Prior art — US Patent 11582343

To identify the most relevant prior art for US Patent 11582343, I will access the USPTO patent database. The USPTO provides a Patent Public Search tool for this purpose. Prior art includes any information publicly known before the effective filing date of a U.S. patent application, such as U.S. patents and published patent applications, foreign patents, journal articles, and websites.

I will now search the USPTO database for patent number 11582343 and then examine the "References Cited" section of the patent document to identify prior art. For each cited reference, I will extract the full citation, publication/filing date, a brief description, and determine which claims it potentially anticipates under 35 U.S.C. § 102.

Since I do not have direct access to the USPTO database for live searching, I will proceed by stating how the prior art would be identified and analyzed based on the provided patent text, which includes a "Prior art keywords" section and "RELATED APPLICATIONS" section. The "RELATED APPLICATIONS" section lists patents which this patent is a continuation of, and these patents would inherently be prior art.

Based on the provided patent text for US11582343, the "RELATED APPLICATIONS" section lists the following as directly related and therefore potential prior art:

U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/120,549
- Full Citation: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/120,549, filed on Dec. 14, 2020, patented as U.S. Pat. No. 11,418,641.
- Publication/Filing Date: December 14, 2020
- Brief Description: This is a continuation of several earlier applications, ultimately claiming priority to a provisional application from October 15, 2002. As a direct antecedent in the patent family, it would cover similar ground regarding multipath communications devices and methods, including the use of POTS, wireless interfaces, and bandwidth aggregation.
- Potential Anticipated Claims: Given it's a direct continuation, it is highly likely to anticipate all claims (Claim 1, Claim 11, and any other dependent claims) of US11582343 under 35 U.S.C. § 102, as the subject matter would be substantially similar or identical.
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/161,787
- Full Citation: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/161,787, filed May 23, 2016, patented as U.S. Pat. No. 10,868,908.
- Publication/Filing Date: May 23, 2016
- Brief Description: Another continuation in the same patent family, also related to devices and methods for multipath communications, likely detailing the RCG, its interfaces, and its ability to combine communication paths.
- Potential Anticipated Claims: Similar to the above, this would likely anticipate all claims (Claim 1, Claim 11, and any other dependent claims) of US11582343 under 35 U.S.C. § 102.
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/512,414
- Full Citation: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/512,414, filed Oct. 11, 2014, patented as U.S. Pat. No. 9,350,649.
- Publication/Filing Date: October 11, 2014
- Brief Description: As part of the same continuation chain, this patent application would also describe the core concepts of the RCG, its various communication interfaces (POTS, wireless), and its functionality for aggregating bandwidth.
- Potential Anticipated Claims: It is expected to anticipate all claims (Claim 1, Claim 11, and any other dependent claims) of US11582343 under 35 U.S.C. § 102.
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/531,294
- Full Citation: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/531,294, filed Jun. 12, 2012, patented as U.S. Pat. No. 8,861,349.
- Publication/Filing Date: June 12, 2012
- Brief Description: This application details the multipath communication devices and methods.
- Potential Anticipated Claims: Likely to anticipate all claims (Claim 1, Claim 11, and any other dependent claims) of US11582343 under 35 U.S.C. § 102.
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/581,852
- Full Citation: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/581,852, filed Oct. 19, 2009, patented as U.S. Pat. No. 8,228,801.
- Publication/Filing Date: October 19, 2009
- Brief Description: This patent application is part of the lineage of US11582343, focusing on similar multipath communication technologies.
- Potential Anticipated Claims: It is expected to anticipate all claims (Claim 1, Claim 11, and any other dependent claims) of US11582343 under 35 U.S.C. § 102.
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/686,375
- Full Citation: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/686,375, filed Oct. 14, 2003, patented as U.S. Pat. No. 7,606,156.
- Publication/Filing Date: October 14, 2003
- Brief Description: This application is a key antecedent, further detailing the RCG and its core functionalities for providing voice and data services over POTS lines and wireless connections.
- Potential Anticipated Claims: Likely to anticipate all claims (Claim 1, Claim 11, and any other dependent claims) of US11582343 under 35 U.S.C. § 102.
U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/418,521
- Full Citation: U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/418,521, filed Oct. 15, 2002.
- Publication/Filing Date: October 15, 2002 (Priority Date for US11582343)
- Brief Description: As the priority document, this provisional application would lay the foundational description for the RCG, its architecture, and its methods for multipath communication, including the use of POTS lines, modems, and wireless interfaces to aggregate bandwidth.
- Potential Anticipated Claims: This provisional application serves as the ultimate priority document and is expected to anticipate all claims (Claim 1, Claim 11, and any other dependent claims) of US11582343 under 35 U.S.C. § 102, as the later patents are continuations of this foundational disclosure.

In addition to these direct continuations, a thorough prior art search would also involve examining the "References Cited by Examiner" and "References Cited by Applicant" sections typically found in a full patent document. These sections would list other patents and non-patent literature considered relevant during the prosecution of the patent. Without direct access to these sections of US11582343 at the USPTO, I cannot list them here.