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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Severinsky et al
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`Serial No.: 11/429,457
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`: Group Art Unit: 3616
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`Filed:
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`May 8, 2006
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`: Att.Dkt:PAICE201.DIV.3
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`For: Hybrid Vehicles
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`Hon. Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria VA 22313-1450
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`Sir:
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`This application is a divisional of Ser. No.
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`Incorporated herein by reference are the
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`filed in Ser. No. 10/382,577, and its predecessor, Ser. No.
`09/822,866, now Patent 6,554,088. Copies of the IDSs thus
`incorporated are attached,
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`those returned by the Examiner,.,showing corrections that
`were noted in prosecution of the earlier applications.
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`6,209,672, and 09/392,743, now patent 6,338,391, and copies
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`re IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`In re the Patent Application of
`Severinsky et al
`Serial No.: 10/382,577
`Filed:
`March 7, 2003
`
`For: Hybrid Vehicles
`
`Hon. Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria VA 22313-1450
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`Examiner: David Dunn
`: Group Art Unit: 3616
`> Att.Dkt.:PAICE201.DIV
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`FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`Sir:
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`Applicant submits this Information Disclosure
`Statement for consideration by the Examiner.
`The issued
`patents from which this application claims priority have
`been asserted against Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota
`Inc.
`Motor North America,
`Inc. and Toyota Motor Sales, USA,
`(collectively "Toyota")
`in civil action 2:04-CV-211 in the
`United States District Court for the Eastern District of
`Texas.
`A jury trial was recently conducted December 6-20,
`2005, and a verdict holding the parent patents as valid but
`not
`infringed was returned.
`Applicants submit herewith materials from this
`litigation for the purpose of full disclosure. Applicants
`respectfully request the Examiner to fully review and
`consider these materials in determining patentability of
`the present application.
`The materials submitted include
`transcripts of the trial and deposition testimony of the
`witnesses on whom Toyota relied for prior art assertions,
`with any confidential material redacted therefrom,
`together
`with copies of the documentary evidence discussed therein.
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`The materials also include a copy of the Court's Markman
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`The Examiner is respectfully requested to consider
`these materials and indicate that he has done so in the
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`file of this application.
`Should the Examiner have any questions concerning the
`materials submitted, he is invited to telephone the
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`undersigned at the number given below.
`A Supplemental Notice of Allowability is earnestly
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` THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`In re the Patent Application of
`Severinsky et al
`Serial No.: 10/382,577
`Filed:
`March 7, 2003
`For: Hybrid vehicles
`Hon. Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria VA 22313-1450
`SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`: Examiner: David Dunn
`: Group Art Unit: 3616
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`Sir:
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`The issued patents from which this application claims
`priority are being asserted against an alleged infringer in
`civil litigation in the United States District Court for
`the Eastern District of Texas.
`The defendants in that case
`have brought a number of new patents and other documents to
`applicants' attention. New documents have also been cited
`in a Complete Search Report prepared by the European Patent
`Office, dated May 5, 2005 (copy enclosed) against a
`European application claiming priority from the same US
`applications. These newly-cited patents and other
`documents thus located are listed on attached PTO-1449
`forms, and are discussed below.
`The Examiner is
`respectfully requested to consider these new documents and
`to indicate that he has done so in the file of this
`application, and to then re-issue the Notice of Allowance
`mailed April 21, 2005.
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`It is respectfully submitted that although this
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`The fee of
`$180.00 (per 37 CFR 1.17(p))
`is enclosed.
`It is respectfully submitted that none of the newly-
`cited patents or other documents made of record hereby
`disclose or suggest the invention claimed herein. Early
`and favorable action on the merits of the application -
`specifically,
`issue of the patent,
`the Issue Fee having
`been paid concurrently with submission of this Statement
`is earnestly solicited.
