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 .
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
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 1-2 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Matsuzaki et al. (WO 2019187807 A1).
Re claim 1, Matsuzaki et al. disclose a braking control device for a vehicle comprising: a first unit (11) that outputs a supply pressure in accordance with an operation amount of a braking operation member; a second unit (31) that is provided between the first unit and a wheel cylinder, adjusts the supply pressure, and outputs a wheel pressure to the wheel cylinder; a communication bus (45) that performs signal communication between the first unit and the second unit; an operation amount sensor (24) that detects the operation amount; and a supply pressure sensor (43A) that detects the supply pressure, wherein the first unit calculates a target pressure based on the operation amount and controls the supply pressure so as to bring the supply pressure close to the target pressure , when there is an abnormality in the signal communication, the second unit calculates the target pressure based on the operation amount, and adjusts the wheel pressure based on a difference between the target pressure and the supply pressure. (Translation, Page 8, 6th Par. – Page 9, 6th Par.)
Re claim 2, Matsuzaki et al. disclose wherein the second unit (31) increases the wheel pressure by an amount corresponding to the difference when the supply pressure is smaller than the target pressure. (Translation, Page 9, Par. 6 – Page 10, Par. 1) Since the second unit calculates the target pressure and increases the wheel pressure to the target pressure to the same extent as the first unit, it can be interpreted to increase the wheel pressure “by an amount corresponding to the difference when the supply pressure is smaller than the target pressure”.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
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/MELANIE TORRES WILLIAMS/
Primary Examiner
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