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`INTERNATI 0 NA L SEA CH
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`.na1 Applic:alion No
`PCT/CH 94/00184
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`RE PO RT -Inter,
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`A. CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECT MATIER
`IPC 6 A61F2/44
`A61F2/46
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`According to Intcma1ional Patent Qa=fication (IPC) or to both na1ional classification arul IPC
`B. FIELDS SEARCHED
`Minimum documentation searched (clamfication system followed by classification symbols)
`IPC 6 A61F
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`Doc:umentalion searched other than minimum documentation to the extient that wch documents arc included in Ille fields searched
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`ElcCll'Onic data base consulted during the international search (name of data base and, where praclical, scard! tetms used)
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`C. DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT
`Category• Otalion of document, with indication, where appropriate, of the relevant passages
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`Relevant ID claim No.
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`X
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`y
`A
`y
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`A
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`y
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`WO,A, 90 . 00037 (MICHELSON) 11 January 1990
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`see the whole document
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`US,A,3 486 505 (MORRISON) 30 December
`1969
`see column 2, line 21 - line 68; claims
`2-4
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`US,A,4 349 921 (KUNTZ) 21 September 1982
`see column 6, line 19 - line 24; figures
`2-4
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`1-3,8,9,
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`[]] Further documents arc listed in lhe con1inuation of box C.
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`[I] Patent family membcni are listed in annex.
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`• Special categories of cited documents :
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`·A· doc11ment defining the general stAte of the an which is not
`considered to be of particlllar relevance
`"E" earlier document hut published on or aft.er lhe international
`filing date
`"L. document which may throw doubts on priority c:laim{s) or
`which is cited ID establish the publication date of another
`citation or other special reason (as specified)
`•o· docmnent referring to an oral disclosure, use, exhibition or
`other means
`"P" document published prior to the international filing date but
`later than the priority date claimed
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`Date of the actual completion of the international scan:h
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`19 December 1994
`Name and mailing address of the ISA
`Ewopean Patent Office, P.B. 5818 Patcntlaan 2
`NL • mo HV Rijswijlt
`Td. {+31-70) 340-2040, Tx. 31 6S1 epo nl,
`Fax:(+31-70) 340-3016
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`Ferm PCT/lSNllO (seccnd 1heel) (July 1992)
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`"T" later document published after the international filing date
`or prionty ~ and not in conOict with the application but
`cited to IIIldcrstand the principle or theory underlying Ille
`invention
`·x· document of particular relevance: the daimed invention
`cannot be c:onsiderc(i novel or cannot be comidered to
`involve an inventive step when the document is talccn alone
`•y• document of parlic:ular relevance; lhe daimcd invention
`cannot be considered to involve an inventive step when Ille
`document is combined with one or more other such doc:u•
`ments, such combinalion being obvious to a person skilled
`in the art.
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`C.{Continuation) DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT
`Category • Citation of document, with indication, where appropriate, of the relevant passages
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`Rdcvant 10 claim No.
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`X
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`A
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`see the whole document
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`WO,A,89 12431 (MICHELSON) 28 December
`1989
`see page 13, line 11 - page 16, line 37;
`figures 4-5
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`EP,A,0 260 044 (SHEPPERD) 16 March 1988
`see column 7, line 28 - column 8, line 21;
`claim 15
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`US,A,5 092 893 (SMITH) 3 March 1992
`see column 5, line 7 -
`line 23; figures
`1,5
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`WO,A,93 01771 (CALCITEK) 4 February 1993
`see a~stract; figure 4
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`WO,A,92 14423 (MADHAVAN) 3 September 1992
`see page 8, line 11; figures 5,6
`EP,A,O 493 698 (HARLE) 8 July 1992
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`05-09-91
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`A. KLASSIFIZIERUNG DES ANMELDUNGSGEGENSTANDES
`IPK 6 A61F2/44
`A61F2/46
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`Naeh dtt lntemalionalm Pat.entklll!lifikation (IPK) oder nach der national en Klassiflkation und dcr f PK
`B. RECHERCHIERTE GEBIETE
`Rcchcrchierter Mindestpriifstoff (KJassifilcatiorusystcm und Klassifikatio~bolc )
`IPK 6 A61F
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`Rccherchicrte aber nicht zum Mindcstpriifstoff gehiircndc Vcriiffcntlichungcn, soweit dicsc untcr die recherchicrtcn Gcbietc fallen
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`Wihrcnd dcr intcmationalcn Rcchcrchc lconsulticrte cleldronischc Datcnbanlc (Name dcr Datcnbank und cvtl. vcrwendetc Suchbc&fiffc)
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`C. ALS WESENTLICH ANGESEHENB UNTERLAGEN
`Katcgone• Bczeichnung dcr Veroffentlichllll8, soweit erforderlich untcr Angahe der in Bctracht lrommcndcn Tcilc
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`Bcn-.AnspruchNr.
