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 .
-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 1-5 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.
Claim 1 recites “the unmanned aerial vehicle battery is normally powered” . It is unclear how the unmanned vehicle battery is normally powered. The specification does not describe how such normal powering is conveyed. Instead, the battery mounted on the aerial vehicle configured providing to the power supply port. Thus, Appropriate correction is required.
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 1-5 would be allowable if rewritten or amended to overcome the rejection(s) under 35 U.S.C. 112(b) or 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), 2nd paragraph, set forth in this Office action.
Claims 6-15 are allowed.
The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance:
Bradiow et al. (US 2016/0179096) discloses Battery swapping mechanism for Unmanned aerial copter from [see ¶0046].
Wang et al. (US 2016/0144734) discloses battery exchanging/swapping for aerial vehicles [see ¶0038].
Scariatti et al. (US 2014/0129059) discloses battery swapping method for UAC [see ¶0044].
For Claim 6:Primarily, the prior art of record does not disclose or suggest in the claimed combination: a supercapacitor module, a UAV battery module and a power supply port, the unmanned aerial vehicle battery module comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle battery and a second isolation unit, the unmanned aerial vehicle battery being connected to the power supply port through the second isolation unit, an input terminal of the supercapacitor module being connected to an output terminal of the second isolation unit, an output terminal of the supercapacitor module being connected to the power supply port, the unmanned aerial vehicle battery being configured to provide initial electric energy, the second isolation unit being configured to receive and isolate the initial electric energy, and the supercapacitor module being configured to store backup electric energy based on the initial electric energy after isolation and provide the backup electric energy to the power supply port when the unmanned aerial vehicle battery is removed.
For Claim 11: primarily, the prior art of record does not disclose or suggest in the claimed combination: the unmanned aerial vehicle charging system being electrically connected to the unmanned aerial vehicle control system and the motor, to power the UAV control system and the motor, wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle charging system comprising: a supercapacitor module, a UAV battery module and a power supply port, the unmanned aerial vehicle battery module comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle battery and a second isolation unit, the unmanned aerial vehicle battery being connected to the power supply port through the second isolation unit, an input terminal of the supercapacitor module being connected to an output terminal of the second isolation unit, an output terminal of the supercapacitor module being connected to the power supply port, the unmanned aerial vehicle battery being configured to provide initial electric energy, the second isolation unit being configured to receive and isolate the initial electric energy, and the supercapacitor module being configured to store backup electric energy based on the initial electric energy after isolation and provide the backup electric energy to the power supply port when the unmanned aerial vehicle battery is removed.
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Conclusion
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/SAMUEL BERHANU/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2859
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