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`Atty. Docket No: P3641-US/ 708375 (7400-10900) TM.P0963US
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Examiner: IMMANUEL, Bamidele Adefolarin
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`Confirmation No.: 4816
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`Applicant:
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`inventors: David Jones
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`Serial No.:. 17/037,289
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`Interview Agenda — Not for Entry
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`Applicant respectfully requests the following issues be considered for discussion
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`in a telephone interview with Applicant's representative (Sam Williams, Reg. No. 68,071
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`and Elexis A. Jones, Reg. No. 66,274) on January 25, 2024 at 10:00am ET. Applicant
`respectfully submits that these issues are notto be entered as a response to the Non-
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`Final Office Action dated September 1, 2023. Furthermore, Applicant respectfully
`submits that such issues are non-binding and do not create any estoppel until such time
`as agreementis reached with the Examiner regarding same and formal amendments
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`and/or remarks are presented and entered.
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`Ciaimsare reflected in the listing of claims which begins on page 2 of this paper.
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`Remarks/Arguments begin on page 11 of this paper.
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`Atty. Docket No: P3641-US/ 708375 (7400-10900) TM.P0963US
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`Patent
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`[AN 24 2024
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`Examiner: IMMANUEL, Bamidele Adefolarin
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`Confirmation No.: 4816
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`Applicant:
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`inventors: David Jones
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`Serial No.:. 17/037,289
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`Filed:
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`For:
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`September 29, 2020.
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`MULTI-BAND MILLIMETER
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`ARRAYS
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`Interview Agenda — Not for Entry
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`Applicant respectfully requests the following issues be considered for discussion
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`in a telephone interview with Applicant's representative (Sam Williams, Reg. No. 68,071
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`and Elexis A. Jones, Reg. No. 66,274) on January 25, 2024 at 10:00am ET. Applicant
`respectfully submits that these issues are notto be entered as a response to the Non-
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`Final Office Action dated September 1, 2023. Furthermore, Applicant respectfully
`submits that such issues are non-binding and do not create any estoppel until such time
`as agreementis reached with the Examiner regarding same and formal amendments
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`and/or remarks are presented and entered.
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`Ciaimsare reflected in the listing of claims which begins on page 2 of this paper.
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`Remarks/Arguments begin on page 11 of this paper.
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`Patent
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`Listing of the Claims:
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`1.
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`(Currently Amended) A remote radio unit, comprising:
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`an antenna array that comprises:
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`a firstpluralityceplanaref antenna elements elementthat is configured for
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`use with a first frequency band_and band, thatis flat, that defines a first plane, and that
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`defines a hole that is configured to pass Radio Frequency
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`(RF) signals of a second
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`frequency band that is different than the first frequency band: and
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`a second plurality-ofcopfanarantenna elements elementthat is configured
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`for use with a-secend the second frequency band thatis different than thefirst
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`frequency band, that is flat, and that is-differentfromthe-firstirequency-band defines a
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`second plane thatis parallel to thefirst plane,
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`wherein individuatones-of an axis that is perpendicular to the first antenna
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`element and the second plurality-ofcoplanarpartiallyoverlayantenna elements-atHeast
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`individualones_ofthefirstoluralityofcoplanarelement intersects the first antenna
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`elements_and element and the second antenna element.
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`2.
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`(Currently Amended) The remote radio unit of claim 1, wherein the antenna array
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`comprises a third plurality-ofcoplanarantenna elements element that is configured for
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`use with a third frequency band that is different than the first and second frequency
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`bands, and
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`whereinthe antenna array is configured for simultaneous useof the first
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`frequency band andthethirdfrequency band.
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`3.
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`(Currently Amended) The remote radio unit of claim 2, wherein:
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`individualones.of thethirdpluralityofcoplanarantenna_arrayincludes additional
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`first antenna elements and additional third antenna elements, and
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`the first antenna element and the additional first antenna elements are
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`interspersed between indiidualones-of the firstpluralityofcoptanarthird antenna
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`element and the additionalthird antenna elements.
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`4.
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`(Currently Amended) The remote radio unit of claim-3_claim 1, whereinthefirst
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`frequency band is greater than the second frequency band.
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`5.
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`(Currently Amended) The remote radio unit of claim 1, wherein the first plurality
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`efcoplanar antenna elemenis element and the secondpluralityofcoplanarantenna
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`elements element are configured for simultaneous use with the first frequency band and
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`the second frequency band.
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`6.
