Exhibit 1002
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`Exhibit 1002
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`

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`TRADEMARK
`
`Mail Stop 3
`Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`P.0. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
`
`REPORT ON THE
`FILING OR DETERMINATION OF AN
`ACTION REGARDING A PATENT OR
`
`In Compliance with 35 U.S.C. § 290 and/or 15 U.S.C. § 1116 you are hereby advised that a court action has been
`filed in the U.S. District Court
`Of Minnesota
`on the following
`
`[ZPatents.
`
`( [I the patent action involves 35 U.S.C. § 292.):
`
`[I Trademarks or
`
`DOCKET NO.
`14-1000 DWF/TNL
`PLAINTIFF
`
`
`3M Company, 3M Innovative Properties Company
`
`DATE FILED
`4/8/2014
`
`U.S. DISTRICT COURT
`
`
`
`DEFENDANT
`
`of Minnesota
`
`
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`HM Electronics, Inc.
`
`
`
`
`
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`—_—_ I
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`PATENT OR
`TRADEMARK NO’
`
`I
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`DATE OF PATENT
`OR TRADEMARK
`HOLDER OF PATENT OR TRADEMARK
`4/8/2°14
`
`n the above—entitled case, the following patent(s)/ trademark(s) have been included:
`
`
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`[I Cross Bill
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`I:] Other Pleading
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`El Amendment
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`D Answer
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`DATE INCLUDED
`
`INCLUDED BY
`
`HOLDER OF PATENT OR TRADEMARK
`%"’I‘{T%3R(l?\FDII’_:’;/IT[':‘lI:1:
`TRlZ3IT3§‘LTR%l:IO
`1—_—
`_—
`_—
`——
`_—
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`
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`
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`In the above—entitled case, the following decision has been rendered or judgement issued:
`
`DECISION/JUDGEMENT
`
`Complaint filed 4/8/2014
`
`4/18/2014
`
`CLERK
`RICHARD D. SLETTEN
`
`(BY) DEPUTY CLERK
`A. Linner
`
`DATE
`
`Copy 1—Upon initiation of action, mail this copy to Director Copy 3——Upon termination of action, mail this copy to Director
`Copy 2—Upon filing document adding patent(s), mail this copy to Director Copy 4—Case file copy
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`APPOO14
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`APP0014
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`
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`www.uspto.gov
`
`APPLICATION NO.
`
`13/214,746
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`ISSUE DATE
`
`04/08/2014
`
`PATENT NO.
`
`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
`
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`8694040
`
`61312US015 (102.0105USC2)
`
`1908
`
`32692
`
`7590
`
`03/19/2014
`
`3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
`PO BOX 33427
`ST. PAUL, MN 55133-3427
`
`The projected patent number and issue date are specified above.
`
`ISSUE NOTIFICATION
`
`Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
`(application filed on or after May 29, 2000)
`
`The Patent Term Adjustment is 0 day(s). Any patent to issue from the above—identified application will include
`an indication of the adjustment on the front page.
`
`If a Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) was filed in the above—identified application, the filing date that
`determines Patent Term Adjustment is the filing date of the most recent CPA.
`
`Applicant will be able to obtain more detailed information by accessing the Patent Application Information
`Retrieval (PAIR) WEB site (http://pair.uspto. gov).
`
`Any questions regarding the Patent Term Extension or Adjustment determination should be directed to the
`Office of Patent Legal Administration at (571)-272-7702. Questions relating to issue and publication fee
`payments should be directed to the Application Assistance Unit (AAU) of the Office of Data Management
`(ODM) at (571)-272-4200.
`
`APPLICANT(S) (Please see PAIR WEB site http://pair.uspto. gov for additional applicants):
`
`Steven T. Awiszus, St. Paul, MN;
`
`The United States represents the largest, most dynamic marketplace in the world and is an unparalleled location
`for business investment, innovation, and commercialization of new technologies. The USA offers tremendous
`resources and advantages for those who invest and manufacture goods here. Through SelectUSA, our nation
`works to encourage and facilitate business investment. To learn more about why the USA is the best country in
`the world to develop technology, manufacture products, and grow your business, visit SelectUSA.gov.
