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`EXAlVIINER
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`DATE MAILED: 06/25/2013
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`07/27/2012
`13/560,283
`TITLE OF INVENTION: DIGITAL MICROFORM IMAGING APPARATUS
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`Todd A. Kahle
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`12801200021
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`1013
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`07/27/2012
`13/560283
`TITLE OF INVENTION: DIGITAL MICROFORM IMAGING APPARATUS
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`Todd A. Kahle
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`128012.00021
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`DATE DUE
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`09/25/2013
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTNIENT OF CONEVIERCE
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILENG DATE
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`FIRST NAIVIED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`13/560,283
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`07/27/2012
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`Todd A. Kahle
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`12801200021
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`1013
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`26710
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`7590
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`QUARLES & BRADY LLP
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`SUITE 2350
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`EXAIVIINER
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`2458
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`Applicant(s)
`Application No.
`KAHLE, TODD A.
`13/560,283
`Sign”
`Efiinueglw
`Notice of Allowability
`’F‘:Q)(§it;st‘u's""e"t°' t°
`No
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`-- The MAILING DA TE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address--
`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this app ication.
`If not included
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`NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY 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.
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`4. El Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119( )-(d) or (f).
`Certified copies:
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`a) [I All
`b) [I Some
`1. El Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
`2. El Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No.
`3. El 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( )).
`* Certified copies not received:
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`Part of Paper No./Mail Date 20130617
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`1.
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`IXI This communication is responsive to 6/6/2013.
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`El A declaration(s)/affidavit(s) under 37 CFR 1.130(b) was/were filed on
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`2. [I An election was made by the applicant in response to a restriction requirement set forth during the interview on
`requirement and election have been incorporated into this action.
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`; the restriction
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`Highway program at a participating intellectual property office for the corresponding application. For more information, please see
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`Interim copies:
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`0) El None of the:
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`Interim copies of the priority documents have been received.
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`Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE “MAILING DATE" of this communication to file a reply complying with the requirements
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`5. I] CORRECTED DRAWINGS (as “replacement sheets") must be submitted.
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`El
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`Paper No./Mai| 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
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`6. El 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. El Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)
`2. E Information Disclosure Statements (PTO/SB/OS),
`Paper No./Mai| Date 6/6/13
`3. El Examiner‘s Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit
`of Biological Material
`4. I] Interview Summary (PTO-413),
`Paper No./Mai| Date
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`/Khanh Q Dinh/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2458
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`5. El Examiner's Amendment/Comment
`6. [Z Examiner‘s Statement of Reasons for Allowance
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`7. I] Other
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`U 8 Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-37 (Rev. 03-13)
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`Notice of Allowability
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`ALLOWANCE
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`1.
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`This is in response to the Request for Continued Examination filed 6/6/2013.
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`Claims 25-77 are presented for examination.
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`Application/Control Number: 13/560,283
`Art Unit: 2458
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`least a portion of the second lead member.
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`Claims 25-77 are allowed.
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`Reason for allowance
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`3.
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`The following is a statement of reasons for the indication of allowable subject
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`matter:
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`None of the cited prior art discloses or teaches a digital microform imaging
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`apparatus, comprising a combination of: a first carriage glidineg coupled to the first lead
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`member, a second carriage glidingly coupled to the second lead member, an area
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`sensor supported by the first carriage for movement therewith to adjust a distance
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`between the area sensor and the fold mirror, a lens supported by the second carriage
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`for movement therewith, the lens positioned between the area sensor and the fold
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`mirror, a first motor linked to the first carriage for moving the first carriage within a range
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`of motion along at least a portion of the first lead member and a second motor linked to
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`the second carriage for moving the second carriage within a range of motion along at
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`Conclusion
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`4.
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`examiner should be directed to Khanh Dinh whose telephone number is (571) 272-
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`3936. The examiner can normally be reached on Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.m.
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`to 5:00 Pm.
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`Application/Control Number: 13/560,283
`Art Unit: 2458
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`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2458
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`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner's
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`Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free).
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`/Khanh Dinh/
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`Application/Control Number: 13/560,283
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`Art Unit: 2458
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