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`Examirier
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`Michael K. Gray
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`Mouboyod at al.
`Group Art Unit
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`herewith [or previously mailed], a Notice of Allowance and issue Fee Due or other appropriate communication will be
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`EMAJNSJ CLOSED in this application.
`Kl This communication is responsive to 3 p.¢'t:anrs’Ameridmenr After Fina! Acriori.
`Q9 The allowed claim is} isiare I7—3i‘, 33-38, 4.9-SQ and 65
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`-fl Acknowledgement is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119lal-ldi.
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`[J Notice of References Cited, PTO-892
`i‘_'? Information Disclosure Staternentlsl, PTO4449, Paper Nolsl.
`|’_'j Notice of Draftspersorrs Patent Drawing Review, PTO-948
`51 Notice of Informal Patent Application, PTO-152
`[:1 interview Summary, PTO-413
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`App|icati0m‘Coi1trol Number: 090189.052
`Art Unit: 3746
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`Exrmriner '3 A merrdmenr
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`Claims 17-31, 33-38, 49-60 and 65 are now present in the application.
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`Claims 17-3 1, 33-38, 49-60 and 65 are allowed.
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`The applicant has cancelled claims [-16, 32 and 39-48.
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`Claims 61 -64 are cancelled by this examiner's amendment.
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`An examiner's amendment to the record appears below. Should the changes andfor
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`additions be unacceptable to applicants, an amendment may be filed as provided by 37
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`Authorization for this examiner's amendment was given in a telephone interview with
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`applicants’ attorney Kit M. Stetina on July 24, 2000.
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`The application has been amended as follows:
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`As previously iiyicated claims 61-64 are cancelled.
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`Application/Coiitrol Nu1nber:09/189,052
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`Claim 38 is amended as follows:
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`-37%]. [Thrice Amended) A shut-ofTvalve foruse in a tubingassemblycomprising a length
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`ofresilient tubing, the shut-offvalve comprising:
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`a valve body having an opening therein for permitting the passage of the tubing
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`a single pinch arm rnovably attached to the valve body and engagable to the tubing
`passing through the opening, the shut-off valve being configured such that the tubing [extends
`between] resides within the pinch arm and the valve body when advanced through the opening;
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`a spring which extends between the valve body and the pinch arm;
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`the pinch arm being movable between an open position whereat the tubing passing
`through the valve body is not compressed by the pinch arm, and a closed position whereat the
`tubing passing through the valve body is collapsed by the compression thereof between the pinch
`arm and the valve body, the spring normally biasing the pinch arm to the closed position.--
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`ApplicatioI'u'Control Number: 092'] 89,052
`Art Unit: 3746
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`Reasonsfor Allowance
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`The prior art individually or in combination does not disclose the shut-offvalve claimed
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`in claim 38 in that the prior art does not demonstrate in combination with the other elements
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`claimed a single pinch arm 106 (single piece member) attached to the valve body such that the
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`tubing resides within the pinch am: and the valve body (see, Figures 13 and 14) with a spring
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`extending between the valve body and the pinch artn. The pinch arm is movable between an
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`open position whereat the tubing passing through the valve body is not compressed by the pinch
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`arm and a closed position whereat the tubing passing through the valve body is collapsed by the
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`compression thereof between the pinch arm and the valve body, the spring normally biasing the
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`pinch arm to the closed position.
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`Bra wings
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`The applicants must now submit formal drawings which include the previously approved
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`correction to Figure 6 ofthe drawings.
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`Application/Control Number: 09/189,052
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`Art Unit: 3746
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`should be directed to Michael Gray whose leIephune number is (703) 308-6[96.
`1he cxannner can normally be reached Monday through Thursday from 8 30 a In to 7
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