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`CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
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`It is certified that error appears in the above—identified patent and that said Letters Patent is hereby corrected as shown below:
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`In the Claims,
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`Column 81, Claim 94, line 38, please delete “existing light” and insert --exiting light--.
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`BLAKELY
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`January 6, 2015
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`Re:
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`Certificate of Correction
`US Patent No. RE44963
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`Issued: June 24, 2014
`For: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTERIZED EVALUATION OF
`GEMSTONES
`Inventor: Paul T. Shannon
`Our Docket No. 9041 P001 R
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`PATENT NO.
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`APPLICATION NO.: 12961361
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`ISSUE DATE
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`INvENTOR(S)
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`: Paul T. Shannon
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`It is certified that error appears or errors appear in the above-identified
`patent and that said Letters Patent is hereby corrected as shown below:
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`In the Claims, Column 81, Claim 94, line 38, please delete "existing |ight" and insert ——exiting
`light--.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`RE44963
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`9041P001R
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`8791
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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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`CONE ‘MATION NO.
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`BLAKELYSOKOLOFF TAYLOR&ZAFMAN
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`HWANG, TIMOTHY
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`2864
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`Application No.
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`App|icant(s)
`SHANNON, PAUL T.
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`/TIMOTHY H HWANG/
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`5. IX Examiner's Amendment/Comment
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`6. I:I Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
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`7. I:I Other
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL—37 (Rev. 08-13)
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`Notice 01 Allowability
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`Part of Paper No./Mail Date 20140506
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`Art Unit: 2864
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`EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT
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`payment of the issue fee.
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`Authorization for this examiner’s amendment was given in a telephone interview with
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`William Schaal (Reg. No. 39,018) on 05/06/2014.
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`Claim 18 is amended as follows:
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`The method of claim 17, wherein said evaluating step comprises the steps of:
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`illuminating said gemstone models using an illumination model, wherein said
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`illumination model produces a light beam;
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`refracting said light beam into said gemstone models through respective first facets of
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`said gemstone models to produce corresponding refracted light beams;
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`reflecting said refracted light beams within said gemstone models from respective second
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`facets of said gemstone models to produce corresponding reflected light beams;
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`refracting at least one of said refracted light beam and said reflected light beam out of
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`said gemstone models through respective second and third facets of said gemstone models to
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`produce corresponding exiting light beams; and
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`measuring attributes of said exiting light beams.
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`Conclusion
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`Attorney Docket No.: 904lP00 1R
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`Patent
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Examiner: Hwang, Timothy
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`Art Unit:
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`2864
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`In re Application of:
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`Paul T. Shannon
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`Serial No.: 12/961,361
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`Filed: 12-06-2010
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`For:
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`System and Method for Computerized...
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`P.O. Box 1450
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`BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP
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`By:
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`/William W. Schaal/
`William W. Schaal
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`Reg. No. 39,018
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`Paul T. Shannon
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`BLAKELY SOKOLOFF TAYLOR & ZAFMAN
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`1279 Oakmead Parkway
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`2864
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