`
`IR103 (Rev. 10/09)
`
`APPOO1 5
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`APP0015
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`

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`PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL
`
`Complete and send this form, together with applicable fee(s), to: Mail Mail Stop ISSUE FEE
`Commissioner for Patents
`PJ).Box1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`or 1 (571)-273-2885
`
`through 5 should be completed where
`INSTRUCTIONS: This form should be used for transmitting the ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE (if required). Blocks 1
`appropriate. All further correspondence including the Patent, advance orders and notification of maintenance fees will be mailed to the current correspondence address as
`in icated unless corrected below or directed otherwise in Block 1, by (a) specifying a new correspondence address; and/or (b) indicating a separate "FEE ADDRESS" for
`maintenance fee notifications.
`
`Note: A certificate of mailin can only be used for domestic mailings of the
`Fee(s) Transmittal. This certi icate cannot be used for any other accompanying
`fiapers. Each additional paper, such as an assignment or formal drawing, must
`ave its own certificate of mailing or transmission.
`
`Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
`I hereby certify that this Fee(s) Transmittal is being deposited with the United
`States Postal Service with sufficient postage for first class mail in an envelope
`addressed to the Mail Stop ISSUE FEE address above, or being facsimile
`transmitted to the USPTO (571) 273-2885, on the date indicated below.
`
`CURRENT CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS (Note: Use Block 1 for any Change Ofaddress)
`
`7590
`
`32692
`3M
`PO BOX 33427
`ST. PAUL, MN 55133-3427
`
`12/13/2013
`
`Rebecca C. Bode
`
`/Rebecca C. 3ode/
`
`February 13, 2014
`
`
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`mwmwmmw
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`Gmwm
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`mm)
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`APPLICATION NO.
`
`FILING DATE
`
`F {ST NAMED INVENTOR
`
`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
`
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`13/214,746
`
`08/22/2011
`
`Steven T. Awiszus
`
`61312US015
`
`1908
`
`TITLE OF INVENTION: REMOTELY CONFIGURABLE WIRELESS INTERCOM SYSTEM FOR AN ESTABLISHMENT OZOIOSUSCZ)
`
`APPLN. TYPE
`
`ENTITY STATUS
`
`ISSUE FEE DUE
`
`PUBLICATION FEE DUE
`
`PREV. PAID ISSUE FEE
`
`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
`
`DATE DUE
`
`nonprovisional
`
`UNDISCOUNTED
`
`$1780
`
`$300
`
`$0
`
`$2080
`
`03/13/2014
`
`NGUYEN, DAVID Q
`
`2643
`
`455-5 1 7000
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`1. Change of correspondence address or indication of "Fee Address" (37
`CFR 1.363).
`
`:1 Chan e of correspondence address (or Change of Correspondence
`Address orm PTO/SB/ 122) attached.
`
`:1 "Fee Address" indication (or "Fee Address" Indication form
`PTO/SB/47; Rev 03-02 or more recent) attached. Use of a Customer
`Number is required.
`
`2. For printing on the patent front page, list
`(1) the names of up to 3 registered patent attorneys
`or agents OR, alternatively,
`(2) the name of a single firm (having as a member a
`registered attorney or agent) and the names of up to
`2 registered patent attorneys or agents. If no name is
`listed, no name will be printed.
`
`
`
`1 David 3. Batchett
`
`2
`
`3
`
`3. ASSIGNEE NAME AND RESIDENCE DATA TO BE PRINTED ON THE PATENT (print or type)
`If an assignee is identified below, the document has been filed for
`PLEASE NOTE: Unless an assignee is identified below, no assignee data will appear on the patent.
`recordation as set forth in 37 CFR 3.11. Completion of this form is NOT a substitute for filing an assignment.
`(A) NAME OF ASSIGNEE
`(B) RESIDENCE: (CITY and STATE OR COUNTRY)
`
`3M Innovative ?roperties Company
`
`St. ?au1, Minnesota 55133-3427
`
`Please check the appropriate assignee category or categories (will not be printed on the patent) :
`
`1] Individual E Corporation or other private group entity 1] Government
`
`4a. The following fee(s) are submitted:
`8 Issue Fee
`
`4b. Payment of Fee(s): (Please first reapply any previously paid issue fee shown above)
`:1 A check is enclosed.
