DETAILED ACTION
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Election/Restrictions
Applicant's election with traverse of Group II (claims 10-20) in the reply filed on 3/6/26 is acknowledged. The traversal is found persuasive, therefore the restriction requirement is withdrawn, and non-elected claims 1-9 (Group I) are being examined for patentability.
Claim Objections
Claims 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, and 14-18 are objected to because of the following informalities:
In claim 1, --a-- should be added after “measure” in line 8; “transistor” should be changed to --transistors-- throughout lines 16-20 and 23; --parameter-- should be added after “calibration” in line 22 (see paragraph 116 of the published application); and --the-- should be added before “current” in line 22.
In claim 2, “transistor where” should be changed to --transistors when-- in line 2.
In claim 5, “current” should be changed to --the current being-- in line 2.
In claim 6, “a rate of change of current and an” should be changed to --the rate of change of the current and the-- in lines 2-3.
In claim 8, “transistor” should be changed to --transistors-- in line 2.
In claim 10, --a-- should be added after “measure” in line 7 and after “during” in line 14; “transistor” should be changed to --transistors-- in lines 15, 16, and 18; “,” should be added after “measure” and after “signal” in line 15; --parameter-- should be added after “calibration” in line 17 (see paragraph 116 of the published application); and --the-- should be added before “current” in line 18.
In claim 11, --,-- should be added after “measure” and after “sensor” in line 8; “a” should be changed to --the-- in lines 8 and 9; --the-- should be added before “current” in lines 9 and 14; “transistor” should be changed to --transistors-- throughout lines 10, 11, and 13; “(S1-6)” should be deleted from line 10; and “DC supply voltage” should be changed to --first voltage supply-- in line 12.
In claim 14, --voltage-- should be added before “supplies” in line 2.
In claim 15, “converter, ADC” should be changed to --converter (ADC)-- in line 3; --the-- should be added before “current” in lines 8 and 10; --parameter-- should be added after “calibration” in line 9 (see paragraph 116 of the published application); and “transistor” should be changed to --transistors-- in line 11.
In claim 16, “a measure of current” should be changed to --the measure of the current-- in lines 3-4.
In claim 17, “a measurement of rate of change of current” should be changed to --the measurement of the rate of change of the current-- in line 2; and “(S1-6)” should be deleted from line 3.
In claim 18, “transistor (S1-6) is” should be change to --transistors are--.
Appropriate correction is required.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
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 1-20 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 applications subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 112, the applicant), regards as the invention.
In claim 1, it is not clear how the step recited in lines 17-19 is used to calibrate recited in the step in lines 21-23 (there is no relationship between these two steps).
In claim 10, it is not clear how the step recited in lines 15-16 is used to calibrate recited in the step in lines 17-18 (there is no relationship between these two steps).
Claims 2-9 and 11-20 are rejected for being dependent on a rejected base claim.
Conclusion
The references made of record and not relied upon by the examiner are considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure by disclosing an electrical power system, but do not disclose the allowable subject matter stated above.
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/MIRELLYS JAGAN/
Primary Examiner
Art Unit 2855
4/26/26
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