Office Action 2: Notice of Allowance (2025-02-18)

CLAIMS:
CLAIM AMENDMENTS

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21\. (Currently Amended) A system, comprising:one or more flight components of an electric aircraft;
a pilot control;
a pilot display; and
a flight controller communicatively connected to the pilot control and the one or more flight components, the flight controller configured to:
receive a pilot instruction from the pilot control;
control the one or more flight components as a function of the pilot instruction and a transition phase of flight, the transition phase of flight comprising a transition between a hover state and a fixed-wing flight state of the electric aircraft;
determine a minimum safe speed for the electric aircraft;
determine, as a function of the pilot instruction and the minimum safe speed,
one or more flight parameters; anddisplay the one or more flight parameters and the minimum safe speed on the pilot display during the transition phase of flight.

22\. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 21, wherein:the one or more flight components comprise a lift component of the electric aircraft, and the flight controller configured to control the one or more flight components comprises the flight controller configured to control lift generated by the lift component.

23\. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 21, wherein:the one or more flight components comprise a pusher component of the electric aircraft, and
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the flight controller configured to control the one or more flight components comprises the flight controller configured to control thrust generated by the pusher component.

24\. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 21, wherein the one or more flight parameters comprise one or more of:a lift,
a thrust,
a trajectory, an altitude,
an airspeed velocity, or a groundspeed velocity.

25\. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 21, wherein the pilot instruction comprises an instruction to implement the transition between the hover state and the fixed-wing flight state of the electric aircraft.

26\. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 25, wherein the flight controller is configured to automatically control the one or more flight components during the transition between the hover state and the fixed-wing flight state of the electric aircraft as a function of the pilot instruction.

27\. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 21, wherein the flight controller is further configured to display a warning associated with the minimum safe speed on the pilot display during the transition phase of flight.

28\. (Currently Amended) A method, comprising:receiving, at a flight controller of an electric aircraft from a pilot control, a pilot instruction;
controlling, by the flight controller as a function of the pilot instruction and a transition phase of flight, one or more flight components of the electric aircraft, the
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transition phase of flight comprising a transition between a hover state and a fixed-wing flight state of the electric aircraft;determining, at the flight controller, a minimum safe speed for the electric aircraft;
determining, at the flight controller as a function of the pilot instruction and the minimum safe speed, one or more flight parameters; and
displaying, by the flight controller on a pilot display during the transition phase of flight, the one or more flight parameters and the minimum safe speed.

29\. (Previously Presented) The method of claim 28, wherein controlling the one or more flight components comprises controlling lift generated by a lift component of the electric aircraft.

30\. (Previously Presented) The method of claim 28, wherein controlling the one or more flight components comprises controlling thrust generated by a pusher component of the electric aircraft.

31\. (Previously Presented) The method of claim 28, wherein receiving the pilot instruction comprises receiving an instruction to transition the electric aircraft between the hover state and the fixed-wing flight state.

32\. (Previously Presented) The method of claim 28, wherein:the method further comprises determining that the electric aircraft is in the hover state; and
controlling the one or more flight components comprises initiating, by the flight controller, thrust at a pusher component of the one or more flight components of the electric aircraft.

33\. (Previously Presented) The method of claim 28, further comprising:determining that an airspeed velocity of the electric aircraft meets or exceeds the minimum safe speed; and
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disengaging a lift component of the one or more flight components of the electric aircraft as based at least in part on determining that the airspeed velocity of the electric aircraft meets or exceeds the minimum safe speed.

34\. (Previously Presented) The method of claim 28, wherein the one or more flight parameters comprise one or more of:a lift,
a thrust,
a trajectory, an altitude,
an airspeed velocity, or a groundspeed velocity.

