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`05/30/95" BRoNN
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`MICHAEL R SCHACHT
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`This Is a communlcalion from the examlnar In charge of your application.
`COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
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`D This aclion Is made flnal.
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`Fallum to respond within the period lor nisponse wl!I cause the applicallon to become abandoned. 35 U.S.C: 133
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`Pan I THE FOLLOWING ATTACHllEHT(S) ARE PART OF THIS ACTION:
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`1. Ji Nollce of References Cited by E><amlner, PT0-892.
`3.19 Notice of Art Cited by ApplJcan1. PT0-1449.
`5. D lnfonnallon on How ID Eflecl Drawing Changes, PT0-1474 •.
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`2. §"Notice of Draftsman's Patent Drawing Review, PT0-948.
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`Notice of lnfonnal Patent Applicalloo. PT0-152.
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`Pan U SUMMARY OF ACTION
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`1. JZI Clalms. __ '--/_--"-..,,,_ _______________ ______ are pending In the application.
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`Of the above, clalms ____________________ are wltlldrawn from consideration.
`2. D Clalms ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _ _ ___ _ _ ___ 11ave been cancelled.
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`&. D Clalms--------------------- are subject to reslrfction or elecllon requirement
`7. D This appllcallon has been flled with lnfonnal drawings under 37 C.F.R. 1.65 which are acceplable for examlnalJon purposeo.
`a D Formal drawings are required In response to this O!llce eclion.
`9. D The a>mlCl8d"' GWstilu1B drawings have been recelYed on
`. Under 37 C.F.R. 1.84 these drawings
`are 0 aa:eplable; 0 not acceplable (see explanaliOn or Notice of Orallsman's Palen! Drawing Review, PT0-948).
`10. D The proposed additional or substitute sheel{s) of drawings. filed on----~· has {have) been Oappmved by the
`examiner; a disapproVed by the examiner (see explanaliOn).
`Oappmved; a disapproved (see explanation).
`11. D The proposed drawing correction, filed _____ ~ has -
`12. D -., .. 1ac1ge11.,nt 1s made ofthe c:1a1m 1orpriorttyunder 35 u.s.c. 119. The certifled ccpy has ai-n- a not been receiVed
`a i-o liled 1n paren1 appllcalion, serial""'·
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`13. D Since this appllcalion -ars to be In condilion for allowance exaipl for format mallerS. prosecullon as to the merits Is closed in
`accordance wl!h the praclice under Ex pa1IB Quayle, 1935 CD. 11; 453 0.G. 213.
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`Serial Number: 08/454736
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`Art Unit: 2306
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`Part III
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Claim Objections
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`The numbering of claims is not accordance with 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 1.126. The original numbering of the claims must be preserved
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`throughout the prosecution. When claims are canceled, the
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`remaining claims must not be renumbered. When claims are added,
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`they must be renumbered consecutively beginning with the number
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`next following the highest numbered claims previously presented
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`-~whether entered or not) .
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`Misnumbered claims 23 have been renumbered 24 and 25,
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`respectively.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112
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`Claims 1-25 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
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`paragraph, as being indefinite for failing to particularly point
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`out and distinctly claim the subject matter which applicant
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`regards as the invention.
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`As per claim 4, line 8, "the plurality of incremental motion
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`steps" lacks anteceedent basis.
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`As per claims 1,10,and 17 it is not clear what is meant by
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`the word "associated".
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`Claims 2-9,11-16, and 18-25, have similiar problems as set
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`forth since they are dependent upon above claims.
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`As per claim 9, It is not clear which claim it is dependent
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`on. Appropriate correction is required.
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`Claims 1-9 are allowable over the prior art of record.
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`The prior art made of record and not relied upon is
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`considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier
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`Presley whose telephone number is (703) 305-3856.
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`Karen Pres ey
`Patent Examiner
`October 1, 1996
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`Interview Summary
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`• Applicant(s)
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`Brown et al.
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`Application No.
`08/454,736
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`Examiner
`KAREN PRESLEY
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`Group Art Unit
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`All participants (applicant, applicant's representative, PTO personnel):
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`( 1 ) KAREN PRESLEY
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`(2) Michael Schacht
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`Date of Interview -----~S~e'-'-p_2_4--',_19'-9-'--'-6 ____ _
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`0 Personal (copy is given to 0 applicant 0 applicant's representative).
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`Exhibit shown or demonstration conducted:
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`If yes, brief description:
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`Agreement
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`Claim (s) discussed: 1 ._;.;,
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`Identification of prior art discussed:
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`Description of the general nature of what was agreed to if an agreement was reached, or any other comments:
`Examiner's ammendmentwas agreed to by attorney.
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`(A fuller description, if necessary, and a copy of the amendments, if available, which the examiner agreed would render
`the claims allowable must be attached. Also, where no copy of the amendents which would render the claims allowable
`is available, a summary thereof must be attached.)
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`It is not necessary for applicant to provide a separate record of the substance of the interview.
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`Unless the paragraph above has been checked to indicate to the contrary, A FORMAL WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE
`LAST OFFICE ACTION IS NOT WAIVED AND MUST INCLUDE THE SUBSTANCE OF THE INTERVIEW. (See MPEP
`Section 713.04). If a response to the last Office action has already been filed, APPLICANT IS GIVEN ONE MONTH
`FROM THIS INTERVIEW DATE TO FILE A STATEMENT OF THE SUBSTANCE OF THE INTERVIEW.
`2. O Since the Examiner's interview summary above (including any attachments) reflects a complete response to
`each of the objections, rejections and requirements that may be present in the last Office action, and since the
`claims are now allowable, this completed form is considered to fulfill the response requirements of the last
`Office action. Applicant is not relieved from providing a separate record of the interview unless box 1 above
`is also checked.
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`Examiner Note: You must sign and stamp this form unless it is an attachment to a signed Office action.
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`U. S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PT0-413 (Rev. 10-95)
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`Interview Summary
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