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. Drawings The drawings are objected to under 37 CFR 1.83(a). The drawings must show every feature of the invention specified in the claims. Therefore, the a reflection coefficient close to one with an associated angle of approximately 0 degrees at an operating center frequency recited in claim 7, the reflection coefficient close to one with an associated angle of approximately 180 degrees at a second harmonic frequency recited in claim 8, the harmonic terminator to open circuit at an operating center frequency recited in claim 9, and the harmonic terminator to appear approximately as a short circuit at a second harmonic frequency recited in claim 10 must be shown or the feature(s) canceled from the claim(s). No new matter should be entered. Corrected drawing sheets in compliance with 37 CFR 1.121(d) 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. The figure or figure number of an amended drawing should not be labeled as “amended.” If a drawing figure is to be canceled, the appropriate figure must be removed from the replacement sheet, and where necessary, the remaining figures must be renumbered and appropriate changes made to the brief description of the several views of the drawings for consistency. Additional replacement sheets may be necessary to show the renumbering of the remaining figures. 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. 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. Claim(s) 1- 4, 11 -13, 15, 16 and 20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102 (a)(1) as being anticipated by [ Gebeyehu et al (Fig. 6); 11,394,347] . Regarding claim s 1, 11 and 20, Gebeyehu et al discloses an amplifier circuit comprising an active device (211) having an input terminal (base terminal of 211) and an output terminal (collector terminal of 211), and a harmonic termination (214, 215, 218) coupled in shunt withy respect to one (output terminal) of the input terminal (base terminal of 211) or the output terminal (collector terminal of 211) and wherein the harmonic termination (214, 215, 218) comprises a capacitor (214) shunt inductor (218) capacitor (215) network. Regarding claim s 2 and 12 , wherein the harmonic termination (214, 215, 218) is coupled in shunt respect to one (output terminal) of the input terminal (base terminal of 211) or the output terminal (collector terminal of 211) at a first node (the node between the elements 220 and 214) and the capacitor (214) shunt inductor (218) capacitor (215) network comprises a first capacitor (214) and a second capacitor (215) and an inductor (218) and wherein the first capacitor (214) is coupled in series between the first node (the node between the elements 220 and 214) and a second node (the node between the elements 214 and 215) in the harmonic termination (214, 215, 218), the inductor (218) is coupled in shunt with respect to the second node (the node between the elements 214 and 215), and the second capacitor (215) is connected to the second node (the node between the elements 214 and 215). Regarding claim 3, wherein the harmonic termination further comprises an LC resonator ( 213, 217 ) configured to provide the harmonic termination. Regarding claim s 4 and 13 , wherein the inductor (218) is a first inductor and the LC resonator (213, 217) comprises a second inductor (217) and a third capacitor (213) and the second inductor (217) being connected in series to the second capacitor (215) and the third capacitor (213) being connected in series with the second inductor (217). Regarding claim 15, wherein the inductor (218) is a first inductor and the capacitor (214) is a first capacitor, and the LC resonator (213, 217) comprises a second inductor (217) and a second capacitor (213) and the second capacitor (213) being connected in series to the second node (the node between the elements 214 and 215), and the second inductor (217) being connected in series with the s econd capacitor (21 3 ) . Regarding claim 16, wherein the second inductor (217) is connected between the second capacitor (213) and a ground node (ground node connecting to the lower terminal of the inductor 217). 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) 7 -10 and 17-19 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over [ Gebeyehu et al (Fig. 6); 11,394,347] . Regarding claim 7, Gebeyehu et al discloses all the limitations in claim 7 except for that the harmonic termination is configured to provide a reflection coefficient close to one with an associated angle of approximately 0 degrees at an operating center frequency. It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to have implemented the specific reflection coefficient associated angle of approximately 0 degrees at an operating center frequency , since this specific reflection coefficient is obvious based on routine experimentation to obtain the optimum operating parameter in order to stabilize the gain of the amplifier circuit as is typically known to one of ordinary skill in the art. Also, it (choosing specific reflection value) does not require a special skill. Also, it (choosing specific reflection value) does not produce an unexpected result. Regarding claim s 8 and 17 , Gebeyehu et al discloses all the limitations in claim 8 except for that the harmonic terminator is configured to provide the reflection coefficient close to one with an associated angle of approximately 180 degrees at a second harmonic frequency. It would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to have implemented the certain reflection coefficient associated angle of approximately 180 degrees at a second harmonic frequency , since this reflection coefficient is obvious based on routine experimentation to obtain the optimum operating parameter in order to stabilize the gain of the amplifier circuit as is typically known to one of ordinary skill in the art. Regarding claims 9 , 10, 18 and 19 , Furthermore, it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art at the time the invention was made to have changed the harmonic terminator to open circuit at an operating center frequency or short circuit at a second harmonic frequency since these changes are obvious based on routine experimentation to obtain the optimum operating parameter in order to improve the gain of the amplifier circuit as is typically known to one of ordinary skill in the art. Allowable Subject Matter Claims 5, 6 and 14 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim, but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims. Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to Henry Choe whose telephone number is (571)272-1760. The examiner can normally be reached Mon-Fri 6:00 AM- 6:00 PM EST. 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/interview practice. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Andrea J Lindgren Baltzell can be reached on (571)272-5918. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. /HENRY CHOE/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2843 #2954