DETAILED ACTION
1. This action is in response to the application filed on 8/28/24.
Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
2. 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
3. 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.
4. Claims 1, 3, and 19 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by Ramsay et al. (US 20160268916).
Regarding claim 1: Ramsya et al. disclose an inverter circuit (i.e. figure 3) with two serially connected and alternating transformers (i.e. T1, T2), comprising an H-bridge circuit (i.e. 302), a magnet oscillator circuit (i.e. circuit of T1, T2), a sampling control circuit (i.e. circuit provides G1-G6) and a load circuit (i.e. 308, 330), wherein:
the magnet oscillator circuit (i.e. circuit of T1, T2) comprises a first transformer (i.e. T1) and a second transformer (i.e. T2);
a power (i.e. for DC power) end of the H-bridge circuit (i.e. 302) is connected to a positive electrode (i.e. BUS +) of a direct-current power supply (i.e. DC), and a ground terminal of the H-bridge circuit (i.e. 302) is connected to a negative electrode (i.e. BUS -) of the direct-current power supply (i.e. DC);
a first output (i.e. output from SW1, SW2) end of the H-bridge circuit (i.e. 302) is connected with a first end of the first transformer (i.e. T1), a second end of the first transformer (i.e. T1) is connected with a first end of the second transformer (i.e. T2), and a second end of the second transformer (i.e. T2) is connected with a second output end (i.e. output from SW3, SW4) of the H-bridge circuit (i.e. 302);
a third end of the first transformer (i.e. T1) is connected with a first end (i.e. end of SW6A) of the load circuit (i.e. 308), a fourth end of the first transformer (i.e. T1) is connected with a fourth end (i.e. fourth ends where T1 and T2 are connected) of the second transformer (i.e. T2), a third end of the second transformer (i.e. T2) is connected with a second end (i.e. end of SW5B) of the load circuit (i.e. 308, 330), and the fourth end of the second transformer (i.e. T2) is connected with a third end (i.e. end at middle inductance) of the load circuit (i.e. 308, 330); and
the sampling control circuit (i.e. circuit provides G1-G6) is respectively connected with the H-bridge circuit (i.e. 302) and the load circuit (i.e. 308, 330) and the sampling control circuit (i.e. circuit provides G1-G6) is configured to drive the H-bridge circuit (i.e. 302) and the load circuit (i.e. 308, 330), so that the first transformer (i.e. T1) and the second transformer (i.e. T2) are alternately in a forward state and a flyback state (i.e. function provide to 302, 308 by signals G1-G6), and alternating current (i.e. AC output) is output between a first output electrode (i.e. L1) and a second output (i.e. L2) electrode of the load circuit (i.e. 308, 330).
Regarding claim 3: (i.e. figure 3) wherein: the H-bridge circuit (i.e. 302) comprises a first switch tube (i.e. SW1), a second switch tube (i.e. SW3), a third switch tube (i.e. SW2) and a fourth switch tube (i.e. SW4);
a source electrode of the first switch tube (i.e. SW1) is connected with a drain electrode of the third switch tube (i.e. SW2), and a formed connecting line is provided with the first output end (i.e. output from SW1, SW2);
a source electrode of the second switch tube (i.e. SW3) is connected with a drain electrode of the fourth switch tube (i.e. SW4), and a formed connecting line is provided with the second output end (i.e. output from SW3, SW4);
a drain electrode of the first switch tube (i.e. SW1) is connected with a drain electrode of the second switch tube (i.e. SW3), and a formed connecting line is provided with a positive electrode connection point (i.e. + point);
a source electrode of the third switch tube (i.e. SW2) is connected with a source electrode of the fourth switch tube (i.e. SW4), and a formed connecting line is provided with a negative electrode connection point (i.e. - point); and respective grid electrodes of the first switch tube (i.e. SW1), the second switch tube (i.e. SW3), the third switch tube, and (i.e. SW3) the fourth switch tube (i.e. SW4) are connected with a sampling control circuit (i.e. circuit provides G1-G6).
Regarding claim 19: (i.e. figure 3) An inverter equipment, comprising the inverter circuit (i.e. inverter of figure 3) according to claim 1.
Allowable Subject Matter
5. Claims 2 and 4-18 are 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
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/Nguyen Tran/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2838
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