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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 .
Specification
The disclosure is objected to because of the following informalities: Please update the specification with latest parent application data.
Appropriate correction is required.
The preliminary amendment filed 01-31-25 has been entered.
Additionally, the substitute spec and claims 07/24/25 have been entered.
Double Patenting
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).
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Claims 1-23 are rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-23 of U.S. Patent No. 12,218,512. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because :
The current claims in this application are merely a broader presentation, see for example, claim 1 of the application claim set, where the energy harvester identified generally as a photovoltaic cell. The claim does not specify the type of PV cell being implemented, such as the OPV type as in patent claim 1.
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1. A modular sensor system comprising: a plurality of modules, the plurality of modules comprising one or more sensors, wherein at least one of the modules contain one or more high-power sensors or electronics, one or more energy harvesters, one or more energy storage devices, one or more wireless radios, and one or more electronics devices, wherein the one or more energy harvesters comprise a photovoltaic cell; one or more blind-mate connectors contained within each of the plurality of modules, the one or more blind-mate connectors comprising an electrical connector to transmit power and/or data and configured to connect two modules of the plurality of modules together.
2. The module sensor system of claim 1comprising one or more high-powered sensors chosen from visual sensors, chemical sensors, and gas sensors.
3. The modular sensor system of claim 2 comprising one or more visual sensors chosen from visual cameras, infrared cameras, and hyperspectral sensors.
4. The modular sensor system of claim 2 comprising one or more gas sensors chosen from ammonia sensors and methane sensors.
5. The modular sensor system of claim 2 comprising one or more visual sensors chosen from visual cameras, infrared cameras, and hyperspectral sensors, and one or more gas sensors chosen from ammonia sensors and methane sensors.
6. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein the one or more high-powered electronics are chosen from microcontrollers and onboard processors, such as Central Processing Units (CPUs) and Graphics Processing Units (GPUs).
7. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein the one or more energy harvesters are chosen from photovoltaic harvesters, piezoelectric harvesters, vibrational harvesters, thermoelectric harvesters, radio frequency (RE) harvesters, and inductive energy harvesters.
8. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein the one or more energy storage devices comprise one or more of batteries, capacitors, and super-capacitors.
9. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein the one or more blind-mate connectors attach the plurality of modules together utilizing at least one attaching mechanism chosen from magnets, mechanical clips, screwing, snapping, binding posts, adhesives, press fits, friction fits, screw locking, toggle connectors, bayonet connectors, banana connectors, and combinations thereof.
10. The modular sensor system of claim 9, wherein the attaching mechanism is the electrical connector.
11. The modular sensor system of claim 9, wherein the attaching mechanism comprises at least one pair of magnets, and a polarity of the at least one pair of magnets is reversed such that each module of the plurality of modules is connected in a correct
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12. The modular sensor system of claim 9, wherein the attaching mechanism comprises at least one magnet as a rear magnetic mount such that all magnetic orientations work for ferromagnetic surfaces.
13. The modular sensor system of claim 9, wherein the attaching mechanism comprises at least one pair of magnets, and a polarity of the at least one pair of magnets is matching, allowing the at least one pair of magnets to serve as a rear magnetic mount to magnetically polarized objects and ferromagnetic surfaces.
14. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein the one or more blind-mate connectors comprise a shroud to prevent a sideways shear force from severing a connection between two modules from the plurality of modules.
15. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein a module of the plurality of modules is an end cap module, the end cap module being disposed on one end of the modular sensor system and preventing water ingress.
16. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of modules comprises a pass-through for data, power, or both data and power to travel between modules.
17. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein the one or more electronics devices comprise one or more of batteries, supercapacitors, thermoelectric devices, light- emitting devices, LEDs, power management chips, logic circuits, microprocessors,microcontrollers, integrated circuits, fans, resistors, capacitors, transistors, inductors,diodes, semiconductors, optoelectronic devices, memristors, micro-PATENT electromechanical systems (MEMS) devices, varistors, antennas, transducers, crystals, resonators, terminals, optical detectors,optical emitters, heaters, circuit breakers, fuses, relays, spark gaps, heat sinks, motors, displays, liquid crystal displays (LCD), light-emitting diode displays (LED), microLED, electroluminescent displays (ELD), electrophoretic displays (EPD), active matrix organic light-emitting diode displays (AMOLED), organic light-emitting diode displays (OLED), quantum dot displays (QD), quantum light-emitting diode displays (QLED), vacuum fluorescent displays (VFD), digital light processing displays (DLP), interferometric modulator displays (IMOD), digital microshutter displays (DMS), plasma displays, neon displays, filament displays, surface-conduction electron-emitter displays (SED), field emission displays (FED), Laser TV, carbon nanotube displays, touch screens, external connectors, data storage, piezo devices, speakers, microphones, security chips, and user input controls including buttons, knobs, sliders, switches, joysticks, directional-pads, keypads, and pressure/touch sensors.
18. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein the one or more wireless radios are configured for one or more of Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), BLE mesh,Long-Term Evolution (LTE), Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), WiFi-ah, WiFi HaLow, 802.11, 802.11a,802.11b,802.11 g, Long Range (LoRa), Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN), Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWANs), Zonal Intercommunication Global-standard (ZigBee), Z-Wave, 6LowPAN, Thread, Ultra-wideband (UWB), Infrared (IR), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-loT), Near Field Communication (NFC), radio frequency (RF), radio frequency identification (RFID),SigFox, Ingenu, Weightless-N, Weightless-P, Weightless-W, Advanced Network Technology (ANT), ANT+, DigiMesh, MiWi, EnOcean, Dash7, WirelessHART, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Global Systems for Mobile Communications (GSM), Extended Coverage Global Systems for Mobile Communications (EC-GSM), MYTHINGS, Metering Bus (M-bus), Konnex (KNX), and Industrial, Scientific, and Medical band (ISM-band) radios.
19. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein the one or more energy harvesters are organic photovoltaic (OPV) modules, the OPV modules being optimizable for any light spectrum.
20. The modular sensor system of claim 19, wherein the OPV modules are optimized for a light spectrum by increasing or decreasing device layer thickness, choosing photoactive materials based on their spectral absorption properties, varying the ratio of photoactive materials, adding or removing layers and junctions, varying the bandgap of an individual junction, and applying one or more of anti-reflective coatings, distributed Bragg reflectors, micro-patterning, and/or light-trapping structures.
21. The modular sensory system of claim 19, wherein the OPV modules are optimized for indoor light.
22. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein the camera is chosen from at least one of a low-resolution camera producing still images, a low-resolution camera producing video, a high-resolution camera producing still images and a high- resolution camera producing video.
23. The modular sensor system of claim 22, wherein at least one of the wireless radios is configured to send the produced images and/or video to a wireless gateway.
1. A modular sensor system comprising: a plurality of modules, the plurality of modules comprising one or more sensors, wherein at least one of the modules contain one or more high-power sensors or electronics, one or more energy harvesters, one or more energy storage devices, one or more wireless radios, and one or more electronics devices, wherein the one or more energy harvesters comprise a organic photovoltaic (OPV) modules, the OPV modules being optimizable for any light spectrum; one or more blind-mate connectors contained within each of the plurality of modules, the one or more blind-mate connectors comprising an electrical connector to transmit power and/or data and configured to connect two modules of the plurality of modules together.
2. The module sensor system of claim 1 comprising one or more high-powered sensors chosen from visual sensors, chemical sensors, and gas sensors.
3. The modular sensor system of claim 2 comprising one or more visual sensors chosen from visual cameras, infrared cameras, and hyperspectral sensors.
4. The modular sensor system of claim 2 comprising one or more gas sensors chosen from ammonia sensors and methane sensors.
5. The modular sensor system of claim 2 comprising one or more visual sensors chosen from visual cameras, infrared cameras, and hyperspectral sensors, and one or more gas sensors chosen from ammonia sensors and methane sensors.
6. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein the one or more high-powered electronics are chosen from microcontrollers and onboard processors, such as Central Processing Units (CPUs) and Graphics Processing Units (GPUs).
7. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein the one or more energy harvesters are chosen from photovoltaic harvesters, piezoelectric harvesters, vibrational harvesters, thermoelectric harvesters, radio frequency (RF) harvesters, and inductive energy harvesters.
8. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein the one or more energy storage devices comprise one or more of batteries, capacitors, and super-capacitors.
9. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein the one or more blind-mate connectors attach the plurality of modules together utilizing at least one attaching mechanism chosen from magnets, mechanical clips, screwing, snapping, binding posts, adhesives, press fits, friction fits, screw locking, toggle connectors, bayonet connectors, banana connectors, and combinations thereof.
10. The modular sensor system of claim 9, wherein the attaching mechanism is the electrical connector.
11. The modular sensor system of claim 9, wherein the attaching mechanism comprises at least one pair of magnets, and a polarity of the at least one pair of magnets is reversed such that each module of the plurality of modules is connected in a correct orientation.
12. The modular sensor system of claim 9, wherein the attaching mechanism comprises at least one magnet as a rear magnetic mount such that all magnetic orientations work for ferromagnetic surfaces.
13. The modular sensor system of claim 9, wherein the attaching mechanism comprises at least one pair of magnets, and a polarity of the at least one pair of magnets is matching, allowing the at least one pair of magnets to serve as a rear magnetic mount to magnetically polarized objects and ferromagnetic surfaces.
14. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein the one or more blind-mate connectors comprise a shroud to prevent a sideways shear force from severing a connection between two modules from the plurality of modules.
15. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein a module of the plurality of modules is an end cap module, the end cap module being disposed on one end of the modular sensor system and preventing water ingress.
16. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of modules comprises a pass-through for data, power, or both data and power to travel between modules.
17. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein the one or more electronics devices comprise one or more of batteries, supercapacitors, thermoelectric devices, light emitting devices, LEDs, power management chips, logic circuits, microprocessors, microcontrollers, integrated circuits, fans, resistors, capacitors, transistors, inductors, diodes, semiconductors, optoelectronic devices, memristors, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices, varistors, antennas, transducers, crystals, resonators, terminals, optical detectors, optical emitters, heaters, circuit breakers, fuses, relays, spark gaps, heat sinks, motors, displays, liquid crystal displays (LCD), light-emitting diode displays (LED), microLED, electroluminescent displays (ELD), electrophoretic displays (EPD), active matrix organic light-emitting diode displays (AMOLED), organic light-emitting diode displays (OLEO), quantum dot displays (QD), quantum light-emitting diode displays (QLED), vacuum fluorescent displays (VFD), digital light processing displays (OLP), interferometric modulator displays (IMOD), digital microshutter displays (OMS), plasma displays, neon displays, filament displays, surface-conduction electron-emitter displays (SEO), field emission displays (FED), Laser TV, carbon nanotube displays, touch screens, external connectors, data storage, piezo devices, speakers, microphones, security chips, and user input controls including buttons, knobs, sliders, switches, joysticks, directional-pads, keypads, and pressure/touch sensors.
18. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein the one or more wireless radios are configured for one or more of Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), BLE mesh, Long-Term Evolution (LTE), Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX), WiFi-ah, WiFi Ha Low, 802.11, 802.11 a, 802.11 b, 802.11 g, Long Range (Lo Ra), Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN), Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWANs), Zonal Intercommunication Global-standard (ZigBee), Z-Wave, 6LowPAN, Thread, Ultra-wideband (UWB), Infrared (IR), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT), Near Field Communication (NFC), radio frequency (RF), radio frequency identification (RFID), SigFox, Ingenu, Weightless-N, Weightless-P, Weightless-W, Advanced Network Technology (ANT), ANT+, DigiMesh, MiWi, EnOcean, Dash7, WirelessHART, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Global Systems for Mobile Communications (GSM), Extended Coverage Global Systems for Mobile Communications (EC-GSM), MYTHINGS, Metering Bus (M-bus), Konnex (KNX), and Industrial, Scientific, and Medical band (ISM-band) radios.
19. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein the OPV modules are optimized for a light spectrum by increasing or decreasing device layer thickness, choosing photoactive materials based on their spectral absorption properties, varying the ratio of photoactive materials, adding or removing layers and junctions, varying the bandgap of an individual junction, and applying one or more of anti-reflective coatings, distributed Bragg reflectors, micro-patterning, and/or light-trapping structures.
