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`01104/2011
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`PATENT NO.
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`7861774
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`45023-72
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`5352
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`12/15/2010
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`23971
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`JIM FEHR, Edmonton, CANADA;
`DANIEL JON THEMIG, Calgary, CANADA;
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`IR103 (Rev. 10/09)
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`METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WELLBORE FLUID TREATMENT
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`JIM FEHR
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`EXAMINER
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`THOMPSON, KENNETH L
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`ART UNIT
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`3672
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`12/471,174
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`JIMFEHR
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`TITLE OF INVENTION: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WELLBORE FLUID TREATMENT
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`45023-72
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`5352
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`I ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. I CONFIRMATION NO.
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`JIMFEHR
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`45023-72
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`5352
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`TITLE OF INVENTION: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WELLBORE FLUID TREATMENT
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`APPLN. TYPE
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`SMALL ENTITY
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`ISSUE FEE DUE
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`PUBLICATION FEE DUE PREV. PAID ISSUE FEE
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`EXAMINER
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`ART UNIT
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`CLASS-SUBCLASS
`
`THOMPSON, KENNETH L
`
`3672
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`166-191000
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`l. Change of correspondence address or indication of "Fee Address" (37
`CFR 1.363).
`0 Change of correspondence address (or Change of Correspondence
`Address form PTO/SB/122) attached.
`0 "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.
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`2. For printing on the patent front page, list
`(l) 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.
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`2 ________________________ _
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`3 ________________________ _
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`3. ASSIGNEE NAME AND RESIDENCE DATA TO BE PRINTED ON THE PATENT (print or type)
`PLEASE NOTE: Unless an assignee is identified below, no assignee data will appear on the patent. If an assignee is identified below, the document has been filed for
`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
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`Please check the appropriate assignee category or categories (will not be printed on the patent) :
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`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
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`Registration No. ________________ _
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`This collection of information is required by 37 CFR 1.311. The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to file (and by the USPTO to process)
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`submitting the completed application form to the USPTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any comments on the amount of time you require to complete
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`Box 1450, Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. SEND TO: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450,
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450.
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`12/471,174
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`05/22/2009
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`JIMFEHR
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`45023-72
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`5352
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`08/23/2010
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`23971
`7590
`BENNETT JONES LLP
`C/0 MS ROSEANN CALDWELL
`4500 BANKERS HALL EAST
`855 - 2ND STREET, SW
`CALGARY, AB T2P 4K7
`CANADA
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`EXAMINER
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`THOMPSON, KENNETH L
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`ART UNIT
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`PAPER NUMBER
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`3672
`DATE MAILED: 08/23/2010
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`Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
`(application filed on or after May 29, 2000)
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`The Patent Term Adjustment to date is 32 day(s). If the issue fee is paid on the date that is three months after the
`mailing date of this notice and the patent issues on the Tuesday before the date that is 28 weeks (six and a half
`months) after the mailing date of this notice, the Patent Term Adjustment will be 32 day(s).
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`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.
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`Applicant will be able to obtain more detailed information by accessing the Patent Application Information Retrieval
`(PAIR) WEB site (http://pair.uspto.gov).
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`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
`or
`the Customer Service Center of the Office of Patent Publication at 1-(888)-786-0 101
`directed to
`(571)-272-4200.
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`PTOL-85 (Rev. 08/07) Approved for use through 08/3112010.
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`Page 3 of 3
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Application No.
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`12/471,174
`Examiner
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`Applicant(s)
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`FEHR ET AL.
`Art Unit
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`Kenneth Thompson
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`3672
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`-- The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address-(cid:173)
`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application. If not included
`herewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) or other appropriate communication will be mailed in due course. THIS
`NOTICE OF ALLOW ABILITY 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.
`1. 1Zl This communication is responsive to PrelimianrvAmendment filed 20 November 2009.
`2. 1Zl The allowed claim(s) is/are 17-32.
`3. D Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
`a) D All
`b) D Some*
`c) D None
`of the:
`1. D Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
`2. D Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. __ .
`3. D Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this national stage application from the
`International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
`* Certified copies not received: __ .
