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`FLETCHER, MARLON T
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`ART UN IT
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`PAPERNUMOER
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`2837
`DATE MAILED: 02124/2009
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`APPl-!CA TION NO.
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`FrRST NJ\.!'1>1 ED (NVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`01/27/2004
`101765,487
`TITLE OF INVENTION: COLLISION MONITORING SYSTEM
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`Mario Boisvert
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`14-733C2Dl
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`9537
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`01/27/2004
`101765,487
`TITLE OF INVENTION: COLLISION MONITORING SYSTEM
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`FrRST NA.1'1>1ED (NVEN'TOR
`
`I ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. I CONFrRMATION NO.
`
`Mario Boisvert
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`14-733C2Dl
`
`9537
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`APPLN. TYPE
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`SMALL EN'TITY
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`FLETCI·IER, MARLON T
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEYDOCKETNO.
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`CONFIRMATJONNO.
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`101765,487
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`Ol/27/2004
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`Mario Boisvert
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`l4-733C2Dl
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`9537
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`28060
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`EXAMINER
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`FLETCHER, MARLON T
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`ART UN IT
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`PAPERNUMOER
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`2837
`DATE MAILED: 02124/2009
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`Notice of Allowability
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`BOISVERT ET AL.
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`Application No.
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`Applicant(s)
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`Marion T. Fletcher
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`2837
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`Application/Control No.
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`Index of Claims
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`Ill Ill IIIII II II I 1111
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`10765487
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`Examiner
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`Fletcher, Marlen T
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`Applicant(s)/Patent Under
`Reexamination
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`BOISVERT ET AL.
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`Art Unit
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`2837
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`Rejected
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`Cancelled
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`N Non-Elected
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`=
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`Allowed
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`Restricted
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`Interference
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`A
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`0
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`Appeal
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`Objected
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`0 Claims renumbered in the same order as presented by applicant
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`0 CPA
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`0 T.D.
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`0 R.1 .47
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`CLAIM
`Final
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`Application/Control No.
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`Index of Claims
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`Ill Ill IIIII II II I 1111
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`10765487
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`Examiner
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`Fletcher, Marlen T
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`Applicant(s)/Patent Under
`Reexamination
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`BOISVERT ET AL.
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`Art Unit
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`2837
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`Rejected
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`Cancelled
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`N Non-Elected
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`=
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`Allowed
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`Restricted
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`Interference
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`A
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`0
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`Appeal
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`Objected
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`0 Claims renumbered in the same order as presented by applicant
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`0 CPA
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`0 T.D.
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`0 R.1.47
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`CLAIM
`I Original
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