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`Application No.
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`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application.
`herewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due or other appropriate communication will be mailed
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`E This communication is responsive to
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`K] The allowed cIaim(s) is/are 1-9
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`Q Acknowledgement is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d).
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`of the CERTIFIED copies of the priority documents have been
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`Q received in this national stage application from the International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
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`I] Acknowledgement is made of a claim for domestic priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e).
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`A SHORTENED STATUTORY PERIOD FOR RESPONSE to comply with the requirements noted below is set to EXPIRE
`THREE MONTHBQOM THE “DATE MAlLED" of this Office action. Failure to timely comply will result in
`ABANDONMENT of this application. Extensions of time may be obtained under the provisions of 37 CFR ‘I.136(a)_
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`Q Note the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPLICATION, PTO-152, which_discloses that
`the oath or declaration is deficient. A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION IS REQUIRED.
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`Q Applicant MUST submit NEW FORMAL DRAWINGS
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`Q because the originally filed drawings were declared by applicant to be informal.
`[:1 including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review, PTO-948, attached hereto or to
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`Q including changes required by the proposed drawing correction filed on
`approved by the examiner.
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`Q including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment/Comment.
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`Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be written on the reverse side of
`the drawings. The drawings should be filed as a separate paper with a transmittal lettter addressed to the Official
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`Q Note the attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
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`Any response to this letter should include, in the upper right hand corner, the APPLICATION NUMBER (SERIES
`CODE/SERIAL NUMBER). If applicant has received a Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due, the ISSUE BATCH NUMBER
`and DATE of the NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE should also be included.
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`Attachment(s)
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`K] Notice of References Cited, PTO—892
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`K] Information Disclosure Statement(s), PTO-1449, Paper No( ).
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`Q Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review, PTO-948
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`Q Notice of Informal Patent Application, PTO-152
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`Q Interview Summary, PTO-413
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`Q Examiner's Amendment/Comment
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`Q Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit of Biological Material
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`Kl Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
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`U. 8. Patent and Trademark Office
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`PTO-37 (Rev. 9-95)
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`Application/Control Number: 09/520,350
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`Art Unit: 2736
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`Claims 1-9 are allowed.
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`The following is an examiner's statement of reasons for allowance:
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`Many references in the art disclose network security system for detecting removal of electronic
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`equipment or DC-DC power converter including sensing means for providing an output when the
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`reserve power of the converter fall below a predetermined amount for a given input voltage, such
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`as that found in Cummings et al.[ U.S. Pat. 5,406,260 ] or Ziermarm [ U.S. Pat. 5,289,359 ]. But
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`no prior art reference utilizes the an apparatus for remotely powering access equipment in a data
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`network which comprises all subject matters as follow:
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`a data node adapted for data switching;
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`an access device adapted for data transmission;
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`at least one data signaling pair connected between the data node and the access
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`device and arranged to transmit data therebetween;
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`a main power source connected to supply power to the data node;
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`a second power source arranged to supply power to the data node via said data signaling
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`pair to the access device;
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`sensing means for delivering a low level current from said main power source to the
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`access device over said data signaling pair and sensing a resulting voltage level thereon; and
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`Control means responsive to said voltage level and adapted to control power supplied by
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`said secondary power source to said access device in response to a preselected condition of said
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`voltage level.
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`Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later than the
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`payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably accompany the issue
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`fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled "Comments on Statement of Reasons for
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`Allowance."
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`Conclusion
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`The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's
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`disclosure.
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`Laidler [ U.S. Pat. 5,608,792 ] discloses an apparatus for drawing and processing
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`electrical power from a communication line.
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`Yuyama [ U.S. Pat. 5,483,574 ] discloses a communication terminal equipment.
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`Sakuragi et al. [ U.S. Pat. 5,461,671 ] disclose a telephone line power utility circuit.
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner
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`should be directed to Tai T. Nguyen whose telephone number is (703) 308-0160. The examiner
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`can normally be reached on Monday to Friday from 7:30am to 5:00pm.
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`Application/Control Number: 09/520,350
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`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner's
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`supervisor, Jeffery Hofsass, can be reached on (703)305-4717. The fax phone number for this
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`Group is (703) 305-3988.
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`Any inquiry of a general nature or relating to the status of this application or proceeding
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`should be directed to the Group receptionist whose telephone number is (703) 305-4700.
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`Examiner:
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`Tai T. Nguyen
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`Date:
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`September 08, 2000
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`U. S. Patent and Trademark Office
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