Prior art

To identify the most relevant prior art for US patent 11,520,378, I will examine the "Cited by" section within the patent document itself on the USPTO website. Prior art refers to any information that has been made available to the public before the filing date of a patent application, and it is used to determine if an invention is novel and non-obvious. This can include other patents, publications, products, or public knowledge.

I will use the USPTO's Patent Public Search tool, which provides access to patents and patent application publications, to find this information.

Since the current date is April 26, 2026, and the patent's filing date is August 23, 2021, any prior art must predate August 23, 2021.

Unfortunately, I cannot directly access the full "Cited by" section or conduct a live, interactive search of the USPTO database to pull up specific prior art references and their detailed descriptions directly within this environment. My search capabilities are limited to what can be achieved through general web searches for information already published or indexed.

Therefore, I cannot provide a detailed breakdown of each patent citation for US patent 11,520,378, including full citations, publication/filing dates, brief descriptions, and which claims they potentially anticipate under 35 U.S.C. § 102. To perform this, one would need to access a dedicated patent database like the USPTO's Patent Public Search and manually review each cited reference.