`
`8 Publication Fee (No small entity discount permitted)
`1] Advance Order — # of Copies
`
`:1 Payment by credit card. Form PTO-2038 is attached.
`E The Director is hereby authorized to charge the required fee(s), any deficiency, or credit any
`overpayment, to Deposit Account Number
`3 — 3 Z 2 3(enclose an extra copy of this form).
`
`PTOL—85 (Rev. 02/11)
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`Page 2 °f4
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`APPOO16
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`APP0016
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`5. Change in Entity Status (from status indicated above)
`3 Applicant certifying micro entity status. See 37 CFR 1.29
`
`3 Applicant asserting small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27
`
`3 Applicant changing to regular undiscounted fee status.
`
`NOTE: Absent a valid certification of Micro Entity Status (see form PTO/SB/ 15A and 15B), issue
`fee payment in the micro entity amount will not be accepted at the risk of application abandonment.
`NOTE: If the application was previously under micro entity status, checking this box will be taken
`to be a notification of loss of entitlement to micro entity status.
`NOTE: Checking this box will be taken to be a notification of loss of entitlement to small or micro
`entity status, as applicable.
`
`NOTE: The Issue Fee and Publication Fee (if required) will not be accepted from anyone other than the applicant; a registered attorney or agent; or the assignee or other party in
`interest as shown by the records of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
`
`Authorized Signature
`
`/David B. Patchett/
`
`Typed or printed name
`
`3 av l d
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`.5.
`
`Batchett
`
`Date
`
`February 13, 2014
`
`Registration No.
`
`39326
`
`This collection of information is required by 37 CFR 1.311. The information is re uired to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to file (and by the USPTO to process)
`an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.14. T is collection is estimated to take 12 minutes to complete, including gathering,_preparing, and
`submitting the completed application form to the LSPTO. Time will v
`de endin upon the individual case. Any comments on the amount of time you require to complete
`this form and/or su gestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to
`e C ief In ormation Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.O.
`Box 1450, Alexan ria, Virginia 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. SEND TO: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450,
`Alexandria, Virginia 223 13- 1450.
`Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.
`
`PTOL—85 (Rev. 02/11) Approved for use through 08/31/2013.
`
`OMB 0651-0033
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPAR/i<1|$iEl(3f3d:fi’ COMMERCE
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`Page 3 of 4
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`APP0017
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`Electronic Patent Application Fee Transmittal
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`Title of Invention:
`
`REMOTELY CONFIGURABLE WIRELESS INTERCOM SYSTEM FOR AN
`ESTABUSHMENT
`
`;
`
`Utility under 35 USC 1 1 1 (a) Filing Fees
`
`Description
`
`Fee Code
`
`Quantity
`
`Sub-Total in
`
`USD($)
`
`Basic Filing:
`
`Miscellaneous-Filing:
`
`Patent-Appeals-and-Interference:
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`Post-AlIowance-and-Post-Issuance:
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`Extension-of-Time:
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`APP0018
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`APP0018
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`

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`Miscellaneous:
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` S“:-S1-;(t$a)| in
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`Total in USD (S)
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`APPOO19
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`APP0019
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`Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt
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`m—
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`Title of Invention:
`
`REMOTELY CONFIGURABLE WIRELESS INTERCOM SYSTEM FOR AN
`ESTABUSHMENT
`
`I
`
`Payment information:
`
`yes—
`Submitted with Payment
`
`Charge any Additional Fees required under 37 C.F.R. Section 1.17 (Patent application and reexamination processing\faFsQ)020
`
`—Auth°“zedUser
`The Director of the USPTO is hereby authorized to charge indicated fees and credit any overpayment as follows:
`
`Charge any Additional Fees required under 37 C.F.R. Section 1.16 (National application filing, search, and examination fees)
`
`APP0020
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`

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`Charge any Additional Fees required under 37 C.F.R. Section 1.19 (Document supply fees)
`
`Charge any Additional Fees required under 37 C.F.R. Section 1.20 (Post Issuance fees)
`
`Charge any Additional Fees required under 37 C.F.R. Section 1.21 (Miscellaneous fees and charges)
`
`File Listing:
`
`Document
`
`Information:
`
`Information:
`
`.
