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`Applicantisi
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`Application No.
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`Andrew Toti
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`Group Art Unit
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`Office Action Summary
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`X Responsive to communicationls} filed on Ma 7 1.9.9.9
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`E This action is FINAL.
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`{3 Since this application is in condition ior allowance except for formal matters. prosecution as to the merits is closed
`in accordance with the practice under Ex perm Quayle, 1935 CD. 11; 453 0.6. 213.
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`monthisi. or thirty days. whichever
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`A shortened statute-oiI period for response to this action is set to expire
`is longer. from the mailing date oi this communication. Failure to respond within the period for response will cause the
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`(35 U.S.C. § 133}. Extensions of time may be obtained under the provisions of
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`Disposition of Claims
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`{Xi Claimis] 1-16 18-24 and 23-34
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`Application Papers
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`Priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119
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`[:I Acknowledgement is made of a claim for domestic priority under 35 U.S.C. E 11 Ste].
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`le Notice oi References Cited, PTO-892
`Information Disclosure Stetementisi, PTO-1449. Paper Noisi.
`U Interview Summary, PTO-413
`:i Notice oi Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review, PTO-948
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`3 Notice of informal Patent Application. PTO-152
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`u. S. Pet-m and Trademark Ollie:
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`Art Unit: 3634
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`Application/Control Number: 09/229,595
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`The preliminary amendment filed on May 7, 1999 has been
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`entered.
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`The drawings are objected to for there are two separate
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`figures labeled “Fig. 44".
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`The drawings contain Fig. 39A for which there is no
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`description in the specification under the section ‘Brief
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`Description of the Drawings”.
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`Correction is required.
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`3.
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`One page 1.
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`the status of the listed related applications
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`are to be updated. Correction is required.
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`The abstract of the disclosure is objected to because of the
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`inclusion of legal phraseology “comprises, comprising, means”.
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`Correction is required.
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`See MPEP § 608.Ul(b3.
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`The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs
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`of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under
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`this section made in this Office action:
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`A person shall be entitled to a patent unless —~
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`the invention was patented or described in a printed publication in
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`Application/Control Number: 09/229,595
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`Page 3
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`Art Unit: 3634
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`Claim 24 is rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(b) as being clearly
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`anticipated by Kuhar
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`‘100. Kuhar
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`covering including a pluralitfi of spring drives 40 (see figure
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`The following non—statutory double patenting rejection is
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`based on a judicially created doctrine grounded in public policy
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`(a policy reflected in the statute} so as to prevent the
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`unjustified or improper timewise extension of the right to
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`exclude granted by a patent.
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`In re
`In re Sarett. 327 F.2d 1005, 140 USPQ 474 [CCPA 1964);
`Schneller, 397 F.2d 350, 158 USPQ 210 (CCPA 1968}; In re White,
`405 F.2d 904, 160 USPQ 644 {CCPA 1969};
`In re ThoringtonIr 418
`F.2d 528, 163 USPQ, 644 [CCPA 1969};
`In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 433,
`164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970);
`In re Van Ornam,r 686 F.2d 937, 214 USPQ
`761 {CCPA 1982]:
`In re Long—i,r 759 F.2d 887, 225 USPQ 645 (Fed.
`Cir. 1985}; and In re Goodman, 29 USPQ 2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993).
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`A timely filed terminal disclaimer in compliance with 37
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`CFR 1.321(b) would overcome an actual or provisional rejection on
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`a non-statutory double patenting ground provided the conflicting
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`application or patent is shown to be commonly owned with this
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`See 37 CFR l.78{d).
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`Claims 1-16,18e24.26-34 are provisionally rejected over the
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`claimed disclosure of application Serial no. 08f989,142 on the
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`basis of the judicially created non—statutory doctrine of double
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`Art Unit: 3634
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`The subject matter of claims l-l6,13-24,26-34 of the instant
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`application are fully disclosed in the claims of applicant's
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`Serial no. 08/989,142 and/or that portion of the disclosure which
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`provides support for such claims. The allowance of the claims of
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`the instant application would extend the rights to exclude
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`already presented in the claims of the pending application.
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`Thus,
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`the controlling fact is that patent protection for the
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`devicer fully disclosed in and/or covered by the claims of the
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`pending application, would be extended by allowance of the claims
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`Primary Examiner
`Art Unit 3634
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`Jamil” 19, 2000
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