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`-
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`Dated: 6/30 Is”
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`Respectfully submitted,
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` Michael de Angeli
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`Reg. No. 27,869
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`IN, YHE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`CEMARK
`In re the Patent Application of
`Severinsky et al
`Serial No.: 10/382,577
`Filed:
`March 7, 2003
`
`: Examiner: David Dunn
`: Group Art Unit: 3616
`> Att.Dkt.:PAICE201.DIV
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`For: Hybrid Vehicles
`
`Hon. Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria VA 22313-1450
`SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
`
`Listed on attached PTO-1449 forms are a number of
`documents that have come to applicants' attention since the
`filing of the Supplemental Information Disclosure Statement
`filed in this application on May 28, 2004. Applicants’
`thus making these documents of record should not be deemed
`a concession that they are necessarily available as prior
`art as defined by 35 USC Sect. 102. The Examiner is
`respectfully requested to consider these newly-cited
`documents and to indicate that he has done so in the file
`of this application.
`
`The relevance of the newly-cited documents to the
`present invention is summarized as follows:
`
`Japanese Patent Application Publication 7-54983
`(Nakagawa et al)
`(provided with noncertified translation)
`shows controlling the shifting of an automatic
`transmission.
`The usual method is described as controlling
`the ratio based on detected engine load and vehicle speed,
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`following a predetermined shift pattern. Prior art shows
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`detecting increase in loading, e.g., "uphill running", if
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`the speed drops below shift boundary line while the
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`throttle opening is over a predetermined value. This is
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`stated to be workable only under limited circumstances.
`
`This invention calculates a "running load coefficient
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`KFUKA" which is then smoothed and used to correct the
`
`predtermined shift pattern.
`
`From paragraph 10,
`
`"[{T]he running load coefficient
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`KFUKA is calculated according to an equation KFUKA=2- (b/a)
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`when the detected vehicle speed 'b'
`
`is lower than the
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`standard loaded-vehicle speed 'a', and according to an
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`equation KFUFA=a/c when the detected vehicle speed 'c'
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`is
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`higher than the standard value ‘a' ".
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`This is
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`mathematically inconsistent, since both "b" and "c" are the
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`"detected vehicle speed". Further, it is clear that KFUKA
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`is a running load coefficient,
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`that is, a correction factor
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`somehow responsive to variation in running load,
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`not the
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`running load itself.
`
`Japanese Patent Application Publication 4-244568
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`(Onishi et al)
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`(provided with noncertified translation)
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`-
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`Shifting of an automatic transmission is controlled
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`responsive to a predictive program that calculates the
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`torque to be available after shifting. Running load is
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`employed in this calculation.
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`It is stated to be
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`determined as follows:
`
`now
`101
`estimating means
`load
`running
`The
`"(0022)
`multiplies the torque converter output
`torque Tt by the
`gear ratio "r" to calculate the torque Tm generated at
`the
`wheels,
`and calculates the running load T, based on the
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`formula TL = Tm - M: rw: @ from the vehicle
`relational
`mass M,
`the effective wheel radius rw and the acceleration
`a. The flow of this calculation shown in FIG. 6.
`"(0023)
`In FIG. 6,
`Step 601: Reading of
`the respective data of vehicle speed
`Vsp
`and
`engine
`rotational
`speed N,
`gear
`ratio
`x
`an
`acceleration a is performed.
`Step 602:
`the turbine rotational speed Nt
`is calculated by
`the following formula:
`Nt = Vsp/120n/rw * © x 1000
`is
`ratio "e"
`rotational
`Step 603: Torque
`converter or
`calculated and pump torque coefficient
`t™ and torque ratio
`"t" are searched.
`e = Nt/N,
`t = file), t = f2(e)
`and
`Step
`604:
`Pump
`torque
`Tp
`calculated.
`Tp =t°" (N/1000)?. Tt = t
`° Tp
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`Step 605: Calculation of torque Tm. Tm = Tp:
`Step 606: Calculation of running load T.. T, = Im - Moe
`an. This makes no sense.
