CTNF 18/341,357 CTNF 78666 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. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 101 07-04-01 AIA 07-04 35 U.S.C. 101 reads as follows: Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title. Claims 18-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 101 because the claimed invention is directed to non-statutory subject matter. The claim(s) does/do not fall within at least one of the four categories of patent eligible subject matter because the claimed subject matter “a computer program product” that do not have a physical or tangible form. Although claim 18 recites “program instruction stored on the one or more computer readable storage media”, the media can be transitory and transitory forms do not have a physical or tangible form. Allowable Subject Matter 12-151-07 AIA 07-97 12-51-07 Claim s 1-17 are allowed. 13-03 AIA The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance: none of the cited references discloses nor suggests the claimed invention including “second transistors actuatable to selectively connect each of the plurality of conductors to one of the first and second conductive layers” as set forth in claims 1-10; “transforming the induction geometry of the pad to optimize the coupling value” as set forth in claims 11-17 . Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later than the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably accompany the issue fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled “Comments on Statement of Reasons for Allowance.” 07-96 AIA The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. Partovi (US 2011/0050164) discloses inductive charging with different geometries and/or modes. Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to Joseph Chang whose telephone number is (571)272-1759. The examiner can normally be reached M-F 7:00- 17:00. 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, Menatoallah M Youssef can be reached at 571-270-3684. 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. /JOSEPH CHANG/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2836 Application/Control Number: 18/341,357 Page 2 Art Unit: 2836
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