimed invention. Claim(s) 1 and 3 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by YUTAKA et al. ( JP2010044050 ) (submitted on the IDS dated 09/08/2023) . Regarding Claim 1 . YUTAKA discloses a sensor device ( Fig. 1, para. [0018], “laser radar 1” ) comprising: a scanning unit ( Fig. 1, block 3, block 18, “scanning range by the scanning unit 3 ) ; and a plurality of reflecting units configured to reflect at least a part of a beam emitted to a scanning range of the scanning unit ( Fig. 1, block 7, para. [0018], “a laser beam reflector….7” ) , wherein the plurality of reflecting units are located at least four corners of the scanning range ( figure 1, the blocks marked as "7" are clearly located at four corners of the scanning range, see also paragraph 18, last sentence "laser beam reflector... disposed at four corners of a rectangular monitoring region E are provided "). Regarding Claim 3 . YUTAKA discloses a sensor device ( Fig. 1, para. [0018], “laser radar 1” ) further comprising: a measuring unit configured to measure positional deviation of the scanning unit from a reference position using a relationship between reflection amounts of a plurality of the beams reflected by the plurality of reflecting units ( para. [0017]-[0026]) . Claim(s) 2 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1)(a)(2) as being anticipated by Humphrey (US2015/0265853) . Regarding Claim 2, Humphrey discloses a sensor device ( figure 1, paragraph 50 "apparatus 1 for determining the position of an object 3", seen in combination with figure 3, and paragraph 64, "preferred implementation ... in FIG. 3, ..reflectors...within the scan path 13... not connected to the object ...at known position(s) relative to the light source 5/MEM mirror 8 ") comprising: a scanning unit ( figure 1, block 8, read together with figure 3, block 8, paragraphs 53 "processing system 7 ... configured to move the MEM mirror 8 back and forth....thereby defining a scan pattern... indicated in FIG. 1 by the dash line 13... extremities in the scan path 13", it is noted that the difference between figures 1 and 3 lies in the position of the reflectors, 23 and 25 in figure 3 );and ; a plurality of reflecting units configured to reflect at least a part of a beam emitted to a scanning range of the scanning unit ( figure 3, blocks 23, 25, paragraph 64 "reference reflectors 23, 25, positioned within the scan path 13.... at known positions(s) relativ e to the light source "), wherein the plurality of reflecting units are located on at least both sides of the scanning range ( figure 3, blocks 23, 25, they are clearly located at both sides of the scanning range ),and , the plurality of reflecting units are configured to reflect at least a part of the beam different from the beam emitted to a scanning start position of the scanning range of the scanning unit and from the beam emitted to a scanning end position of the scanning range of the scanning unit ( para. [0064], [0065]) . Conclusion The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure : JP2002107452 (submitted on the IDS dated 09/08/2023) discloses a sensor device (two-dimensional-scanning-type optical radar sensor) comprising: a scanning unit (scanning mirror 13); and a plurality of reflecting units (reflecting members ml to m4 for inspection) that each reflect at least part of a beam emitted to a scanning area of the scanning unit, the plurality of reflecting units being positioned at least in the four corners of the scanning area (fig. 1). Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to FILLIN "Examiner name" \* MERGEFORMAT ASSRES H WOLDEMARYAM whose telephone number is FILLIN "Phone number" \* MERGEFORMAT (571)272-6607 . The examiner can normally be reached FILLIN "Work Schedule?" \* MERGEFORMAT Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM . 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