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`EXAMINER
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`BRMDLEY, TIMOTHY J
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`ART UNIT
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`3636
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`DATE MAILED: 12/05/2014
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`14/057,781
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`10/18/2013
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`Anthony J. Warncke
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`SMC- 102-A
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`3309
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`Page 1 of 3
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`Sauder Manufacturing Co., Ex. 2006 p. 1
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`Application/Control Number: 14/057,781
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`Page 2
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`Art Unit: 3636
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`EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT
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`An examiner's amendment to the record appears below. Should the changes and/or additions be
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`unacceptable to applicant, an amendment may be filed as provided by 37 CFR 1 .312. To ensure
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`consideration of such an amendment, it MUST be submitted no later than the payment of the issue fee.
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`Authorization for this examiner's amendment was given in a telephone interview with Thomas
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`Young on 1 1/24/14.
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`The application has been amended as follows:
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`Claim 15, line 13, "the rotational orientation" has been amended to state:
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`-- a rotational orientation
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`Claims 1 5-20, 22-29, 31 -33 and 35-38 are allowed.
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`The following is a statement of the reasons for allowance: Regarding claim 27, upon further
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`consideration and in view of Applicant's arguments, the rocker members of Wright are not considered
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`"beneath" the seat undersurface, as this limitation is taken to mean vertically underneath and the rocker
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`members of Wright are along the sides of the seat portion. Additionally, there is no teaching, suggestion,
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`or motivation to modify the prior art of record absent hindsight.
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`4.
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`The remaining claims have been amended to include subject matter previously indicated as
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`allowable. Accordingly, claims 15-20, 22-29, 31-33 and 35-38 overcome the prior art of record and are
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`deemed allowable.
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`Conclusion
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`normally be reached on Monday - Friday: 8:00 - 5:00.
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`Sauder Manufacturing Co., Ex. 2006 p. 2