`
`.
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`File Size(Bytes)/
`
`Multi
`
`Pages
`
`Issue Fee Payment (PTO-85B)
`
`|ssueFee_61312US015.PDF
`
`323061306f3c3bI0f2cI669f00aad07e9adc
`d0bd
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`Fee Worksheet (SB06)
`
`fee-info.pdf
`
`d8d2bI 0228f9fe2af998I 65ff8fb86e34c947
`f52
`
`This Acknowledgement Receipt evidences receipt on the noted date by the USPTO ofthe indicated documents,
`characterized by the applicant, and including page counts, where applicable. It serves as evidence of receipt similar to a
`Post Card, as described in MPEP 503.
`
`New Applications Under 35 U.S.C. 111
`lfa new application is being filed and the application includes the necessary components for a filing date (see 37 CFR
`1.53(b)-(d) and MPEP 506), a Filing Receipt (37 CFR 1.54) will be issued in due course and the date shown on this
`Acknowledgement Receipt will establish the filing date of the application.
`
`National Stage of an International Application under 35 U.S.C. 371
`lfa timely submission to enter the national stage of an international application is compliant with the conditions of 35
`U.S.C. 371 and other applicable requirements a Form PCT/DO/E0/903 indicating acceptance of the application as a
`national stage submission under 35 U.S.C. 371 will be issued in addition to the Filing Receipt, in due course.
`
`New International Application Filed with the USPTO as a Receiving Office
`lfa new international application is being filed and the international application includes the necessary components for
`an international filing date (see PCT Article 11 and MPEP 1810), a Notification of the International Application Number
`and ofthe International Filing Date (Form PCT/R0/105) will be issued in due course, subject to prescriptions concerning
`national security, and the date shown on this Acknowledgement Receipt will establish the international filing date of
`the application.
`
`APPOO21
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`APP0021
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`

`
`
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`www.uspto.gov
`
`NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE AND FEE(S) DUE
`
`32692
`
`7590
`
`12/13/2013
`
`3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
`PO BOX 33427
`sT.1>AuL,MNss1ss-3427
`
`NGUYEN, DAVID Q
`
`2643
`
`DATE MAILED: 12/13/2013
`
`13/214,746
`
`08/22/2011
`
`Steven T. Awiszus
`
`61312US015
`
`1908
`
`TITLE OF INVENTION: REMOTELY CONFIGURABLE WIRELESS INTERCOM SYSTEM FOR AN ESTABLISHMEN(I|‘02‘0105USC2)
`
`APPLN. TYPE
`
`ENTITY STATUS
`
`ISSUE FEE DUE
`
`PUBLICATION FEE DUE
`
`PREV. PAID ISSUE FEE
`
`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
`
`DATE DUE
`
`nonprovisional
`
`UNDISCOUNTED
`
`$1780
`
`$300
`
`$0
`
`$2080
`
`03/13/2014
`
`THE APPLICATION IDENTIFIED ABOVE HAS BEEN EXAMINED AND IS ALLOWED FOR ISSUANCE AS A PATENT.
`PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS CLOSED. THIS NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE 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 37 CFR 1.313 AND MPEP 1308.
`
`THE ISSUE FEE AND PUBLICATION FEE (IF REQUIRED) MUST BE PAID WITHIN THREE MONTHS FROM THE
`MAILING DATE OF THIS NOTICE OR THIS APPLICATION SHALL BE REGARDED AS ABANDONED.
`THIS
`STATUTORY PERIOD CANNOT BE EXTENDED.
`SEE 35 U.S.C. 151. THE ISSUE FEE DUE INDICATED ABOVE DOES
`NOT REFLECT A CREDIT FOR ANY PREVIOUSLY PAID ISSUE FEE IN THIS APPLICATION.