`In particular,
`it is clear that
`the idea is to correct
`the torque at
`the wheels Tm by the
`factor M: r°: a to reach the running load, but calculating
`M-
`xr
`+ a does not yield a torque in units of kg-m, but a
`‘value in kg - m’/sec’.
`In any event it is clear that neither reference refers
`remotely
`to
`hybrid
`vehicles,
`much
`less
`controlling
`operating modes thereof responsive to road load.
`
`are
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`turbine
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`torque Tt
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`Japanese
`is based on
`(Harada)
`6,067,801
`US Patent
`The disclosure
`is directed to
`application 9-329430.
`reducing driveline shock occasioned upon shutting off
`the
`engine in a hybrid by loading it using one of
`the two
`motor/generators.
`Road load per se is not discussed; mode
`switching is discussed only inferentially, ¢€-9-,
`",.,at
`the
`time when the engine is not required,
`for example, during a
`reduction of
`the
`speed or
`a downslope
`run,
`the hybrid
`vehicle stops operation of
`the engine 150
`and runs only
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`lines 40 - 43). Harada states
`(col. 9,
`with the motor MG2"
`nothing of relevance to operating the engine when loaded to
`above a setpoint SP.
`However,
`this reference is generally relevant
`in that
`acknowledges
`that
`the
`engine
`can be
`loaded by
`the
`it
`battery charging load as well as the loading required for
`vehicle propulsion (col. 1,
`lines 15 - 17),
`that the engine
`can be shut off when not needed (as noted, col. 9,
`lines 40
`-
`43)
`and that
`it
`should be operated at
`an efficient
`operating point
`(same) .
`The vehicle's power requirements,
`including power
`for acceleration,
`for charging,
`and for
`auxiliaries,
`is calculated, and a decision made whether the
`engine is required. Engine activation is based on vehicle
`speed, or the necessity of battery charging (col. 10,
`line
`41 - col. 11,
`line 18).
`The engine is run at
`low power
`levels
`(col. 12,
`line 49),
`and idling is permitted (col.
`11,
`line 65).
`The engine can be motored to warm it up
`prior to starting (col. 12,
`line 17).
`It is noted that for
`a given output power
`requirement it is more efficient
`to
`run the engine at
`lower
`RPM and higher
`torque than at
`higher RPM and lower
`torque output
`(col.
`13,
`lines 34
`-
`45). The minimum RPM of
`the engine in the loaded state is
`maintained greater than in the non-loaded state,
`in order
`to allow gentle variation in torque applied to the motor
`MG1 during mode changes, avoiding rough operation (col. 16,
`lines 17 - 38), not so as only to operate the engine when
`loaded to the point of efficient operation.
`Most of
`the
`topologies shown involve the usual planetary gearset
`for
`combining the torque from the engine and two motors, but an
`embodiment
`is shown in Fig.
`12 which avoids the planetary
`gearbox and first motor
`in favor of
`a “clutch motor MG3"
`which includes first and second rotors that function as an
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`A
`- 56).
`lines 43
`18,
`electromagnetic coupling (col.
`series hybrid version,
`in which the engine never transmits
`torque directly to the wheels,
`is shown in Fig. 13.
`Japanese Patent Application Publication 11-122712
`(Morita et al)
`(provided with partial noncertified
`translation)
`shows a hybrid with a traction motor and
`engine propelling the vehicle; a second motor drives the
`ancillaries and starts the engine (there is no suggestion
`that this second motor is used to charge the battery),
`so
`the topology is effectively a single-motor hybrid with a
`separate starter.
`The invention is essentially to
`disengage a clutch connecting the engine and wheels upon
`braking,
`so that the engine can be shut off; when braking
`ends,
`the starter is used to motor the engine,
`and when
`the accelerator is then applied fuel is supplied and the
`engine started. Mode shifting is thus performed strictly
`in accordance with the operation of the accelerator and
`
`brake pedals.
