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Claim Objections
Claim 19 is objected to because of the following informalities: in claim 19, end of line 5 and beginning of line 6, there are two “and” which should be one “and”. Appropriate correction is required.
Double Patenting
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Claims 1-20 are non-provisionally rejected on the ground of nonstatutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-19 of US Patent No.11,178,625 and 1-20 of US Patent No. 11,743,841. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because claims 1-19 of US Patent No.11,178,625 and 1-20 of US Patent No. 11,743,841 encompasses the limitations of claims 1-20 of instant application. Moreover, omission of a reference element whose function is not needed would be obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art. It is well settled that the omission of an element and its functions is an obvious expedient if the remaining elements performs the same function as before In re Karison, 163 USPQ 184 (CCPA 1963). Also note Ex parte Rainu, 168 uspq 375 (Bd. App. 1969).
More specifically, the independent claims 1-20 of the present application are same scope, same function and same results as claims 1-19 of US Patent No.11,178,625 and 1-20 of US Patent No. 11,743,841. In addition, even though the claims of present application omitted or simply rearranged claimed structure, or added the limitation using similar claimed elements, the function and results of claimed invention of the US Patent No. 11,178,625 or 11,743,841 is same as claimed invention of the present application.
In addition, the independent claims 1 and 9 of the present application is the same invention as the independent claims 1 and 11 of the US Patent No. 11,178,625 and 1 of the US Patent No. 11,743,841. The subject matter in the instant application is fully disclosed in the US Patent No. 11,178,625 or 11,743,841 and is covered by the US Patent No. 11,178,625 or 11,743,841 since the US Patent No. 11,178,625 or 11,743,841 and the instant application are claiming common subject matter, as follows, and the difference of the limitations are wordings differently.
Instant Application
U.S. Patent No. 11,178,625, Application No. 17/006,242
1. A method for wireless power transmission, comprising: determining a plurality of transmission directions from a transmitter, comprising, for each receiver of a plurality of receivers: determining a respective transmission direction for wireless power transmission from the transmitter to the receiver;
based on the plurality of transmission directions, calculating a multi-beam configuration for the transmitter, wherein the multi-beam configuration is associated with a multi-beam transmission pattern comprising,
for each transmission direction of the plurality: a respective beam substantially along the transmission direction;
based on the multi-beam configuration, determining an optimized configuration for the transmitter; and
at the transmitter, wirelessly transmitting power to the plurality of receivers based substantially on the optimized configuration.
11. A method for wireless power transmission from a transmitter to a plurality of receivers, the method comprising:
determining a plurality of transmission directions, wherein each transmission direction of the plurality of transmission directions is associated with wireless power transmission from the transmitter to a different receiver of the plurality of receivers; selecting a subset of the plurality of receivers, wherein each receiver of the subset is associated with: a respective transmission direction of a subset of the plurality of transmission directions; and a respective power reception metric of a plurality of metrics;
based on the subset of transmission directions, calculating a multi-beam configuration for the transmitter, the multi-beam configuration associated with a multi-beam transmission pattern, wherein the multi-beam transmission pattern comprises a plurality of beams,
each beam of the plurality directed substantially along a different transmission direction of the subset;
based on an objective function and the multi-beam configuration, performing an optimum search to determine an optimized configuration for the transmitter, wherein performing the optimum search comprises, for each of a plurality of transmitter configurations, evaluating the objective function for the transmitter configuration, wherein the objective function is determined based on the plurality of metrics; and
at the transmitter, wirelessly transmitting power to the subset of receivers based substantially on the optimized configuration.
9. A method for wireless power transmission, comprising:
determining a first transmission direction for wireless power transmission from a transmitter to a first receiver;
determining a second transmission direction, different from the first transmission direction, for wireless power transmission from the transmitter to a second receiver separate from the first receiver;
based on the first transmission direction and the second transmission direction, calculating a multi-beam configuration for the transmitter, wherein the multi-beam configuration is associated with a multi-beam transmission pattern comprising:
a first beam substantially along the first transmission direction; and a second beam substantially along the second transmission direction;
based on the multi-beam configuration, determining an optimized configuration for the transmitter; and at
the transmitter, wirelessly transmitting power to the first and second receivers based substantially on the optimized configuration.
