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 .
Response to Amendment
The current Office action is in response to Applicant’s amendment filed on May 4, 2026.
Response to Arguments
Applicant's arguments filed May 5, 2026 have been fully considered but they are not persuasive. Regarding claim 1, Applicant argues Nelson fails to disclosed a continuous one-way Bluetooth advertising signal because Nelson discloses a general wireless communication. However, Nelson discloses one way communication in [0034] and discloses that the signal is continuous while the user wears the dosimeter in [0037].
In response to applicant's argument that the references fail to show certain features of the invention, it is noted that the features upon which applicant relies (i.e., transmit radiation dose data without requiring any user operation and to suppress power consumption when the device is not worn) are not recited in the rejected claim(s). Although the claims are interpreted in light of the specification, limitations from the specification are not read into the claims. See In re Van Geuns, 988 F.2d 1181, 26 USPQ2d 1057 (Fed. Cir. 1993).
Applicant’s arguments, see Pg. 4-6, filed May 4, 2026, with respect to Claims 1-2 have been fully considered and are persuasive. The objection of the claims has been withdrawn. Applicant has corrected the minor informalities.
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.
(a)(2) the claimed invention was described in a patent issued under section 151, or in an application for patent published or deemed published under section 122(b), in which the patent or application, as the case may be, names another inventor and was effectively filed 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 Nelson (U.S. 2017/0248703).
Regarding claim 1:
Nelson discloses an electronic dosimeter, comprising a communication unit (Fig. 2, 255) that is mounted on the electronic dosimeter and that continuously [0037], continuous signal) and in one way transmits, by an advertising signal via Bluetooth ([0034], communication using Bluetooth; one way communication), radiation dose data measured by a radiation detection unit mounted on the electronic dosimeter ([0021], signals transmitted wirelessly; [0024], signals regarding dose exposure generated).
Regarding claim 2:
Nelson discloses he electronic dosimeter according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit (Fig. 2, 245 and 225) that detects that the electronic dosimeter is not being worn on a body by an acceleration sensor ([0024], acceleration sensor) and/or a gyro sensor mounted on the electronic dosimeter, and, in a case in which the electronic dosimeter is judged to not have been worn for a predetermined period, stops transmission of the advertising signal or stops supply of power to the radiation detection unit ([0024], detecting motion from user; [0037], standby mode or turned off when not worn after a certain period).
Conclusion
THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
A shortened statutory period for reply to this final action is set to expire THREE MONTHS from the mailing date of this action. In the event a first reply is filed within TWO MONTHS of the mailing date of this final action and the advisory action is not mailed until after the end of the THREE-MONTH shortened statutory period, then the shortened statutory period will expire on the date the advisory action is mailed, and any nonprovisional extension fee (37 CFR 1.17(a)) pursuant to 37 CFR 1.136(a) will be calculated from the mailing date of the advisory action. In no event, however, will the statutory period for reply expire later than SIX MONTHS from the mailing date of this final action.
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/S.K./Examiner, Art Unit 2884
/DAVID J MAKIYA/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2884
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