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`(Previously Presented) The remote radio unit of claim 1, wherein at least one of
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`thefirst frequency band or the second frequency band correspondsto millimeter wave
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`band signals associatedwith 5G-New Radio (5G-NR)air-interface technology.
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`7.
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`(Currently Amended) The remote radio unit ofclaim 1, further comprising:
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`an interface unit configured to receive digital information and control signals from
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`a baseband unit;
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`a first transceiver communicatively coupled to the interface unit and thefirst
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`pluralityofcoplanarantenna elements element, the first transceiver configured to
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`convert the digital information to the first frequency band basedat least in part on the
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`control signals; and
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`a second transceiver communicatively coupled to the interface unit and the
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`second pluralty-ofcoplanarantenna elements element, the second transceiver
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`configured to convert the digital information to the second frequency band based at
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`least in part on the control signals.
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`8.ones-of(Currently Amended) The remote radio unit of claim 1, wherein individual
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`the firstpluralityofcoplanarantenna elements-are elementis a single-band antenna
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`elements element.
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`9.
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`(Currently Amended) An antenna system, comprising:
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`an antenna array comprising:
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`a firstsetofcoplanar antenna elements element that is configured for use
`with a first frequency band, band, thatis flat, and that defines a first plane;
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`use with a second frequency band,the-secend-frequency-band-beingthatisdifferent
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`a second set-ofcoplanar antenna elements element that is configured for
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`from thefirst frequency band, thatis flat, and that is located in the first plane; and
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`a third setefceplanar antenna elements elementthat is configured for use
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`with a third frequency band that is different from the first frequency band and the second
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`frequency band-and band, that defines a second planethat is parallel to the first plane,
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`and that defines a hole that is configured to pass Radio Frequency (RF) signais of the
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`first frequency band and the second frequency band,
`wherein a first axis thatis perpendicular to the first antenna element and
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`the third antenna elementintersects the first antenna element and the third antenna
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`element
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`wherein a second axis that is perpendicular to the second antenna
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`element and the third antenna element intersects the second antenna element and the
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`third antenna element, and
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`wherein the-thi
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`elements,and the first setofcoplanar antenna elements element, the second set-of
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`eeplanar antennaelements element, and the third setofcoplanar antenna elements
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`element are configured for simultaneous use with the first frequency band, the second
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`frequency band, and the third-frequency band_and_band.
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`10.
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`(Previously Presented) The antenna system of claim 9, wherein the first
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`frequency band is greater than the second frequency band.
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`11.
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`(Previously Presented) The antenna system of claim 9, further comprising an
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`interface unit configured to receive digital information and control signals from a
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`basebandunit, wherein the digital information is routed to one or more transceivers that
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`are communicatively coupled to the antenna array based on the control signals.
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`12.
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`(Currently Amended) The antennasystem of claim 9, wherein:
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`jndividual-onesof the firstsetofcoplanar antenna_array includes additionalfirst
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`antenna elements and additional second antenna elements, and.
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`the first antenna element and the additional first antenna elements are
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`interspersed between individualones-of the second setefcoplanar antenna element
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`and theadditional antenna elements.
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`13.
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`(Previously Presented) The antenna system of claim 9, wherein at least one of
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`the first frequency band, the second frequency band,or the third frequency band
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`corresponds to millimeter wave band signals associated with 5G-New Radio (5G-NR)
`air-interfacetechnology.
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`14.
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`(Previously Presented) The antenna system of claim 9, further comprising one or
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`more transceivers that modulate digital information received from an interface unit into
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`the RF signals.
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`15.
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`(Currently Amended) A base station node, comprising:
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`a Remote Radio Unit (RRU) that includes an interface unit, a set of transceivers,
`an antennaarray that comprises:
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`a firstsetof-coptanar antenna elements. element that is configuredfor use
`with a first frequency band, thatis flat, that defines a first plane, and that defines a hole ©
`that is configured to pass Radio Fre uen
`RF) signals of a second frequency band
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`that is different than thefirst frequency band: and
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`a secondsetofcoplanar antenna elements_elementthatis configured for
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`use with the second frequency band thatis different than the first frequency band,that
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`is flat, and that defines a second plane that is parallel to the first plane,
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`wherein an axis that is perpendicular to the first antenna element and the
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`second antenna element intersects the first antenna element and the second antenna
`element, and
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`a baseband unit communicatively coupled to the RRU, the basebandunit
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`configured to transmit digital information and control signals to the interface unit of the
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`RRU,;theRRU.