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`Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE "MAILING DATE" of this communication to file a reply complying with the requirements
`noted below. Failure to timely comply will result in ABANDONMENT of this application.
`THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS NOT EXTENDABLE.
`4. 0 A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION must be submitted. Note the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF
`INFORMAL PATENT APPLICATION (PT0-152) which gives reason(s) why the oath or declaration is deficient.
`5. D CORRECTED DRAWINGS (as "replacement sheets") must be submitted.
`(a) D including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review ( PT0-948) attached
`1) D hereto or 2) D to Paper No./Mail Date __ .
`(b) D including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment I Comment or in the Office action of
`Paper No./Mail Date __ .
`Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be written on the drawings in the front (not the back) of
`each sheet. Replacement sheet(s) should be labeled as such in the header according to 37 CFR 1.121(d).
`6. 0 DEPOSIT OF and/or INFORMATION about the deposit of BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL must be submitted. Note the
`attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.
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`Attachment(s)
`1. ~ Notice of References Cited (PT0-892)
`2. D Notice of Draftperson's Patent Drawing Review (PT0-948)
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`3. ~ Information Disclosure Statements (PTO/SB/08),
`Paper No./Mail Date __
`4. D Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit
`of Biological Material
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`/Kenneth Thompson/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3672
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`5. D Notice of Informal Patent Application
`6. D Interview Summary (PT0-413),
`Paper No./Mail Date __ .
`7. ~ Examiner's AmendmenUComment
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`8. ~ Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
`9. D Other __ .
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Off1ce
`PTOL-37 (Rev. 08-06)
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Part of Paper No./Mail Date 20100816
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`

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`Application/Control Number: 12/4 71,17 4
`Art Unit: 3672
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`Page 2
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`EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT
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`An examiner's amendment to the record appears below. Should the changes
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`and/or additions be unacceptable to applicant, an amendment may be filed as provided
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`by 37 CFR 1.312. To ensure consideration of such an amendment, it MUST be
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`submitted no later than the payment of the issue fee.
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`The application has been amended as follows:
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`In the Specification:
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`Page 1, line 4- inserted after "2006,"- -now US Patent no. 7,543,634, issued
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`June 9, 2009,- -
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`The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to
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`applicant's disclosure.
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`Wood et al., U.S. 5,186,258 discloses a plurality of inflation tools in a horizontal
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`uncased wellbore.
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`The following is an examiner's statement of reasons for allowance:
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`The prior art of record does not disclose all the claimed limitations including the
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`tubing string having a plurality of sleeve valves and hydraulically actuated compressible
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`packers sequentially actuateable.
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`Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later
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`than the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably
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`accompany the issue fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled "Comments on
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`Statement of Reasons for Allowance."
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`

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`Application/Control Number: 12/4 71,17 4
`Art Unit: 3672
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`Page 3
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`examiner should be directed to Kenneth Thompson whose telephone number is
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`(571 )272-7037. The examiner can normally be reached on 6:30-3:00.
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`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner's
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`supervisor, David Bagnell can be reached on 571-272-6999. The fax phone number for
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`the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300.
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`Information regarding the status of an application may be obtained from the
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`Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) system. Status information for
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`published applications may be obtained from either Private PAIR or Public PAIR.
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`Status information for unpublished applications is available through Private PAIR only.
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`For more information about the PAIR system, see http://pair-direct.uspto.gov. Should
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`you have questions on access to the Private PAIR system, contact the Electronic
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`Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a
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`USPTO Customer Service Representative or access to the automated information
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`system, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000.
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`16 August 2010
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`/Kenneth Thompson/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3672
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`Notice of References Cited
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`Document Number
`Country Code-Number-Kind Code
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`Date
`MM-YYYY
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`Application/Control No.
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`12/471,174
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`Examiner
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`Kenneth Thompson
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`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`Name
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`A
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`US-5, 186,258
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`02-1993
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`Wood et al.
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`*
`*
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`Applicant(s)/Patent Under
`Reexamination
`FEHR ET AL.
