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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`PATENT
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`lN RE APPLlCATlON OF: Ll HAN
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`EXAMlNERI
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`DlONNE WALLS
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`APPLICATION No.:
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`13/079,937
`APRIL 5, 2011
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`FOR: AEROSOL ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE
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`MAYES
`ART UN”:
`CONF. No:
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`1784
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`AMENDMENT
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`P.O. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
`Sir:
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`In response to the Office Action dated 07/19/2012, please amend the above-identified
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`application as follows:
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`Amendments to the Claims are reflected in the listing of claims which begins on page 2
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`of this paper.
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`Remarks begin on page 4 of this paper.
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`Certificate of Electronic Filing
`I hereby certify that this paper (along with any referred to as being attached or enclosed) is being electronically filed with the
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on the date entered below.
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`Date of Electronic Submission
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`76320—8002.USO l/LEGAL24335806.l
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`Signature
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`Printed Name
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`R.J. Reynolds Vapor
`IPR2016-01268
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`R.J. Reynolds Vapor V. Fontem
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`Amendment to the Claims:
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`This listing of the claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the
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`application:
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`1-29. (Canceled)
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`30. (Currently Amended) An aerosol electronic cigarette, comprising:
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`a battery assembly, an atomizer assembly and a cigarette bottle assembly, and
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`[[features]] a shell that is hollow and integrally formed [[:]];
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`the [[said]] battery assembly electrically connected [[connects]] with the [[said]]
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`atomizer assembly, and both are located in the [[said]] shell;
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`the [[said]] cigarette bottle assembly is detachably located in one end of the
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`shell, and fits with the [[said]] atomizer assembly inside it;
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`the [[said]] shell has through-air-inlets;
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`the atomizer assembly is an atomizer, which includes a porous component and a
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`heating body;
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`the [[said]] heating body is heating wire;
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`the [[said]] atomizer includes a frame;
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`the [[said]] porous component is supported by the set—en—the—said frame;
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`the heating wire is wound on the [[said]] porous component;
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`the [[said]] frame has a run—through hole [[on it]];
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`a heating wire wound in—the—en—the
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`on a part of the porous component that is substantially
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`aligned with the run—through hole; and with the porous component also positioned
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`substantially within the
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`cigarette bottle assembly.
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`31. (New) An electronic cigarette, comprising:
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`a battery assembly and an atomizer assembly within a housing with the battery
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`assembly electrically connected to the atomizer assembly;
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`a liquid storage component in the housing;
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`with the housing having one or more through—air—inlets;
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`the atomizer assembly including a porous component supported by a frame
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`having a run—through hole;
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`a heating wire wound on a part of the porous component in the path of air
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`flowing through the run—through hole; and
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`the porous component substantially surrounded by the liquid storage component.
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`32. (New) An electronic cigarette, comprising:
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`a battery assembly and an atomizer assembly within a housing with the battery
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`assembly electrically connected to the atomizer assembly;
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`with the housing having one or more through-air—inlets and an outlet;
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`the atomizer assembly includes a frame having a run through hole, and a porous
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`component between the frame and the outlet;
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`a heating wire wound on a part of the porous component which is substantially
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`aligned with the run—through hole; and
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`with the porous component in contact with a liquid supply in the housing.
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`REMARKS
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`Claim 30 has been amended to overcome the section 112 rejection at paragraph
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`3 of the Office Action. Lines 16-17 of original claim 30 are directed to Fig. 18, as shown
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`below.
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`Claim 30 is accordingly amended to replace "...porous component is wound with
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`heating wire in the on the side in the axial direction of the run-through hole" with "the
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`heating wire is would on a part of the porous component that is substantially aligned
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`with the run-through hole".
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`New claim 31 is similar to claim 30 and includes the elements of claim 30, but
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`written with more common English usage. New claim 32 is similar to claims 30 and 31
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`but describes a heating wire wound on a part of the porous component substantially
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`aligned with the run-through hole, as shown in Fig. 18 above; and with the porous
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`component in contact with a liquid supply in the housing, rather than the removable
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`bottle assembly of claim 30.
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`New claims 31 and 32 are believed to be allowable for the same reason that
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`claim 30 is indicated to be allowable at paragraph 4 of the Office Action.
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`In view of the changes to the claims, the Application is in condition for allowance,
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`and a Notice of Allowance is requested.
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`Dated: August 3, 2012
`Customer No. 34055
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`Perkins Coie LLP
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`Patent - LA
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`P.O. Box 1208
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`Seattle, WA 98111-1208
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`PERKINS COIE LLP
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`By:KennethHOhriner/
`Kenneth H. Ohriner
`Reg. No. 31,646
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