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 .
Double Patenting
Claims 1-3, 5-9, 11-16 and 18-20 rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1.4-7, 9, 12 and 15-17 of U.S. Patent No.12,136,467. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art to recognize that the first run cycle and the second run cycle recited in claims 1, 8 and 14 are the first time and the second time in claims 1, 7 and 12 of the patent and the timing parameter for performing the input/output operation in claims 1, 8 and 14 is equivalent to the propagation delay for performing the write operation in claims 1, 7 and 12 of the patent (see the Non-Final Office Action mailed on 04/02/2026).
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 4, 10 and 17 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.
Response to Arguments
Applicant’s arguments, see “Response to Rejection under 35 U.S.C § 102(a)(1) and Response to Rejection under 35 U.S.C § 103”, filed 07/01/2026, Remarks, pages 7-10 with respect to claims 1-3, 8-9 and 14-16 have been fully considered and are persuasive. The rejections of claims 1-3, 8-9 and 14-16 have been withdrawn.
However, Applicant has not filed a terminal disclaimer in response to the office action, the double patenting rejection of claims 1-3, 5-9, 11-16 and 18-20 is maintained.
Conclusion
THIS ACTION IS MADE FINAL. Applicant is reminded of the extension of time policy as set forth in 37 CFR 1.136(a).
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/HUAN HOANG/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2827
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