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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`ATIN: Certificate of Corrections Branch
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`U.S. Patent Application Number 13/362,113, from which the above-referenced patent
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`ATTORNEY DOCKETNO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`13/362, 113
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`01/31/2012
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`Kenneth M. Martin
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`05/30/2014
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`PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)
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`Responseto Rule 312 Communication
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`Application No.
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`Applicant(s)
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`Martin etal.
`Art Unit
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`entered in part. See explanation below. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`1. J The amendmentfiled on 12 May 2014 under 37 CFR 1.312 has beenconsidered, and has been:
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`b) LJ entered as directed to matters of form not affecting the scope ofthe invention.
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`c)( disapproved because the amendmentwasfiled after the paymentofthe issue fee.
`Any amendmentfiled after the date the issue fee is paid must be accompanied by a petition under 37 CFR 1.313(c)(1)
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`disapproved. See explanation below.
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`PTOL-271 (Rev. 04-01)
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`Kenneth M. Martin
`01/31/2012
`13/362,113
`TITLE OF INVENTION: METHOD AND APPARATUSFOR PROVIDING TACTILE SENSATIONS
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`Electronic Patent Application Fee Transmittal
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`Title of Invention:
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`METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TACTILE SENSATIONS
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`APPLEINC.
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`Title of Invention:
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`METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TACTILE SENSATIONS
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`Kenneth M. Martin
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARKOFFICE
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`TRANSMITTAL
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARKOFFICE
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`Inre Applicationof
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`: Kenneth M. Martin
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`Application No.
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`For
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`: Method and Apparatus for Providing Tactile Sensations
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`January 31, 2012
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`RESPONSE TO NOTICE TO FILE CORRECTED APPLICATION PAPERS
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`DearSir,
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`The following Amendments and Remarks are submitted in response to the Notice to File
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`Corrected Application Papers mailed May 5, 2014 (the “Notice’’).
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`Amendmentsto the Specification begin on page 2 of this paper.
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`Remarksbegin on page3 ofthis paper.
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`Application No. 13/362,113
`Attorney Docket No. 51851/821825 (MM147.C3)
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`AMENDMENTSTO THE SPECIFICATION
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`Please replace paragraph 18 with the following paragraph:
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`[0018]
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`Figure 9 is a table illustrating a first set of data to be used in one embodiment of
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`the present invention;-and
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`Please replace paragraph 19 with the following paragraph:
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`[0019]
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`Figure 10 is a table illustrating a secondset of data to be used in another
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`embodimentof the present invention[[.]]; and
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`Please add the following paragraph immediately following paragraph 19:
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`[0020]
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`Figure 11 shows a device for providing tactile sensations according to one
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`embodimentofthe present invention.
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