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`siehe das ganze Dokument
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`US,A,3 486 505 (MORRISON) 30. Oezember
`1969
`siehe Spalte 2, Zeile 21 - Zeile 68;
`AnsprUche 2-4
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`US,A,4 349 921 (KUNTZ) 21. September 1982
`siehe Spalte 6, Zeile 19 - Zeile 24;
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`[[] Weitere Verilffenllichungcn sind der F011Sctzung von Feld C zu
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`T Sp,iterc Veroffenllichung, die nach dcm intemationalen Aruneldeclatum
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`• Bcsondere Katcgoricn von angegebcncn VwfTentlichungen
`oder dem Priorititsd&ILUn w:riifTentlicht wordcn ist und mit dcr
`• A 0 VeriifTentlichung, die den allgcmcinen Stand der Technilc dcfiniert,
`Anmeldungnichtkollidiert, sondcm nur zumVcntandnis des dcr
`aber ru cht als bcsondcrs bcdcutsam anzusehcn ist
`Erfind,ung zugnmdclicgcndcn Prinzips oder dcr ihr zugnmdclicgcnden
`•E• ilt.ercs Dolcument, das jedoch erst am oder nach dcm intemation.alen
`Toeone angeaet>en 1st
`•x• Veroffentlichung von bcsondcrer Bedeutung; die beanspruchte Erfi~
`Anmcldedatum veriiffcntlicht wordc:n ist
`bnn allcin a~d dicser Veroffcn11ichwig nicht als ncu oder auf
`"L. Veroffcnt!ichung, die gecip,.et iBt, ctnen Prioritatsanspruch zweifelbaft er•
`itigkcit bcruhcnd bctrachtct wcrdcn
`crfinderisc:hcr
`scheinen _zu tassen, oder durc:h die das Vcroffentlichwig:sdatum cincr
`andcrcn 1m Rcchcn:hcnbcricht acnanntcn Vcroffentlichung bcl~gt werdcn •y• Veriiffcnllichung von besondcm' Bedeutung; die beanspruchte Erfindun&
`kann nicht als auf crfmderiscber Til:illlteit bcruhcnd bctrachtct
`soil od'!=" die aus cmcm andcrcn bcsonderen Grund angegebcn 1st (wic
`wcrdcn, wcnn die Veroffcntlichung nut einer oder mehrerm andercn
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`Vcroffentlichungen clieser KateC: Verbindun3 JCbracht wini und
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`Absell!ledatum des international.en Rechercllcnbcrichts
`Datum des Abschlusses der intcma1ionaJ.cn Rcchcrche
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`19. Dezember 1994
`Name mid Postanschrif'I der Internationale Rccbcrchcnbchorde
`Europi.isches Patcntamt, P.B. 5818 Patcntlaan 2
`NL • 2280 HV Rijswijlc
`Td. (+ 31-70) 340-2040, Tx. 31 6S1 cpo nl,
`Fax: {-t-31-70) 340-3016
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`Fonnblatt PCT/ISA/210 (Blatt :I) (Juli 1992)
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`0 9. 01. 95
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`nalcs AktcnY.cicbcn
`INTERNATIONALER RECHERCHENBERICHT
`lnta,
`PCT/CH 94/00184
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`C.(Fortse1Ztlng) ALS WESENTUCH ANGESEHENE UNTERLAGEN
`
`Katcgoric' BczciclmWlg dcr Veroffcntlichung, soweit erfordcrlich untcr Angabc dcr in Betracht kommcndcn Tcilc
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`Betr. Ansprucb Nr.
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`A
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`EP,A,O 307 241 (BRANTIGAN) 15. Marz 1989
`siehe das ganze Dokument
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`WO,A,89 12431 (MICHELSON) 28. Dezember
`1989
`siehe Seite 13, Zeile 11 - Seite 16, Zeile
`37; Abbildungen 4-5
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`EP,A,0 260 044 (SHEPPERD) 16. Marz 1988
`siehe Spalte 7, Zeile 28 - Spalte 8, Zeile
`21; Anspruch 15
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`US,A,S 092 893 (SMITH) 3. Marz 1992
`siehe Spalte 5, Zeile 7 - Zeile 23;
`Abbildungen 1,5
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`WO,A,93 01771 (CALCITEK) 4. Februar 1993
`siehe Zusammenfassung; Abbildung 4
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`WO,A,92 14423 (MADHAVAN) 3. September 1992
`siehe Seite 8, Zeile 11; Abbildungen 5,6
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`EP,A,O 493 698 (HARLE) 8. Juli 1992
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`US,A,4 772 287 (RAY) 20. September 1988
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`1-3,8,9,
`13,14,16
`28-33,
`35,40
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`1-3,13
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`4,15,28,
`40
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`16,27,39
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`24
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`PCT/CH 94/00184
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`Im Recherchenbericht
`angefuhrtes Patentdokument
`WO-A-9000037
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`I Datum der
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`Veroffentlichung
`11-01-90
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`US-A-3486505
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`30-12-69
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`I
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`I Datumder
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`Veroffentlichung
`23-01-90
`08-05-91
`28-11-91
`
`Mitglied(er) der
`Patentfamilie
`AU-A-
`3965489
`EP-A-
`0425542
`JP-T-
`3505416
`KEINE
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`Application No.
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`Applicant{s)
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`Examiner-Initiated Interview Summary
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`13/441 ,092
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`STUARTS. BRAY
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`CURRAN ET AL.
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`All participants (applicant, applicant's representative, PTO personnel):
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`(1) STUARTS. BRAY.
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`(2) __ .
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`(3)Michael Hawkins.
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`(4) __ .
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`Date of Interview: 28 November 2012.
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`Identification of prior art discussed : Michelson. Borian