20. The modular sensory system of claim 1, wherein the OPV modules are optimized for indoor light.
21. The modular sensor system of claim 1, wherein the camera is chosen from at least one of a low-resolution camera producing still images, a low-resolution camera producing video, a high-resolution camera producing still images and a high-resolution camera producing video.
22. The modular sensor system of claim 21, wherein at least one of the wireless radios is configured to send the produced images and/or video to a wireless gateway.
The type of PV cell is a simple matter of design consideration, in this analysis between claim sets, as a whole, the OPV cell being one of several types of PV cells/harvesters.
In light of the above it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to have recognized that the current claims in the application are merely broader in scope as noted above and the specific OPV cell sensor is simply a design consideration and one of several PV cell types that can be used in the harvester based on spectrum requirements.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103 (or as subject to pre-AIA 35 U.S.C. 102 and 103) is incorrect, any correction of the statutory basis (i.e., changing from AIA to pre-AIA ) for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be the same under either status.
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)(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.
Claim(s) 1,2,3, 4, 5,6,7,8, 9, 10, 14-18, 22 and 23 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2) as being anticipated by Brown et al(US 10,950, 118).
Re claim 1:
The reference to Brown et al, see figures below, show a plurality of modules with modules having sensor(s), that is, application modules of various types can be used, as shown in figure 5 of the reference and as shown in figures 8 and 29(below), sensors are part of each module.
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Re claims 1, 9, 10, 14:
With regards to the blind mate connectors:
“(215) FIG. 24E depicts a top view of an embodiment of two application modules 2405 and 2407 and FIG. 24F depicts a bottom view of an embodiment of one application module 2407 and a top view of an embodiment of a second application module 2405. As shown in FIG. 24E and FIG. 24F, each base station or application module can include a first connector 2410 on a top surface of the base station or application module and a second connector 2411 on a bottom surface of the base station or application module. The first connector 2410 can be configured to engage or connect with the second connector 2411. In this manner, each base station or application module can be coupled, engaged, or connected to another base station or application module in a stacked configuration such that the top connectors and bottom connectors of adjacent modules matingly engage to form a connection.”
“(99)… For example, the base station may include a first locking feature and the application module may include a second locking feature. The first locking feature and the second locking feature together may permit the application module to be locked to the base station. In addition to electrical power transfer through the connection between the base station and application module, data may be transferred between the base station and the application module via the connection.”
Inherently, these locking connections hold the modules together so they cannot be moved laterally(by shear forces) and envelope, see figure, (shroud) the connector.
Re claims 2, 3:
“(19) In some embodiments, the application specific module can include a sensor or detection component configured to perform an associated functionality for the application specific module. The sensor or detection component can be selected from the group consisting of a camera, a photo cell, a microphone, an activity sensor, a motion sensor, a sound meter, an acoustic sensor, an optical sensor, an ambient light sensor, an infrared sensor, a gas sensor, a gas detector, a particle sensor, a gas particle sensor, an airborne particulate sensor, a smoke sensor, a fire sensor, an environmental sensor, a weather sensor, a temperature sensor, a thermometer, a pressure sensor, a wind sensor, a rainfall sensor, a dew point sensor, a seismic sensor, a radar detector, a lidar detector, a navigation beacon, a global positioning system (GPS) sensor, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a pullbox, a communications receiver, a cellphone, a wireless router, and a communications sensor configured to detect a transmission.”
Re claim 22:
Cameras(2408) for visual image(still or video) capture with inherent resolution aspect shown below:
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Re claims 4 and 5:
“(141) The environmental sensing and/or alert module 515 may include one or more sensors (such as one or more hazardous liquid and/or gas sensors, particle sensors, and/or domestic water or sanitary sewer effluent sensors) and associated components/circuitry to detect the presence of particular liquids, gases, or particles in the air. The environmental sensing and/or alert module may send an alert regarding the detection. Examples of gases or particles that may be detected include methane, O.sub.3, SO.sub.2, CO, anhydrous ammonia, and/or other chemicals. “
See figure 10 module with gas particle sensing:
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Re claim 6:
“(8) In some embodiments, the base station can include a communications module configured to communicate wirelessly with another base station, a control center, or with a wireless communication device and a processing module including a processor configured to execute an instruction to perform a desired task. The communications module can include a communications security module configured to provide secure communications between the base station and the application module, or between the base station and an entity with which the base station is communicating.”