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`Art Unit
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`3672
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`Page 1 of 1
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`Classification
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`166/387
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`US-
`B
`c US-
`D US-
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`E
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`F
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`G
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`H
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`Date
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`Name
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`Classification
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`Include as applicable: Author, Title Date, Publisher, Edition or Volume, Pertinent Pages)
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`*A copy of th1s reference IS not bemg furnished w1th th1s Off1ce act1on. (See MPEP § 707.05(a).)
`Dates in MM-YYYY format are publication dates. Classifications may be US or foreign.
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PT0-892 (Rev. 01-2001)
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`Notice of References Cited
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`Part of Paper No. 20100816
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`Search Notes
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`Application/Control No.
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`12471174
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`Examiner
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`Kenneth Thompson
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`Applicant(s)/Patent Under
`Reexamination
`FEHR ET AL.
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`Art Unit
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`3672
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`SEARCHED
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`Class
`166
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`Subclass
`387, 386, 373, 374, 142, 146, 147, 184, 185, 194, 318,
`269, 126, 127, 131, 191, 305.1, 306,313, 308.1, 177.5,
`50, 332.1, 332.4, 334.4
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`Date
`8/16/10
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`Examiner
`KT
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`Search Notes
`See attached interference text search
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`Date
`8/16/10
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`I Examiner
`I KT
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`SEARCH NOTES
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`Class
`Same as
`above
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`INTERFERENCE SEARCH
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`Subclass
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`Date
`8/16/10
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`Examiner
`KT
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`/Kenneth Thompson/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3672
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Part of Paper No.: 20100816
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`Application/Control No.
`Issue Classification 12471174
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`I IIIII
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`Examiner
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`Kenneth Thompson
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`Applicant(s)/Patent Under Reexamination
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`FEHR ET AL.
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`Art Unit
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`3672
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`ORIGINAL
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`INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION
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`CLASS
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`SUBCLASS
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`CLAIMED
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`NON-CLAIMED
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`166
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`191
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`CROSS REFERENCE(S)
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`2
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`2
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`2
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`1
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`B
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`B
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`43 I 14 (2006.01.01)
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`33 I 124 (2006.01.01)
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`34 I 14 (2006.01.01)
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`CLASS
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`SUBCLASS (ONE SUBCLASS PER BLOCK)
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`166
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`308.1
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`177.5
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`318
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`334.4
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`147
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`181
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`Claims renumbered in the same order as presented by applicant
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`D
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`CPA
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`D
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`T.D.
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`D
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`R.1.47
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`Final
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`Original
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`Original
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`NONE
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`(Assistant Examiner)
`/Kenneth Thompson/
`Primary Examiner.Art Unit 3672
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`(Primary Examiner)
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Total Claims Allowed:
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`16
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`(Date)
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`08/16/2010
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`O.G. Print Claim(s)
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`O.G. Print Figure
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`(Date)
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`1
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`1b
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`Page 1 of 4
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`PT0-1449
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`Information Disclosure Citation
`in an Application
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`Application No.
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`Applicant(s)
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`12/471,174
`Docket Number
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`45023-72
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`FEHR, Jim et al.
`Group Art Unit
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`Filing Date
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`3672
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`May22, 2009
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`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`DOCUMENT
`NO.
`2121002
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`2618340
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`2715444
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`2731827
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`2780294
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`2807955
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`DATE
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`06/21138
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`11/18/52
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`08/16/55
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`01/24/56
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`02/05/57
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`10/01/57
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`Loomis
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`Loomis
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`CLASS
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`SUBCLASS
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`FILING DATE
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`166
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`166
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`166
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`73
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`277
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`73
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`166
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`134
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`250.080
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`147
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`2841007
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`11/18/58
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`06/12/62
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`02/25/64
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`10/27/64
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`11103/64
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`11/24/64
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`01119/65
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`Brown
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`Loomis
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`Townsend
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`Loomis
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`Brown et al.
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`Loomis
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`Loomis
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`Loomis
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`Loomis
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`73
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`405
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`166
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`166
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`29
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`73
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`277
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