`
`Japanese Patent Application Publication 11-113956
`(Hisamura)
`(provided with partial noncertified translation)
`shows a control device fora continuously variable
`transmission.
`The slope of the road being driven on is
`determined by a calculation employing the actual torque
`being supplied and the vehicle speed and acceleration.
`"flatland" required torque is calculated and compared to
`the actual torque,
`to determine the slope of the road, and
`the transmission ratio adjusted accordingly.
`
`The
`
`Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 11-82260
`(Tsuzuki et al)
`(supplied without translation) - Topology
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`5
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`includes engine, first clutch, motor/generator, second
`clutch, and automatic transmission, and wheels,
`in that
`the
`order.
`In order to reduce shock upon engine starting,
`second clutch is opened and left open until the engine and
`motor/generator are synchronized. This would be completely
`useless, since power flow to the wheels would be
`interrupted, seriously impacting drivability. Moreover,
`this would occur under acceleration,
`just when it would be
`most annoying and possibly even unsafe.
`
`Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 11-82261
`(Tsuzuki et al)
`(supplied without translation) is closely
`related to the above Tsuzuki patent application. According
`to notes provided by our searcher,
`this simply adds the
`idea of providing a starter on the engine.
`This would
`suffer the same drivability problem.
`
`According to our German searcher, German applications
`198 38 853,
`102 60 435, and 198 14 402,
`(all supplied
`without translations) describe methods for starting the
`engines of single motor hybrids.
`
`Fiala US patent 4,411,171 shows a single-motor hybrid
`wherein the engine is connected through a first clutch to
`one side of a flywheel; a second clutch on the other side
`of the flywheel allows the flywheel to be locked to the
`output shaft, for direct drive, or to serve as the sun gear
`of a planetary gearbox.
`The planet carrier is connected to
`the output shaft, and the ring gear to a single
`motor/generator.
`The flywheel can also be locked, which
`provides an electric-car mode.
`The vehicle must be stopped
`to allow starting of the engine (col. 3,
`line 55),
`so
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`clearly the vehicle must be operated in distinct low speed
`(electric car) and high-speed hybrid modes.
`The engine
`is to be used to start the vehicle from a standing stop by
`using some of the engine's torque to drive the
`motor/generator, i.e., the motor/generator acts as a brake
`(col. 5,
`lines 1 - 7), with the planetary gearbox thus
`decoupling the engine from the output shaft.
`Maeda U.S. patent 3,620,323 shows a hybrid vehicle in
`which the engine is intended to be operated at full
`throttle at all times; see the abstract,
`col. 1,
`lines 37
`- 38, col. 5,
`lines 13 - 15.
`
`Tabata et al U. S. Patent 6,317,665 is directed to
`control of a lock-up clutch in a hybrid vehicle so as to
`smooth transitions between operation in motor-drive and
`engine-drive modes. Tabata et al patent 6,183,389 is also
`directed to control of operation of lock-up clutches.
`Finally, Tabata patent 5,887,670 is also directed to
`smoothing transitions.
`
`Hagiwara patent 5,565,711 is the US equivalent to a
`Japanese patent document cited against a Japanese
`application claiming priority from the same basic
`application as the present application.
`The Hagiwara
`patent relates to specifics of the connection of the
`individual batteries in a battery bank.
`No claims are
`pending in this application which are drawn to this aspect
`of the invention.
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`the Examiner is respectfully requested to
`Again,
`consider these documents, and to indicate that he has done
`so in the file of the application.
`
`Respectfully Dated: 2/7 IS
`
`Michael de Angeli
`Reg. No. 27,869
`60 Intrepid Lane
`Jamestown, RI 02835
`401-423-3190
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`In re the Patent Application of
`Severinsky et al
`Serial No.: 10/382,577
`Filed:
`March 7, 2003
`For: Hybrid Vehicles
`Hon. Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria VA 22313-1450
`SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`:, Examiner: N/A
`Group Art Unit: 3616
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