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`16.
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`(Currently Amended) The base station node of claim 15, wherein each-of thefirst
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`setofcoplanar antenna elements element and the second setefceplanar antenna -
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`elements element are single-band antenna elements.
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`17.
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`(Currently Amended) The base station node of claim 15, wherein the set of
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`transceivers are configured to convert the digital information to the first phurality-of
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`frequency bands bandor the second pluralityoffrequency bands band, based at least
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`in part on the control signals.
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`18.
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`(Currently Amended) The base station node of claim 15, wherein the antenna
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`array further comprises:
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`additional second antenna elements: and
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`a third setefceplanar antenna elements, and
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`wherein individual ones of the second setef antenna element and the additional
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`second antenna elements are interspersed between individual ones ofthe third set-of
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`antenna elements.
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`19.
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`(Currently Amended) The basestation node of claim 18, wherein the third setef
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`coplanar antenna elements are configured for use with another frequency bandthatis
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`different from_the first and second frequency bandsused-bythefirstsetofcoplanar
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`20.
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`(Currently Amended) The basestation node of claim 15, wherein at least one of
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`the first pluralityoffrequency bands band or the second pluralityoffrequency bands
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`bandcorrespondsto millimeter wave bandsignals associated with 5G-New Radio (5G-
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`NR) air-interface technology.
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`REMARKS
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`This application has been carefully considered in connection with the Examiner's
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`Office Action dated September 1, 2023. Reconsideration and allowance are respectfully
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`requested in view of the following.
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`Applicant submits that no new matter has been introduced by this amendment.
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`Support may be found throughout the application, including, for example, paragraphs
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`[0037]-[0051] of the specification and FIG. 4.
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`‘ Summary of Rejections
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`Claims 1-20 were pending at thetime ofthe Office Action.
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`Claims 1-5 and 8 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102.
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`Claims 6, 7, and 9-20 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
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`The Office Action has cited Raquenet, US 5,434,580; Johansson, US
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`2019/0173177; Zhao, US 2012/0014697; and Smith, US 6,211,841.
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`Summary of Claims
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`Claims 1-5, 7-9, 12, and 15-20 have been amended.
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`Claims 1-20 are currently pending following this response.
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`Remarks and Arguments are provided below.
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`Interview Agenda
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`While amendments are presented herein, Applicant does not preclude further
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`amending the claims to advance the application to allowance.
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`Rejection of Claims 1, 9, and 15 Under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)(1)103(a)
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`Claim 1 was rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)(1) over Raguenet:
`The cited referencefails to describefiat antenna elements that are parallelto each
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`other where one of the elements definesa hole.
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`Claim 1 has been amendedto recite “a first antenna elementthatis configured for
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`use with a first frequency band,thatis flat, that defines a first plane, and that defines a
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`hole that is configured to pass Radio Frequency(RF)signals of a secondfrequency band
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`that is different than the first frequency band,” and “a second antenna element that is
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`configured for use with the second frequencyband thatis different than the first frequency
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`band,thatis flat, and that defines a second planethatis parallel to the first plane,” where
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`“an axis that is perpendicular to the first antenna element and the second antenna
`elementintersects thefirst antenna element and the second antenna element.” The cited
`reference fails to anticipate or suggest these features.
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`Raquenet describes “first radiating elements 16; and .
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`. the second radiating
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`elements 19 and the intermediate [radiating] elements 20” (Raguenet, 5:17-19) which are
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`- illustrated in FIG. 7 of Raguenet, which is pasted below.
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`FIG. 7
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`Asillustrated in FIG. 7 of Raguenet, none of Raguenet’s radiating elements are flat. Even
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`assuming, arguendo, that opposite sides of element 16 are flat and parallel to each other,
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`neither of those sides defines a hole.
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`Accordingly, for at least the reasons established above in section |, Applicant
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`respectfully submits that independent claim 1
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`is not anticipated by Raguenet and
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`respectfully requests allowance ofthis claim.
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`Claim 9 wasrejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Raguenetin view of Smith.
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`it.
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`The cited referencesfail to-describe flat antenna elementsthat are parallel to each
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`other where one of the elements defines a hole.
