CTNF 18/455,682 CTNF 80622 DETAILED ACTION 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 § 102 07-07-aia AIA 07-07 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 – 07-08-aia AIA (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. 07-15 AIA Claim s 1 and 3 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102( a)(1 ) as being anticipated by Svedlund (USPUB 2022/0291266) . As to Claim 1, Svedlund discloses a vehicle, comprising a power storage device; a charging circuit configured to be capable of external charging by converting AC power from a power system to DC power and charging the DC power to the power storage device when the vehicle is connected to the power system external to the vehicle (Figure 1); and a controller programming to control the charging circuit, the vehicle further comprising a detection circuit configured to detect an impedance of a charging path from the power system to the power storage device during the external charging, wherein the controller is programmed to switch control of the charging circuit when the impedance of the charging path is higher than a threshold value during the external charging, compared to when the impedance of the charging path is lower than the threshold value during the external charging (Paragraph 97-100). As to Claim 3, Svedlund discloses the vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a reporting module configured to report information, wherein the controller is programmed to cause the reporting module to report that the impedance of the charging path is abnormal when the impedance of the charging path is higher than the threshold value during the external charging (Paragraph 84) . Allowable Subject Matter 12-151-08 AIA 07-43 12-51-08 Claim 2 is 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 ROBERT J GRANT whose telephone number is (571)270-5820. The examiner can normally be reached Monday - Friday 9am - 5:30pm. 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, Drew Dunn can be reached at (571)272-2312. 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. /ROBERT GRANT/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2859 Application/Control Number: 18/455,682 Page 2 Art Unit: 2859 Application/Control Number: 18/455,682 Page 3 Art Unit: 2859 Application/Control Number: 18/455,682 Page 4 Art Unit: 2859
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