Patent 11456365
Prior art
Earlier patents, publications, and products that may anticipate or render the claims unpatentable.
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Prior art
Earlier patents, publications, and products that may anticipate or render the claims unpatentable.
To identify the most relevant prior art for US patent 11456365, I will search the USPTO database for the patent and then analyze its cited references. As an AI, I cannot directly access or "search" the USPTO database in the same way a human would use the online portal. However, I can leverage the provided patent text, which includes "Prior art keywords" and a "CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS" section, to identify relevant prior art documents.
The patent text itself serves as the authoritative source for its cited prior art. I will extract the direct citations mentioned within US11456365B2 to fulfill the request.
Here's the analysis of the most relevant prior art for US Patent 11456365, based on the cross-referenced applications within the patent document:
The "CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS" section of US11456365B2 explicitly links it to a chain of prior applications, indicating they are foundational to the current patent. These represent critical prior art as they contain the development history and preceding claims.
Most Relevant Prior Art (Directly cited in the Cross-Reference section):
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/429,464
- Full Citation: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/429,464, filed Jun. 3, 2019.
- Publication/Filing Date: June 3, 2019.
- Brief Description: This is a direct continuation of Ser. No. 15/864,832. As a direct continuation, it is highly likely to share substantial inventive subject matter with US11456365B2.
- Potentially Anticipates Claim(s) under 35 U.S.C. § 102: This application likely anticipates all claims of US11456365B2 that were present in Ser. No. 16/429,464 as filed. Without the full text of Ser. No. 16/429,464, it's impossible to state specific claims, but as a continuation, it would typically cover the same or very similar inventive concepts.
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/864,832
- Full Citation: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/864,832, filed Jan. 8, 2018, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,312,336, issued Jun. 4, 2019.
- Publication/Filing Date: January 8, 2018 (filed).
- Brief Description: This is a continuation of Ser. No. 15/335,180 and subsequently issued as U.S. Pat. No. 10,312,336. The issuance as a patent indicates it contains patentable subject matter directly related to the family of inventions.
- Potentially Anticipates Claim(s) under 35 U.S.C. § 102: This patent and application would likely anticipate claims in US11456365B2 that are common to the scope of U.S. Pat. No. 10,312,336.
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/335,180
- Full Citation: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/335,180, filed on Oct. 26, 2016 now U.S. Pat. No. 9,929,240, issued Mar. 27, 2018.
- Publication/Filing Date: October 26, 2016 (filed).
- Brief Description: This is a continuation of Ser. No. 14/811,346 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,929,240.
- Potentially Anticipates Claim(s) under 35 U.S.C. § 102: Claims in US11456365B2 that are directly found in U.S. Pat. No. 9,929,240 are potentially anticipated.
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/811,346
- Full Citation: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/811,346, filed Jul. 28, 2015, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,502,543, issued on Nov. 22, 2016.
- Publication/Filing Date: July 28, 2015 (filed).
- Brief Description: This is a continuation of Ser. No. 14/159,315 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,502,543.
- Potentially Anticipates Claim(s) under 35 U.S.C. § 102: Claims in US11456365B2 that are directly found in U.S. Pat. No. 9,502,543 are potentially anticipated.
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/159,315
- Full Citation: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/159,315, filed on Jan. 20, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,093,318, issued on Jul. 28, 2015.
- Publication/Filing Date: January 20, 2014 (filed).
- Brief Description: This is a continuation of Ser. No. 13/539,466 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,093,318.
- Potentially Anticipates Claim(s) under 35 U.S.C. § 102: Claims in US11456365B2 that are directly found in U.S. Pat. No. 9,093,318 are potentially anticipated.
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/539,466
- Full Citation: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/539,466, filed on Jul. 1, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,633,537, issued on Jan. 21, 2014.
- Publication/Filing Date: July 1, 2012 (filed).
- Brief Description: This is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 13/288,919 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,633,537. A continuation-in-part means it includes subject matter from the earlier application but also new subject matter. The shared subject matter is prior art.
- Potentially Anticipates Claim(s) under 35 U.S.C. § 102: Claims in US11456365B2 that are common to the subject matter disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 8,633,537 are potentially anticipated.
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/288,919
- Full Citation: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/288,919, filed Nov. 3, 2011, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,859,374, issued on Oct. 14, 2014.
- Publication/Filing Date: November 3, 2011 (filed).
- Brief Description: This is a divisional of U.S. patent Ser. No. 12/152,518 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,859,374. A divisional application typically covers different claims to the same inventive subject matter as the parent application.
- Potentially Anticipates Claim(s) under 35 U.S.C. § 102: Claims in US11456365B2 that claim the same invention as disclosed and claimed in U.S. Pat. No. 8,859,374 are potentially anticipated.
U.S. patent Ser. No. 12/152,518
- Full Citation: U.S. patent Ser. No. 12/152,518, filed May 13, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,063,434, issued Nov. 22, 2011.
- Publication/Filing Date: May 13, 2008 (filed).
- Brief Description: This application is the direct parent of the divisional application Ser. No. 13/288,919 and claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/940,160. Issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,063,434.
- Potentially Anticipates Claim(s) under 35 U.S.C. § 102: This patent is a core piece of prior art for US11456365B2, and any claims in US11456365B2 that are disclosed and enabled by U.S. Pat. No. 8,063,434 would be potentially anticipated.
U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/940,160
- Full Citation: U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/940,160, filed May 25, 2007.
- Publication/Filing Date: May 25, 2007 (filed).
- Brief Description: This is the earliest priority document in the chain, providing the priority date for the entire patent family. It would contain the initial disclosure of the invention.
- Potentially Anticipates Claim(s) under 35 U.S.C. § 102: Any claims in US11456365B2 that are fully disclosed and enabled in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/940,160 are potentially anticipated by this provisional application. This is particularly crucial for determining the effective filing date and assessing novelty.
The above-listed documents are directly referenced within US11456365B2's "CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS" section, making them the most pertinent prior art for a Section 102 anticipation analysis. To definitively state which specific claims are anticipated, one would need to perform a detailed claim-by-claim comparison with the full text of each cited prior art document.
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