CTNF 18/743,899 CTNF 79197 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. DETAILED ACTION Claims 1-2, 5-12, and 15-26 are presented for examination. Double Patenting 08-33 AIA The nonstatutory double patenting rejection is based on a judicially created doctrine grounded in public policy (a policy reflected in the statute) so as to prevent the unjustified or improper timewise extension of the “right to exclude” granted by a patent and to prevent possible harassment by multiple assignees. A nonstatutory double patenting rejection is appropriate where the conflicting claims are not identical, but at least one examined application claim is not patentably distinct from the reference claim(s) because the examined application claim is either anticipated by, or would have been obvious over, the reference claim(s). See, e.g., In re Berg , 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998); In re Goodman , 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993); In re Longi , 759 F.2d 887, 225 USPQ 645 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Van Ornum , 686 F.2d 937, 214 USPQ 761 (CCPA 1982); In re Vogel , 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); In re Thorington , 418 F.2d 528, 163 USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969). A timely filed terminal disclaimer in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321(c) or 1.321(d) may be used to overcome an actual or provisional rejection based on nonstatutory double patenting provided the reference application or patent either is shown to be commonly owned with the examined application, or claims an invention made as a result of activities undertaken within the scope of a joint research agreement. See MPEP § 717.02 for applications subject to examination under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA as explained in MPEP § 2159. See MPEP § 2146 et seq. for applications not subject to examination under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA. A terminal disclaimer must be signed in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321(b). The filing of a terminal disclaimer by itself is not a complete reply to a nonstatutory double patenting (NSDP) rejection. A complete reply requires that the terminal disclaimer be accompanied by a reply requesting reconsideration of the prior Office action. Even where the NSDP rejection is provisional the reply must be complete. See MPEP § 804, subsection I.B.1. For a reply to a non-final Office action, see 37 CFR 1.111(a). For a reply to final Office action, see 37 CFR 1.113(c). A request for reconsideration while not provided for in 37 CFR 1.113(c) may be filed after final for consideration. See MPEP §§ 706.07(e) and 714.13. The USPTO Internet website contains terminal disclaimer forms which may be used. Please visit www.uspto.gov/patent/patents-forms. The actual filing date of the application in which the form is filed determines what form (e.g., PTO/SB/25, PTO/SB/26, PTO/AIA/25, or PTO/AIA/26) should be used. A web-based eTerminal Disclaimer may be filled out completely online using web-screens. An eTerminal Disclaimer that meets all requirements is auto-processed and approved immediately upon submission. For more information about eTerminal Disclaimers, refer to www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/applying-online/eterminal-disclaimer. 08-34 AIA Claim s 1-3, 5-12, 17-21, and 26 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claim s 1-3, 5-11, 15, and 17-21 of U.S. Patent No. 12055193 . Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because both claim similar invention of reducing movement error of a payload utilizing an actuator coupled to a reaction mass and moving the reaction mass in response to a movement error of the payload. A comparison between independent claim 1 of the US Patent 12055193 and independent claim 1 of the current application is provided below for an example . US Patent 12055193 Current Application 18/743899 Claim 1. An apparatus, comprising: a robot arm; a processing unit coupled to the robot arm and movable by the robot arm; a reaction mass; and an actuator that is coupled to the reaction mass, wherein the actuator is configured to couple to the processing unit and to move the reaction mass in response to a movement error of the processing unit to reduce the movement error of the processing unit. Claim 1. An apparatus, comprising: a robot arm; a payload coupled to the robot arm and movable by the robot arm; a reaction mass; and an actuator coupled to the reaction mass; wherein the actuator is configured to couple to the payload and to move the reaction mass in response to a movement error of the payload to thereby reduce the movement error of the payload. Claims 15-16 and 22-25 are objected as being the dependent claims from the rejected parent claims . 07-96 AIA The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. A . US-20200024853 discloses a system for placing objects on a surface. The system may include a base, a robotic arm coupled, at an end thereof, to the base, an end effector coupled to the other end of the robotic arm. B . US-20180326507 discloses a vibration reducing assembly and to a mobile robotic drilling apparatus employing the same. C . US-20180281185 discloses a technology for reducing vibration in a robot utilizing a reaction force applied to the robot. D . US-20200325958 discloses a stationary vibration isolation system including a plurality of isolators by way of which a load which is mounted in a vibration isolated manner is supported. N . EP-2639475 discloses a absorber assembly having a mounting arrangement and a plurality of active absorbers, each having a reaction mass arrangement and an actuator device, by means of which the reaction mass arrangement is movable along a movement axis, wherein the axes of movement of at least two absorbers differ from one another. O . EP-0165436 discloses a method for memory-saving programming of robot movements and for compensating for dynamic movement errors in the execution of the robot movements is to be created, in which, in the case of smooth, curved paths for the registration of such smooth, curved paths, a data reduction and then, as simply as possible, a task-independent , speed-adapted compensation of dynamic movement errors. P . WO-2010014547 discloses systems and methods for isolating vibration from a supported payload . 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