`IF AN ISSUE FEE HAS
`PREVIOUSLY BEEN PAID IN THIS APPLICATION (AS SHOWN ABOVE), THE RETURN OF PART B OF THIS FORM
`WILL BE CONSIDERED A REQUEST TO REAPPLY THE PREVIOUSLY PAID ISSUE FEE TOWARD THE ISSUE FEE NOW
`DUE.
`
`HOW TO REPLY TO THIS NOTICE:
`
`I. Review the ENTITY STATUS shown above. If the ENTITY STATUS is shown as SMALL or MICRO, verify Whether entitlement to that
`entity status still applies.
`
`If the ENTITY STATUS is the same as shown above, pay the TOTAL FEE(S) DUE shown above.
`
`If the ENTITY STATUS is changed from that shown above, on PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL, complete section number 5 titled
`"Change in Entity Status (from status indicated above)".
`
`For purposes of this notice, small entity fees are 1/2 the amount of undiscounted fees, and micro entity fees are 1/2 the amount of small entity
`fees.
`
`II. PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL, or its equivalent, must be completed and returned to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
`(USPTO) With your ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE (if required). If you are charging the fee(s) to your deposit account, section "4b"
`of Part B - Fee(s) Transmittal should be completed and an extra copy of the form should be submitted. If an equivalent of Part B is filed, a
`request to reapply a previously paid issue fee must be clearly made, and delays in processing may occur due to the difficulty in recognizing
`the paper as an equivalent of Part B.
`
`III. All communications regarding this application must give the application number. Please direct all communications prior to issuance to
`Mail Stop ISSUE FEE unless advised to the contrary.
`
`IMPORTANT REMINDER: Utility patents issuing on applications filed on or after Dec. 12, 1980 may require payment of
`maintenance fees. It is patentee's responsibility to ensure timely payment of maintenance fees when due.
`
`PTOL—85 (Rev. 02/11)
`
`Page 1 °f4
`
`APPOO22
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`APP0022
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`

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`PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL
`
`Complete and send this form, together with applicable fee(s), to: Mail Mail Stop ISSUE FEE
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`or 1 (571)-273-2885
`
`through 5 should be completed where
`INSTRUCTIONS: This form should be used for transmitting the ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE (if required). Blocks 1
`appropriate. All further correspondence including the Patent, advance orders and notification of maintenance fees will be mailed to the current correspondence address as
`in icated unless corrected below or directed otherwise in Block 1, by (a) specifying a new correspondence address; and/or (b) indicating a separate "FEE ADDRESS" for
`maintenance fee notifications.
`
`CURRENT CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS (Note: Use Block 1 for any Change Ofaddress)
`
`7590
`
`32692
`3M
`PO BOX 33427
`ST. PAUL, MN 55133-3427
`
`12/13/2013
`
`Note: A certificate of mailin can only be used for domestic mailings of the
`Fee(s) Transmittal. This certi icate cannot be used for any other accompanying
`fiapers. Each additional paper, such as an assignment or formal drawing, must
`ave its own certificate of mailing or transmission.
`
`Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
`I hereby certify that this Fee(s) Transmittal is being deposited with the United
`States Postal Service with sufficient postage for first class mail in an envelope
`addressed to the Mail Stop ISSUE FEE address above, or being facsimile
`transmitted to the USPTO (571) 273-2885, on the date indicated below.
`(Depositofs name)
`(Signature)
`
`(Date)
`
`APPLICATION NO.
`
`FILING DATE
`
`F {ST NAMED INVENTOR
`
`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
`
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`13/214,746
`
`08/22/2011
`
`Steven T. Awiszus
`
`61312US015
`
`1908
`
`TITLE OF INVENTION: REMOTELY CONFIGURABLE WIRELESS INTERCOM SYSTEM FOR AN ESTABLISHMENT OZOIOSUSCZ)
`
`APPLN. TYPE
`
`ENTITY STATUS
`
`ISSUE FEE DUE
`
`PUBLICATION FEE DUE
`
`PREV. PAID ISSUE FEE
`
`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
`
`DATE DUE
`
`nonprovisional
`
`UNDISCOUNTED
`
`$1780
`
`$300
`
`$0
`
`$2080
`
`03/13/2014
`
`NGUYEN, DAVID Q
`
`2643
`
`455-5 1 7000
`
`1. Change of correspondence address or indication of "Fee Address" (37
`CFR 1.363).
