Prior art

To identify the most relevant prior art for US patent 11418641, I need to access the patent's full citation list. The USPTO provides tools like Patent Public Search and Patent Center to search for patents and their associated information, including citations. I will use these tools to retrieve the necessary data.

Please note that directly performing a live search of the USPTO database and extracting specific details for each citation, including publication/filing dates, brief descriptions, and claims potentially anticipated, is a multi-step process that cannot be fully automated and directly presented in this format without manual review of each cited patent. However, I can outline the process and provide a template for how the information would be presented.

Process to identify and analyze prior art:

1. Access USPTO Patent Public Search: I will navigate to the USPTO Patent Public Search website.
2. Search for Patent US11418641B2: I will enter "11418641" into the patent number search field.
3. Retrieve Patent Document: I will access the full patent document for US11418641B2.
4. Locate "References Cited" Section: Within the patent document, I will find the section listing prior art references cited by the applicant and/or the examiner.
5. Extract Information for Each Citation: For each cited patent, I will extract the following:
   • Full citation (e.g., Patent Number, Inventor, Issue Date).
   • Publication/Filing Date.
   • A brief description (usually found in the abstract or first claim of the cited patent).
   • Identify which claim(s) of US11418641B2 are potentially anticipated by the reference under 35 U.S.C. § 102. This step requires a detailed claim-by-claim analysis, comparing the elements of US11418641B2's claims against the disclosure of each prior art reference. This part of the analysis often requires human expert judgment to determine "potential anticipation."

Template for Prior Art Analysis:

Here's how the analysis for each relevant prior art reference would be presented:

Prior Art Reference [X]:

• Full Citation: [Patent Number], [Inventor(s)], [Issue Date]
• Publication/Filing Date: [Date]
• Brief Description: [Concise summary of the prior art's invention, focusing on its core technology and purpose, based on its abstract or main claims.]
• Potentially Anticipated Claims of US11418641B2 (under 35 U.S.C. § 102):
  • Claim [#]: [Explanation of how the prior art element-for-element discloses or renders obvious the claim element.]
  • Claim [#]: [Explanation]
  • ... (List all claims potentially anticipated)

Once I have performed the detailed examination of each cited patent, I will populate this template.