35\. (Currently Amended) A system, comprising:a pilot control;
a pilot display; and
a flight controller communicatively connected to the pilot control and configured to control an electric aircraft, the flight controller configured to:
receive a pilot instruction from the pilot control;
control at least one of a pusher component of the electric aircraft or a lift component of the electric aircraft as a function of the pilot instruction and a transition phase of flight, the transition phase of flight comprising a transition between a hover state and a fixed-wing flight state of the electric aircraft;
determine a minimum safe speed for the electric aircraft;
determine a warninq as a function of the pilot instruction and the minimum safe speed;and
display \[\[a\]\] the warning indicating the minimum safe speed on the pilot display during the transition phase of flight.

36\. (Currently Amended) The system of claim 35, wherein the flight controller is further configured to

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 automatically control the at least one of the pusher component of the electric aircraft or the lift component of the electric aircraft during the transition phase of flight.

37\. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 35, wherein the pilot instruction comprises an instruction to transition the electric aircraft between the hover state and the fixed-wing flight state.

38\. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 35, wherein the warning further indicates one or more of:a lift,
a thrust,
a trajectory, an altitude,
an airspeed velocity, or a groundspeed velocity.

39\. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 35, wherein the flight controller is further configured to:determine that an airspeed velocity of the electric aircraft meets or exceeds the minimum safe speed; and
disengage the lift component based at least in part on determining that the airspeed velocity of the electric aircraft meets or exceeds the minimum safe speed.

40\. (Previously Presented) The system of claim 35, wherein the flight controller is configured to control at least one of the pusher component or the lift component further as a function of an airspeed velocity of the electric aircraft and the minimum safe speed.
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OFFICE ACTION:
DETAILED ACTION
Notice of Pre-AIA  or AIA  Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Allowable Subject Matter
Claims 21-40 are allowed.
The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance:
Regarding claim 21,
The prior art does not disclose or suggest the claimed “determine, as a function of the pilot instruction and the minimum safe speed, one or more flight parameters” in combination with the remaining claim elements as set forth in claim 21.
Regarding claim 28,
The prior art does not disclose or suggest the claimed “determining, at the flight controller as a function of the pilot instruction and the minimum safe speed, one or more flight parameters” in combination with the remaining claim elements as set forth in claim 28.
Regarding claim 35,
The prior art does not disclose or suggest the claimed “determine a warning as a function of the pilot instruction and the minimum safe speed” in combination with the remaining claim elements as set forth in claim 35.
Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later than the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably accompany the issue fee.  Such submissions should be clearly labeled “Comments on Statement of Reasons for Allowance.”
Conclusion

APPLICANT REBUTTAL: REMARKS
Applicant respectfully requests reconsideration and allowance of all of the claims of the application. The status of the claims is as follows:
" Claims 21-40 were pending at the time of the action.
" Applicant amends claims 21, 28, 35, and 36.
" No claims are canceled or added with this response.
" Applicant presents claims 21-40 for examination.
The amendments are supported at least at paragraph [0000] of the originally filed application. The amendments submitted herein do not introduce new matter.
Allowed Claim
The Office Action indicates that claim 36 is objected to for depending from a rejected base claim. The Examiner has indicated that this claims would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the features of the base claim from which it depends. Applicant thanks the Examiner for this indication. Claim 35 is rewritten herein to include the subject matter of claim 36 and, therefore, is in condition for allowance. Reconsideration and allowance of claim 35, and claims 36-40 depending therefrom, are respectfully requested.
Cited Document
The Office applies the following to reject one or more claims of the Application:
" Wong: Sheldon Wong, et al., U.S. Patent No. 10,011,348
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Does Not Anticipate Claims 21-35 and 37-40
Claims 21-35 and 37-40 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)(1) as allegedly being anticipated by Wong. Applicant respectfully traverses the rejection. Nevertheless, solely in the interest of expediting allowance, Applicant herein amends claims 21 and 28 as shown above. Applicant respectfully requests reconsideration in light of the amendments presented herein.
Specifically, independent claims 21 and 28 have been amended to recite subject matter substantially similar to the allowable subject matter of claim 36. Thus, claims 21Serial No.: 18/389,081
and 28, and all claims depending therefore, are believed to be in condition for allowance. Reconsideration and allowance of claims 21 and 28, and all claims depending therefrom, are respectfully requested.
Conclusion