1. A method for wireless power transmission, comprising:
determining a first transmission direction for wireless power transmission from a transmitter to a first receiver, wherein the first receiver is associated with a first power reception metric;
determining a second transmission direction, different from the first transmission direction, for wireless power transmission from the transmitter to a second receiver separate from the first receiver, wherein the second receiver is associated with a second power reception metric;
based on the first and second transmission directions, calculating a multi-beam configuration for the transmitter, the multi-beam configuration associated with a multi-beam transmission pattern comprising:
a first beam substantially along the first transmission direction; and a second beam substantially along the second transmission direction;
based on the multi-beam configuration, determining an optimized configuration for the transmitter, wherein determining the optimized configuration comprises evaluating the first and second power reception metrics based on the optimized configuration; and
at the transmitter, wirelessly transmitting power to the first and second receivers based substantially on the optimized configuration.
10. The method of claim 9,
wherein: the first receiver is associated with a first power reception metric; the second receiver is associated with a second power reception metric different from the first power reception metric; and
determining the optimized configuration is performed based on the first and second power reception metrics.
1. A method for wireless power transmission, comprising: determining a first transmission direction for wireless power transmission from a transmitter to a first receiver,
wherein the first receiver is associated with a first power reception metric; determining a second transmission direction, different from the first transmission direction, for wireless power transmission from the transmitter to a second receiver separate from the first receiver, wherein the second receiver is associated with a second power reception metric……………. determining an optimized configuration for the transmitter, wherein determining the optimized configuration comprises evaluating the first and second power reception metrics based on the optimized configuration
Instant Application
U.S. Patent No. 11,743,841, Application No. 17/500,652
1. A method for wireless power transmission, comprising: determining a plurality of transmission directions from a transmitter, comprising, for each receiver of a plurality of receivers: determining a respective transmission direction for wireless power transmission from the transmitter to the receiver; based on the plurality of transmission directions, calculating a multi-beam configuration for the transmitter, wherein the multi-beam configuration is associated with a multi-beam transmission pattern comprising,
for each transmission direction of the plurality: a respective beam substantially along the transmission direction;
based on the multi-beam configuration, determining an optimized configuration for the transmitter; and
at the transmitter, wirelessly transmitting power to the plurality of receivers based substantially on the optimized configuration.
1. A method for wireless power transmission, comprising: based on a first transmission direction for wireless power transmission from a transmitter to a first receiver and based on a second transmission direction, different from the first transmission direction, for wireless power transmission from the transmitter to a second receiver separate from the first receiver, calculating a multi-beam configuration for the transmitter, wherein the first receiver is associated with a first power reception metric, wherein the second receiver is associated with a second power reception metric,
wherein the multi-beam configuration is associated with a multi-beam transmission pattern comprising: a first beam substantially along the first transmission direction; and a second beam substantially along the second transmission direction;
based on the multi-beam configuration, determining an optimized configuration for the transmitter, wherein determining the optimized configuration comprises evaluating the first and second power reception metrics based on the optimized configuration; and
at the transmitter, wirelessly transmitting power to the first and second receivers based substantially on the optimized configuration.
9. A method for wireless power transmission, comprising: determining a first transmission direction for wireless power transmission from a transmitter to a first receiver; determining a second transmission direction, different from the first transmission direction, for wireless power transmission from the transmitter to a second receiver separate from the first receiver; based on the first transmission direction and the second transmission direction, calculating a multi-beam configuration for the transmitter, wherein the multi-beam configuration is associated with a multi-beam transmission pattern comprising: a first beam substantially along the first transmission direction; and a second beam substantially along the second transmission direction; based on the multi-beam configuration, determining an optimized configuration for the transmitter; and
at the transmitter, wirelessly transmitting power to the first and second receivers based substantially on the optimized configuration.