Re claims 7 and 8:
(228) The streetlight assembly may further include a first light energy collection device 2903a and a second light energy collection device 2903b. The streetlight assembly may include more or fewer light energy collection devices (such as zero, one, three, four, or more than four light energy collection devices). The first light energy collection device may be mounted to the streetlight housing, and the second light energy collection device may be mounted to the streetlight housing, or in some examples to an underside of a globe 2905 of the streetlight assembly. Each of the light energy collection devices may include one or more photovoltaic cells capable of receiving incident light energy and converting the received light energy to electrical energy. Each of the light energy collection devices may be electrically coupled to the base station 2902, such that the electrical energy generated based on the received light energy may be used to power the base station 2902 or to charge one or more batteries of the base station 2902. The light energy collection devices may be coupled to the base station 2902 via an electrical coupling. The electrical coupling or couplings between the light energy collection devices and the base station 2902 may be, for example, one or more wires or other electrically conductive components (such as conductive bars, strips, bands, cables, conductive traces, conductive flex components, and the like).
Re claim 15:
“(14) In some embodiments, the system can further include a camera unit. The camera unit can be integrated with the base station. The camera unit can be separate from the base station. The camera unit can be configured to be coupled with the base station or with the application module. In some instances, the system can further include an inert module. The inert module can be configured to provide protection against ultraviolet radiation, dust, particulates, bird droppings, or other undesirable elements to the base station, the application module, or the camera unit.”
Re claim 16: The modules and connectors allow for data pass thru from sensor module section to other modules for processing or store and response downstream.
“(21) In some embodiments, the event the application module can be configured to sense, detect, or respond to depends on a particular purpose or functionality of the application specific module. The application specific module can be configured to produce an output in response to the sensed event. The event can be wholly or partially detected by a sensor or detection component of the application specific module. The type of sensor or detection component can depend on the particular purpose or functionality of the application specific module. The sensor can be configured to register a measurement that is passed to a sensor hub. The sensor hub can be configured to communicate a result of the measurement to the base station via a communications channel. The sensor hub can be powered by the base station.”
Re claim 17:
The electronic controlled device may be as shown a POWER LED lamp application.
Re claim 18:
“(15) In some embodiments, the application module can include a communications module configured to communicate with an entity. The communications module can include a communications security module configured to provide secure communications between the application module and an entity with which the application module is communicating. The communications module can include an antenna configured to wirelessly communicate with the base station or with another entity. The entity can be selected from the group consisting of a driverless vehicle, a base station remote from the application module, a control center, and a communications device. The communications module can be configured to use modes or protocols selected from the group consisting of GSM voice calls, a messaging protocols, CDMA, TDMA, PDC, WCDMA, CDMA2000, GPRS, 4G protocols, and 5G protocols. The communications module can be configured to communicate through a transceiver. The transceiver can be selected from the group consisting of a radio-frequency transceiver, a short-range communication transceiver, a Bluetooth transceiver, and a Wi-Fi transceiver. The communications module can be configured to communicate messages using a network or communication link. The network or communication link can be selected from the group consisting of a cellular network, a phone-based network, a remote control radio frequency link, a UHF link, an L-band frequency link, a microwave frequency link, an Internet, a cloud, a network configured to provide access to the Internet or the cloud, a mesh network, a local-area network, a wide-area network, a microwave network, a radio frequency network, a datalink, a public network, and a private network.”
Re Claim 23:
With the camera being part of the module as shown above and the communication capabilities listed :
“(15) In some embodiments, the application module can include a communications module configured to communicate with an entity. The communications module can include a communications security module configured to provide secure communications between the application module and an entity with which the application module is communicating. The communications module can include an antenna configured to wirelessly communicate with the base station or with another entity.”
This applies to video or images captured and thus a wireless gateway is inherently made possible by the above application module and base station or other means.”
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 11, 12, 13, 19, 20 and 21 would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims(to over-come prior art) and TD is filed.
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ARNOLD M. KINKEAD
Primary Examiner
Art Unit 2849
/ARNOLD M KINKEAD/Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2849