`
`3 Chan e of correspondence address (or Change of Correspondence
`Address orm PTO/SB/ 122) attached.
`
`3 "Fee Address" indication (or "Fee Address" Indication form
`PTO/SB/47; Rev 03-02 or more recent) attached. Use of a Customer
`Number is required.
`
`
`
`2. For printing on the patent front page, list
`(1) the names of up to 3 registered patent attorneys
`or agents OR, alternatively,
`(2) the name of a single firm (having as a member a
`registered attorney or agent) and the names of up to
`2 registered patent attorneys or agents. If no name is
`listed, no name will be printed.
`
`2
`
`3
`
`3. ASSIGNEE NAME AND RESIDENCE DATA TO BE PRINTED ON THE PATENT (print or type)
`If an assignee is identified below, the document has been filed for
`PLEASE NOTE: Unless an assignee is identified below, no assignee data will appear on the patent.
`recordation as set forth in 37 CFR 3.11. Completion of this form is NOT a substitute for filing an assignment.
`(A) NAME OF ASSIGNEE
`(B) RESIDENCE: (CITY and STATE OR COUNTRY)
`
`Please check the appropriate assignee category or categories (will not be printed on the patent) :
`
`'3 Individual
`
`'3 Corporation or other private group entity '3 Government
`
`4a. The following fee(s) are submitted:
`3 Issue Fee
`
`4b. Payment of Fee(s): (Please first reapply any previously paid issue fee shown above)
`3 A check is enclosed.
`
`3 Publication Fee (No small entity discount permitted)
`3 Advance Order — # of Copies
`
`3 Payment by credit card. Form PTO-2038 is attached.
`3 The Director is hereby authorized to charge the required fee(s), any deficiency, or credit any
`overpayment, to Deposit Account Number
`(enclose an extra copy of this form).
`
`PTOL—85 (Rev. 02/11)
`
`Page 2 °f4
`
`APPOO23
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`APP0023
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`

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`5. Change in Entity Status (from status indicated above)
`3 Applicant certifying micro entity status. See 37 CFR 1.29
`
`3 Applicant asserting small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27
`
`3 Applicant changing to regular undiscounted fee status.
`
`NOTE: Absent a valid certification of Micro Entity Status (see form PTO/SB/ 15A and 15B), issue
`fee payment in the micro entity amount will not be accepted at the risk of application abandonment.
`NOTE: If the application was previously under micro entity status, checking this box will be taken
`to be a notification of loss of entitlement to micro entity status.
`NOTE: Checking this box will be taken to be a notification of loss of entitlement to small or micro
`entity status, as applicable.
`
`NOTE: The Issue Fee and Publication Fee (if required) will not be accepted from anyone other than the applicant; a registered attorney or agent; or the assignee or other party in
`interest as shown by the records of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
`
`Authorized Signature
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`F {ST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`13/214,746
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`08/22/2011
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`Steven T. Awiszus
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`3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
`PO BOX 33427
`ST. PAUL. MN 55133-3427
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`NGUYEN, DAVID Q
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`2643
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`DATE MAILED: 12/13/2013
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Application No.
`13/214,746
`Emntgngf NGUYEN
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`App|icant(s)
`AWISZUS, STEVEN T.
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`No
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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 11/26/2013.
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`D A declaration(s)/affidavit(s) under 37 CFR 1.130(b) was/were filed on
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`Attachment(s)
`1. I] Notice of References Cited (PTO—892)
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`2. IX Information Disclosure Statements (PTO/SB/08),
`Paper No./Mail Date 11/26/2013
`3. I] Examiner’s Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit
`of Biological Material
`4. I] Interview Summary (PTO—413),
`Paper No./Mail Date
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`/DAVID Q NGUYEN/
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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2643
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`5. I] Examiner’s Amendment/Comment
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`6. IX Examiner’s Statement of Reasons for Allowance
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`Notice of Allowability
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