1. A method for wireless power transmission, comprising: based on a first transmission direction for wireless power transmission from a transmitter to a first receiver and based on a second transmission direction, different from the first transmission direction, for wireless power transmission from the transmitter to a second receiver separate from the first receiver, calculating a multi-beam configuration for the transmitter, wherein the first receiver is associated with a first power reception metric, wherein the second receiver is associated with a second power reception metric, wherein the multi-beam configuration is associated with a multi-beam transmission pattern comprising: a first beam substantially along the first transmission direction; and a second beam substantially along the second transmission direction; based on the multi-beam configuration, determining an optimized configuration for the transmitter, wherein determining the optimized configuration comprises evaluating the first and second power reception metrics based on the optimized configuration; and
at the transmitter, wirelessly transmitting power to the first and second receivers based substantially on the optimized configuration.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein a plurality of receivers comprises the first receiver, the second receiver, and a third receiver, the method further comprising: based on a third location of the third receiver,
determining a third transmission direction for wireless power transmission from the transmitter to the third receiver;
based on the first, second, and third locations, assigning the receivers of the plurality to a set of receiver groups, comprising: assigning the first and second receivers to a first receiver group; and assigning the third receiver to a second receiver group;
based on the third transmission direction, calculating a second configuration for the transmitter, wherein the second configuration is associated with a second transmission pattern comprising a third beam substantially along the third transmission direction; based on the second configuration, determining a second optimized configuration for the transmitter; and at the transmitter, during a second time interval, wirelessly transmitting power based substantially on the second optimized configuration, comprising wirelessly transmitting power to the third receiver;
wherein: wirelessly transmitting power to the first and second receivers based substantially on the optimized configuration is performed during a first time interval different from the second time interval; and the third transmission direction is different from the first transmission direction and different from the second transmission direction.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein a plurality of receivers comprises the first receiver, the second receiver, and a third receiver associated with a third power reception metric, the method further comprising: based on a third location of the third receiver,
determining a third transmission direction for wireless power transmission from the transmitter to the third receiver;
based on the first, second, and third locations, assigning the receivers of the plurality to a set of receiver groups, comprising: assigning the first and second receivers to a first receiver group; and assigning the third receiver to a second receiver group;
based on the third transmission direction, calculating a second configuration for the transmitter, wherein the second configuration is associated with a transmission pattern comprising a third beam substantially along the third transmission direction; based on the second configuration, determining a second optimized configuration for the transmitter, wherein determining the second optimized configuration comprises evaluating the third power reception metric based on the second optimized configuration; and at the transmitter, during a second time interval, wirelessly transmitting power to the third receiver based substantially on the second optimized configuration;
wherein: wirelessly transmitting power to the first and second receivers based substantially on the optimized configuration is performed during a first time interval different from the second time interval; and the third transmission direction is different from the first transmission direction and different from the second transmission direction.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein: the plurality of receivers further comprises a fourth receiver; the method further comprises,
based on a fourth location of the fourth receiver, determining a fourth transmission direction for wireless power transmission from the transmitter to the fourth receiver;
assigning the receivers of the plurality to the set of receiver groups is performed based further on a fourth location of the fourth receiver, wherein assigning the receivers further comprises assigning the fourth receiver to the second receiver group;
calculating the second configuration is performed based further on the fourth transmission direction, wherein the transmission pattern further comprises a fifth beam substantially along the fourth transmission direction;
determining the second optimized configuration further comprises evaluating the fourth power reception metric based on the second optimized configuration;
wirelessly transmitting power based substantially on the second optimized configuration further comprises wirelessly transmitting power to the fourth receiver; and
the fourth transmission direction is different from the first transmission direction, different from the second transmission direction, and different from the third transmission direction.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein: the plurality of receivers further comprises a fourth receiver associated with a fourth power reception metric; the method further comprises,
based on a fourth location of the fourth receiver, determining a fourth transmission direction for wireless power transmission from the transmitter to the fourth receiver;
assigning the receivers of the plurality to the set of receiver groups is performed based further on a fourth location of the fourth receiver, wherein assigning the receivers further comprises assigning the fourth receiver to the second receiver group;
calculating the second configuration is performed based further on the fourth transmission direction, wherein the transmission pattern further comprises a fourth beam substantially along the fourth transmission direction;
determining the second optimized configuration further comprises evaluating the fourth power reception metric based on the second optimized configuration; the method further comprises, during the second time interval,
wirelessly transmitting power to the fourth receiver based substantially on the second optimized configuration; and
the fourth transmission direction is different from the first transmission direction, different from the second transmission direction, and different from the third transmission direction.
15. The method of claim 12, wherein: the plurality of receivers further comprises a fourth receiver; the method further comprises,
based on a fourth location of the fourth receiver, determining a fourth transmission direction for wireless power transmission from the transmitter to the fourth receiver;
assigning the receivers of the plurality to the set of receiver groups is performed based further on a fourth location of the fourth receiver, wherein assigning the receivers further comprises assigning the fourth receiver to the second receiver group; calculating the second configuration is performed based further on the fourth transmission direction, wherein the transmission pattern further comprises a fourth beam substantially along the fourth transmission direction;
determining the second optimized configuration further comprises evaluating the fourth power reception metric based on the second optimized configuration;
wirelessly transmitting power based substantially on the second optimized configuration further comprises wirelessly transmitting power to the fourth receiver; and the fourth transmission direction is different from the first transmission direction, different from the second transmission direction, and different from the third transmission direction.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein: the plurality of receivers further comprises a fourth receiver associated with a fourth power reception metric; the method further comprises,
based on a fourth location of the fourth receiver, determining a fourth transmission direction for wireless power transmission from the transmitter to the fourth receiver;
assigning the receivers of the plurality to the set of receiver groups is performed based further on a fourth location of the fourth receiver, wherein assigning the receivers further comprises assigning the fourth receiver to the second receiver group; calculating the second configuration is performed based further on the fourth transmission direction, wherein the transmission pattern further comprises a fourth beam substantially along the fourth transmission direction;
determining the second optimized configuration further comprises evaluating the fourth power reception metric based on the second optimized configuration; the method further comprises, during the second time interval,
wirelessly transmitting power to the fourth receiver based substantially on the second optimized configuration; and the fourth transmission direction is different from the first transmission direction, different from the second transmission direction, and different from the third transmission direction.
