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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 § 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.
Claims 1-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Saito JP 2009253974A.
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(1) regarding Claim 1:
A vehicle antenna device (Fig 24) to be mounted on a vehicle (Fig 18, [0105]-[0121]), comprising:
a first antenna (antenna having conductor patterns 1, 2, 11 and 12) capable of transmitting and receiving radio waves of a first frequency band (2000 MHz or lower, for example, 1575 MHz or 715 MHz); and
a second antenna (antenna having conductor patterns 22, 23, 29 and 30) proximate to the first antenna and capable of transmitting and receiving radio waves of a second frequency band (frequency of 2000 MHz or higher, for example, 2400 MHZ or 5800 MHz) including a frequency band higher than the first frequency band,
wherein at least one of the first antenna and the second antenna is disposed in or on window glass of the vehicle or in the vicinity of the window glass (See Figs 18 and 24), and
wherein the second antenna includes a power supply unit (power supply unit, 9, 10) to which a high-pass filter (20) is connected.
(2) regarding Claim 2:
wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are separated from each other with a distance of 5 to 100 mm (antenna in Fig 18 has a planar shape in which Le is 11.2 mm ([0116]) and a dielectric sheet 3 is 150x200 mm ([0131]) therefore it is considered that the first and second antennas are separated by the claimed distance).
(3) regarding Claim 3:
wherein the following expression is satisfied:
F(2lambda)/3 LTE F(CL) < F(2L)
where F(2L) is a lowest frequency of the second frequency band, and F(CL) is a cutoff frequency which is lower than the frequency F(2lambda) and at which a transmission coefficient decreases by 10 decibels ([0105]-[0121]).
(4) regarding Claim 4:
wherein the first antenna includes a power supply unit to which a low-pass filter is connected ([0105]-[0121]).
(5) regarding Claim 5:
wherein the low-pass filter satisfies the following expression:
F(1H) < F(CH) LTE 1.5 * F(1H)
where F(1H) is a highest frequency of the first frequency band, and F(CH) is a cutoff frequency which is higher than the frequency F(1H) and at which a reflection coefficient decreases by 10 decibels ([0105]-[0121]).
(6) regarding Claim 6:
wherein the second frequency band is in a range of 617 MHz and higher ([0108], [0119]).
(7) regarding Claim 7:
wherein the second frequency band includes a 2.4 GHz band ([0108], [0119]).
(8) regarding Claim 8:
wherein the second frequency band includes at least one of a 5.2 GHz band, a 5.3 GHz band, and a 5.6 GHz band ([0108], [0119]).
(9) regarding Claim 9:
wherein the second frequency band includes at least one of a 5.8 GHz band and a 5.9 GHz band ([0108], [0119]).
(10) regarding Claim 10:
wherein the high-pass filter includes at least one of a T-form high-pass filter, a pi-form high-pass filter, a Chebyshev high-pass filter, a Butterworth high-pass filter, and a Bessel high-pass filter (20).
(11) regarding Claim 11:
wherein the high-pass filter is a T-form high-pass filter (20).
(12) regarding Claim 12:
wherein the high-pass filter is a M-form high-pass filter (20).
(13) regarding Claim 13:
wherein the second antenna is a dipole planar antenna (antenna having conductor patterns 22, 23, 29 and 30).
(14) regarding Claim 14:
wherein the second antenna is a monopole planar antenna (antenna having conductor patterns 22, 23, 29 and 30).
(15) regarding Claim 15:
wherein the second antenna is a patch antenna (antenna having conductor patterns 22, 23, 29 and 30).
(16) regarding Claim 16:
wherein the first frequency band includes a digital terrestrial television broadcast band ([0108], [0119]).
(17) regarding Claim 17:
wherein the first frequency band includes a band III of DAB broadcast ([0108], [0119]).
(18) regarding Claim 18:
wherein: the first antenna is disposed in or on the window glass (See Figs 18 and 24); and the second antenna is disposed in or on the window glass or in the vicinity of the window glass (See Figs 18 and 24).
(19) regarding Claim 19:
wherein the window glass includes a windshield (See Fig 24).
(20) regarding Claim 20:
wherein the window glass includes rear glass (See Figs 18 and 24).
Remarks
The Office has cited particular columns, line numbers, paragraph numbers, references, or figures in the references applied to the claims below for the convenience of the applicant. Although the specified citations are representative of the teachings of the art and are applied to specific limitations within the individual claim, other passages and figures may apply as well. It is respectfully requested from the applicant in preparing responses to fully consider the reference in entirety, as potentially teaching all or part of the claimed invention. See MPEP § 2141.02 and § 2123.
Conclusion
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/CRYSTAL L HAMMOND/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2845