Notice of Allowability
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`Applicant(s)
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`Application No.
`08/0617
`Examiner
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`IGroup
`Ken Schaetzle
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`Gliner at al.
`Art unit
`3305
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`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application. If not included
`herewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Due or other appropriate communication will be
`mailed in due course.
`X This communication is responsive to the amendment received Feb 14, 1996
`SThe allowed claim(s) is/are 15-22 and 35-44
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`HThe drawings filed on _________
`are acceptable.
`I Acknowledgement is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 1 19(a)-(d).
`LI1 All 0] Some* El None
`of the CERTIFIED copies of the priority documents have been
`LIreceived.
`Lreceived in Application No. (Series Code/Serial Number) __________
`El received in this national stage application from the International Bureau (POT Rule 17.2(a)).
`*Certified copies not received:
`LI1 Acknowledgement is made of a claim for domestic priority under 35 U.S.C. § 11 9(e).
`A SHORTENED STATUTORY PERIOD FOR RESPONSE to comply with the requirements noted below is set to EXPIRE
`THREE MONTHS FROM THE "DATE MAILED" 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 1. 136(a).
`LINote the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF INFORMAL APPLICATION, PTO-1 52, which discloses
`that the oath or declaration is deficient. A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION IS REQUIRED.
`X Applicant MUST submit NEW FORMAL DRAWINGS
`LI because the originally filed drawings were declared by applicant to be informal.
`Sincluding changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review, PTO-948, attached hereto or
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`Lincluding changes required by the proposed drawing correction filed on _________
`approved by the examiner.
`Lincluding changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment/Comment.
`Identifying indlicia 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
`Draftspeison.
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`,which
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`has been
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`l Note the attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
`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.
`Attachmentlsl
`LINotice of References Cited, PTO-892
`XInformation Disclosure Statement(s), PTO-1 449, Paper No(s).
`SNotice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review, PTO-948
`LINotice Of Informal Patent Application, PTO-1 52
`LInterview Summary, PTO-41 3
`0I Examiner's Amendment/Comment
`FL1 Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit of Biological Material
`X Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
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`PTO-37 (Rev. 9-95)
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`Serial Number: 08/601,617
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`REASONS FOR ALLOWANCE
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`I.
`The following is an examiner's statement of reasons for allowance: the prior art of record
`fais l:o teach the discharging step (claim 15) and the adjusting step (claim 35). In other words,
`there is no teaching to discharge until the end of a predetermined time period or until an electrical
`unit measured across the electrodes decays to a predetermined terminal level, whichever occurs
`first.
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`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. "
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication should be directed to Ken Schaetzle at
`telephone number (703) 3 08-2211.
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`tK.S.
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`September 9, 1996
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`viL.LIAM E. KAMM
`PP9R"ARY EXAM'NER
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