`Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. - Petitioner
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`Applicationtr'Control Number: 08,095,999
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`Response to Amendment
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`Claims 1-6, 8 and 9 are allowed.
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`The following is an examiners statement of reasons for allowance:
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`The applicant shows the novel of establish a message interval for presence data; devoting a
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`first portion of each interval to presence data reserving a second portion of each interval for
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`position data and transmit at least one of the presence and position data encoding occupant
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`presence data into a message by setting the nominal logic state of successive intervals to values in
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`accor’d with the code.
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`Any cements 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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`The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's
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`disclosure.
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`- Breed et al, US Patent No. 5,848, 802 disclose a vehicle occupant position and velocity
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`sensor.
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`ApplicationlControl Number: 08595399
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`- Walton, US Patent No. 5,749,059 discloses an apparatus and method for controlling an
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`actuable restraint device.
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner
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`W. Cuchljnski, can be reached on (703) 308-3873. The fax phone number for the organization
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`where this application or proceeding is assigned is 003) 305-3597.
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`Any inquiry of a general nature or relating to the status of this application or proceeding
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