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`Claim 9 has been amendedtorecite “a first antenna elementthat is configured for
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`use with a first frequency band, that is flat, and that defines a first plane,” “a second
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`antenna elementthat is configured for use with a second frequency band thatis different
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`from thefirst frequency band,thatis flat, and thatis locatedin the first plane,” and “a third
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`antenna element thatis configured for usewith a third frequency band that is different
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`from the first frequency band and the secondfrequency band, that defines a second plane
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`that is parallel to the first plane, and that defines a hole that is configured to pass Radio
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`Frequency (RF) signals of the first frequency band and the second: frequencyband,”
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`where “a first axis that is perpendicularto the first antenna element and the third antenna
`element intersects the first antenna element and the third antenna elemeni,” where “a
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`second axis that is perpendicular to. the second antenna element andthe third antenna
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`. element intersects the second antenna element and the third antenna element,” where
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`“the first antenna element, the second antenna element, and the third antenna element
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`are configured for simultaneous use with the first frequency band, the second frequency
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`band, and the third frequency band.” The cited referencesfail to anticipate orsuggest
`these features.
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`For reasons discussed above in section |, Raguenet fails to. describe these
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`features.
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`Smith describes an “antenna [that] comprises an upperradiating layer that serves
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`the GSM band, wherethis consists of crossed dipoles (+45) on arectangulargrid.” Smith,
`5:30-33. Smith's crossed dipoles are notflat, exist in perpendicular planes, and do not
`define any holes.
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`Accordingly, for at least the reasons established above in section i, Applicant
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`respectfully submits that independent claim 9 is not described by Raguenet and Smith
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`and respectfully requests allowance of this claim.
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`Claim 15 was rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over in Zhao view of Raguenet.
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`itl.
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`The cited referencesfail to describe flat antenna elements that are parallel to each
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`other where one of the elements defines a hole.
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`Claim +5 has been amendedto recite “a first antenna elementthat is configured
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`for use withafirst frequency band,thatis flat, that defines a first plane, and that defines
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`a hole that is configured to pass Radio Frequency (RF) signals of a second. frequency
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`bandthatis different than the first frequency band,” and “a second antenna elementthat
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`is. configured for use with the second frequency band that is different than the first
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`frequency band,that is flat, and that defines a second plane that is parallel to thefirst
`plane,” where “anaxis that is perpendicular to the first antenna element and the second
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`anienna elementintersects the first antenna element and the second antenna element.”
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`The cited references fail to anticipate or suggest these features.
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`Zhao describes that “the antenna dipolesof the first radiation module 10 and the
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`second radiation module 20 are coaxially disposed (a working frequency band of the
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`second antenna.unit (a typical value is between 1710 MHz and 2170 MHz)is about twice
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`as much as a working frequency band ofthe first antenna unit (a typical value is between
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`824 MHz and 960 MHz)).” Zhao, {Jj [0034]. Zhao’s dipoles are notflat and do not define
`any holes.
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`For reasons. discussed above in section |, Raguenet fails to describe these
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`features.
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`Accordingly, for at least the reasons established above in section lll, Applicant
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`respectfully submits that independent claim 15 is not described by Raguenet and Smith
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`and respectfully requests allowance of this claim.
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`Rejection of Remaining Claims
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`Claims 2-5 and 8 were rejected under 35. U.S.C. § 102(a)1) over Raguenet.
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`Claim 6 wasrejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Raguenet in view of
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`Johansson.
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`Claim 7 was rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Raguenetin view of Zhao.
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`Claims 10 and 12 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Raguenetin view
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`of Smith.
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`Claims 11 and 14 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Raguenet and
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`Smith in view of Zhao.
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`Claim 13 was rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Raguenet and Smith in view
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`of Johansson.
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`Claims 16-19 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Zhao in view of
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`Raguenet.
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`Claim 20 was rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) over Raguenet and Smith in view
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`of Johansson.
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`The remaining claims 2-8, 10-14 and 16-20 all depend on claims 1, 9, or 15 and
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`Applicant submits that none of the other applied references cure the deficiencies of the
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`references discussed. Accordingly, Applicant asserts that claims 2-8, 10-14 and 16-20
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`are in condition for allowance for at least the reasons established above.
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`Conclusion
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`lf the Examiner has any questions or comments or otherwise feels it would be
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`helpful in expediting the application, he is encouraged to telephone the undersigned at .
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`(972) 731-2288.
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`Date
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`CONLEY Rose, P.C.
`4965 Preston Park Boulevard, Suite 195E
`Piano, Texas. 75093
`(972) 731-2288
`(972) 731-2289 (facsimile)
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Sam Williams
`Reg. No. 68,071
`for
`Michael W. Piper
`Reg. No. 39,800
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`ATTORNEY FOR APPLICANT
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