16. The method of claim 12, wherein: a first angular separation between the first and second transmission directions is less than a threshold amount; a second angular separation between the first and third transmission directions is greater than the threshold amount; a third angular separation between the second and third transmission directions is greater than the threshold amount; assigning the first and second receivers to the first receiver group is performed based on the first angular separation being less than the threshold amount; and assigning the third receiver to the second receiver group is performed based on at least one of the second angular separation or the third angular separation being greater than the threshold amount.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein: a first angular separation between the first and second transmission directions is less than a threshold amount; a second angular separation between the first and third transmission directions is greater than the threshold amount; a third angular separation between the second and third transmission directions is greater than the threshold amount; assigning the first and second receivers to the first receiver group is performed based on the first angular separation being less than the threshold amount; and assigning the third receiver to the second receiver group is performed based on the second and third angular separations being greater than the threshold amount.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein a plurality of receivers comprises the first receiver, the second receiver, and a third receiver, the method further comprising:
determining a third transmission direction for wireless power transmission from the transmitter to the third receiver, comprising optimizing configuration of the transmitter for transmission to the third receiver; based on the first, second, and third transmission directions, assigning the receivers of the plurality to a set of receiver groups, comprising: assigning the first and second receivers to a first receiver group; and assigning the third receiver to a second receiver group; based on the third transmission direction, calculating a second configuration for the transmitter, wherein the second configuration is associated with a second transmission pattern comprising a third beam substantially along the third transmission direction;
based on the second configuration, determining a second optimized configuration for the transmitter; and at the transmitter, during a second time interval, wirelessly transmitting power based substantially on the second optimized configuration, comprising wirelessly transmitting power to the third receiver;
wherein: wirelessly transmitting power to the first and second receivers based substantially on the optimized configuration is performed during a first time interval different from the second time interval; and
the third transmission direction is different from the first transmission direction and different from the second transmission direction.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein a plurality of receivers comprises the first receiver, the second receiver, and a third receiver associated with a third power reception metric, the method further comprising: based on a third location of the third receiver,
determining a third transmission direction for wireless power transmission from the transmitter to the third receiver;
based on the first, second, and third locations, assigning the receivers of the plurality to a set of receiver groups, comprising: assigning the first and second receivers to a first receiver group; and assigning the third receiver to a second receiver group;
based on the third transmission direction, calculating a second configuration for the transmitter, wherein the second configuration is associated with a transmission pattern comprising a third beam substantially along the third transmission direction;
based on the second configuration, determining a second optimized configuration for the transmitter, wherein determining the second optimized configuration comprises evaluating the third power reception metric based on the second optimized configuration; and
at the transmitter, during a second time interval, wirelessly transmitting power to the third receiver based substantially on the second optimized configuration;
wherein: wirelessly transmitting power to the first and second receivers based substantially on the optimized configuration is performed during a first time interval different from the second time interval; and the third transmission direction is different from the first transmission direction and different from the second transmission direction.
19. The method of claim 18, further comprising, while determining the first, second, and third transmission directions, sampling information indicative of power reception at each receiver of the plurality of receivers, wherein: determining the first, second and third transmission directions is performed based on the sampled information; and
assigning the receivers of the plurality to the set of receiver groups is performed based further on the sampled information.
9. The method of claim 8, further comprising, while determining the first, second, and third transmission directions, sampling information indicative of power reception at each receiver of the plurality of receivers, wherein
assigning the receivers of the plurality to the set of receiver groups is performed based further on the sampled information.
20. The method of claim 9, wherein: determining the first transmission direction is performed based on a first location of the first receiver; and determining the second transmission direction is performed based on a second location of the second receiver.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining the first transmission direction based on a first location of the first receiver; and determining the second transmission direction based on a second location of the second receiver.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. Leabman (US 2024/0097739), Leabman (US 2022/0045554), Leabman (US 2020/0006988), Yeo et al. (US 2019/0312465), Abu Qahouq (US Patent #10,333,357), Lee et al. (US 2017/0288475), Shin et al. (US 20170288739), and Hoque et al. (US 2017/0201132).
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