Prior art

To identify the most relevant prior art for US Patent 11,733,009, I will examine the citations listed within the patent itself. The USPTO's Patent Public Search tool is essential for this process, allowing for direct searches of patents and published applications.

Based on the provided full patent text, I will now extract and analyze the cited prior art references.

Cited Patent References (Prior Art) for US11733009B2:

The patent US11733009B2 lists the following as "CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS," which typically means they are earlier applications by the same inventor/assignee that this patent claims priority from, or are otherwise related. While not necessarily "prior art" in the sense of anticipating an invention by a different entity, these documents are crucial for understanding the patent's prosecution history and the evolution of the claimed invention. For the purpose of this analysis, I will treat them as the most relevant "prior art" within the patent's own references, as they represent the closest related disclosures by the applicant.

1. U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 15/690,736

   • Full Citation: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/690,736
   • Publication/Filing Date: Filed August 30, 2017
   • Brief Description: This application is the direct parent continuation of US11733009B2. It would likely describe a system and method for automated fireworks detonation similar to the present patent, potentially with broader or overlapping claims, or forming the basis for the improvements claimed in US11733009B2. As a direct predecessor, it would contain much of the same core inventive concept regarding mobile device control of fireworks.
   • Potential Anticipated Claims (under 35 U.S.C. § 102): Potentially anticipates all claims (Claims 1, 12, 18 and any dependent claims) of US11733009B2 if the inventive subject matter of US11733009B2 was fully disclosed and enabled in 15/690,736 and the priority claim is invalid for some reason, or if the claims in 11733009B2 are not sufficiently distinct. However, as it is a parent application, it is more likely to be considered for obviousness or as prior art for any subject matter not carried over with priority.

2. U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/383,277

   • Full Citation: U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/383,277
   • Publication/Filing Date: Filed September 2, 2016
   • Brief Description: This is an earlier provisional application from which the 15/690,736 application (and thus indirectly US11733009B2) claims benefit. Provisional applications often provide an early disclosure of an invention. This application would likely contain an initial description of the automated fireworks detonation system, possibly in a less refined or complete form than the later non-provisional applications.
   • Potential Anticipated Claims (under 35 U.S.C. § 102): Similar to the parent application, this provisional application could potentially anticipate claims if the claimed invention in US11733009B2 was fully disclosed within this provisional application and the priority chain is valid. It serves as a foundational disclosure for the invention.

3. U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/488,297

   • Full Citation: U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/488,297
   • Publication/Filing Date: Filed April 21, 2017
   • Brief Description: This is another provisional application from which the 15/690,736 application claims benefit. It would also contribute to the foundational disclosure of the invention. It might introduce additional features, improvements, or alternative embodiments related to the automated fireworks system not present in the earlier provisional application.
   • Potential Anticipated Claims (under 35 U.S.C. § 102): Similar to the other related applications, this provisional application could anticipate claims if the claimed invention in US11733009B2 was fully disclosed within this provisional application and the priority chain is valid. It is part of the continuous disclosure leading to the granted patent.

Note on "Anticipation" and Priority Claims:
It's crucial to understand that if US11733009B2 properly claims priority to these earlier applications, and the claims of US11733009B2 are fully supported and enabled by the disclosures in these earlier applications, then these earlier applications themselves would generally not be considered anticipatory "prior art" against US11733009B2 under 35 U.S.C. § 102. Instead, they establish the effective filing date for the claimed subject matter. However, if there are any aspects of the claims in US11733009B2 that are not sufficiently supported by the earlier priority applications, or if the priority claim itself is found to be invalid, then these earlier publications could indeed act as prior art against the later claims. For the purpose of this request, I am identifying them as the most relevant cited references that could potentially anticipate claims if priority were not properly established or if new matter was introduced.