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`DATE MAILED: 06/06/2012
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`1116-065B
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`2773
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Application No.
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`Applicant(s)
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`12/114,286
`Examiner
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`WEEL, MARTIN
`Art Unit
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`MOHAMED WASEL
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`2454
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`-- The MAILING DA TE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address--
`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application.
`If not included
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`NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subject to withdrawal from issue at the initiative
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`1. IX This communication is responsive to Applicant’s response submitted on 9/20/2010.
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`2. I] An election was made by the applicant in response to a restriction requirement set forth during the interview on
`the restriction requirement and election have been incorporated into this action.
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`3. IX The allowed claim(s) is/are 1-12.
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`4. I] Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119( )-(d) or (f).
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`a) I] All
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`b) [I Some*
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`1. El Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2454
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`3. IX Information Disclosure Statements (PTO/SB/08),
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`5. I] Notice of Informal Patent Application
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`6. I] Interview Summary (PTO-413),
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`7. I] Examiner‘s Amendment/Comment
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`8. El Examiner‘s Statement of Reasons for Allowance
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`9. El Other
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`/Mohamed Wasel/
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`US. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-37 (Rev. 03-11)
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`Notice of AllowabilityYamaha corporat'on ofA'BaeiIcgi PaE’éIP'RictaiiI’lIéfi DaFt’8%1520529
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`Continuation Sheet (PTOL-37)
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`Application No. 12/114,286
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`Continuation of Attachment(s) 3. Information Disclosure Statements (PTO/SB/08), Paper No./Mai| Date: 7/23/08, 8/12/10, 1/03/11, 4/26/11,
`5/17/11, 11/23/11 and 4/11/12.
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`Application/Control No.
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`12/114286
`Examiner
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`MOHAMED WASEL
`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`Applicant(s)/Patent Under
`Reexamination
`WEEL, MARTIN
`Art Unit
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`2454
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`Page 1 Of 2
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`Notice of References Cited
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`*
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`Document Number
`Country Code-Number-Kind Code
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`Date
`MM-YYYY
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`Name
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`US-5,790,426 A
`In US-5,884,282 A
`US-6,317,722 B1
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`In US-2004/0002938 A1
`US-2004/0057348 A1
`us-2005/0210507 A1
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`US-2006/0059260 A1
`In US-2006/0143236 A1
`us-7,075,000 B2
`US-2006/0294201 A1
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`08-1998
`03-1999
`11-2001
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`01-2004
`03-2004
`09-2005
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`03-2006
`06-2006
`07-2006
`12-2006
`
`Robinson, Gary B.
`Robinson, Gary B.
`Jacobi etal.
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`Deguchi, Yuichiro
`Shteyn et al.
`Hawkins et al.
`
`Kelly et al.
`Wu, Michael
`Gang et al.
`Kito et al.
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`us-2007/0247979 A1
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`10-2007
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`Brillon et al.
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`US-2008/0033821 A1
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`02-2008
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`Jacobi et al.
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`Classification
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`702/179
`705/7.33
`705/14.51
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`707/1
`369/030.38
`725/046
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`709/225
`707/104.1
`84/600
`709/217
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`369/030.06
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`705/014
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`Date
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`MM-YYYY
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`Name
`ClaSSIfICatlon
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`NON- PATENT DOCUM ENTS
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`Include as applicable: Author, Title Date, Publisher, Edition or Volume, Pertinent Pages)
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`*A copy of this reference is not being furnished with this Office action. (See MPEP § 707.05(a).)
`Dates in MM-YYYY format are publication dates. Classifications may be US or foreign.
`US. Patent and Trademark Office
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`PTO-892 (Rev. 01-2001)
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`Notice of References Cited
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`Part of Paper No. 20120529
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`Exhibit 1007
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`Notice of References Cited Examiner
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`Application/Control No.
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`12/114286
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`MOHAMED WASEL
`us. PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`Applicant(s)/Patent Under
`Reexamination
`WEEL, MARTIN
`Art Unit
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`2454
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`Page 2 Of 2
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`*
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`Document Number
`Country Code-Number-Kind Code
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`Date
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`Name
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`US-2008/O133520 A1
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`06-2008
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`Hempleman et al.
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`,
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`Classification
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`707/6
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`US-7,613,736 B2
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`11-2009
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`Hicken, Wendell T.
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`-__——
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`*
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`Document Number
`Date
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`.
`.
`Country Code-Number-Kind Code
`MM-YYYY
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`Name
`ClaSSIfICatlon
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`NON-PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`Include as applicable: Author, Title Date, Publisher, Edition or Volume, Pertinent Pages)
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`*A copy of this reference is not being furnished with this Office action. (See MPEP § 707.05(a).)
`Dates in MM-YYYY format are publication dates. Classifications may be US or foreign.
`US. Patent and Trademark Office
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`PTO-892 (Rev. 01-2001)
`
`Notice of References Cited
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`Part of Paper No. 20120529
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