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`Notice of Aliowability
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`Application No.
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`Applicant(s)
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`11/455,042
`Examiner
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`HILLESUND ET AL.
`Art Unit
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`Jesus D. Sotelo
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`3617
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`-- The MAILING DATE 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
`herewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) or other appropriate communication will be mailed in due course. THIS
`NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subject to withdrawal from issue at the initiative
`of the Office or upon petition by the applicant. See 3? CFR 1.313 and MPEP 1308.
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`1. E This communication is responsive to the amendment filed 10f23/2006.
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`2. IX] The allowed claim(s) isiare 1-34.
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`3. E] Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(3)-(d) or (f).
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`b) I] Some’
`c) C] None
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`1. D Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
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`2. I] Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No.
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`3. C] Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this national stage application from the
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`International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
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`* Certified copies not received:
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`Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE "MAILING DATE” of this communication to tile a reply complying with the requirements
`noted below. Failure to timety comply will result in ABANDONMENT of this application.
`THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS NOT EXTENDABLE.
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`4. D A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION must be submitted. Note the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF
`INFORMAL PATENT APPLICATION (PTO-152) which gives reason(s) why the oath or declaration is deficient.
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`5. El CORRECTED DRAWINGS ( as “replacement sheets") must be submitted.
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`(a) Cl including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review ( PTO-948) attached
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`1) 1:] hereto or 2) CI to Paper No./Mail Date
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`(b) E] including changes required by the attached Examiner’s Amendment 3 Comment or in the Office action of
`Paper No./Mail Date
`Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be written on the drawings in the from (not the back) of
`each sheet. Replacement sheetis) should be labeled as such in the header according to 37 CFR 1.121(d).
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`6. E] DEPOSIT OF andior INFORMATION about the deposit of BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL must be submitted. Note the
`attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
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`Attachment(s)
`1. El Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)
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`2. [:1 Notice of Draftperson's Patent Drawing Review (PTO—9-48)
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`3. IX] Information Disclosure Statements (PTO/SBIOB),
`Paper No./Mail Date 1/11/O?’
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`4. E] Examiners Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit
`of Biological Material
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`5. E] Notice of Informal Patent Application
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`6. E] Interview Summary (PTO—413),
`Paper No./Mail Date
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`7. E] Examiners AmendmentIComment
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`8. E Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
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`9. C] Other
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`US. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-37 (Rev. 08-06)
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Part of Paper No.!Mail Date 20070524
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`Application/Control Number: ll/455,042
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`Art Unit: 3617
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`REASONS FOR ALLOWANCE
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`The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance:
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`The prior art does not disclose a method and apparatus for towing an array of streamers
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`with each streamer having a plurality of streamer positioning devices there along and controlling
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`the streamer positioning devices with a control system to operate in one or more control modes
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`generally as claimed.
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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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`2.
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`Claims 1-34 are allowed.
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`examiner should be directed to Jesus D. Sotelo whose telephone number is 571-272-6686. The
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`examiner can normally be reached on Mon. — Fri. 5:30 AM — 2:00 PM.
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`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the exarniner’s
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`supervisor, Mr. Samuel J. Morano can be reached on 571-272-6684. The fax phone number for
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`the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300.
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`ApplicationfControl Number: 11/455,042
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