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`CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
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`PATENT NO.
`APPLICATION NO.
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`DATED
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`: January 8, 2008
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`It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent is hereby corrected as shown below:
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`In the Specification
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`Column 2, Line 37, replace “contusion” with --coextrusion--
`Column 3, Line 1, replace “contusion” with --coextrusion--
`Column 3, Line 23, replace “contusion” with --coextrusion--
`Column 3, Line 38, replace “contusion” with --coextrusion--
`Column 10, Line 44, replace “contusion” with --coextrusion--
`Column 11, Line 34, replace “contusion” with --coextrusion--
`Column 11, Line 45, replace “contusion” with --coextrusion--
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`Column 19, Line 40, replace “SUBS”with --SUVs--
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`Request for Certificate of Correction
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`Attomey Docket No. 31700.0069
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`CERTIFICATE OF TRANSMISSION
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`Elizabeth Zega
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`Patent Number:
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`7,316,847 B2
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`Issue Date:
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`Jarmary 8, 2008
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`For
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`VEHICLE FLOOR TRAY
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`Commissioner for Patents
`Office of Data Management
`Attention: Certificates of Correction Branch
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`REQUEST FOR EXPEDITED ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF
`CORRECTION ONDER37 CFR § 1.322
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`Dear Sir:
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`\. The above-captioned patent (the “Patent”) was assigned to the owner of record, MacNeil
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`IP LLO. This assignment was recorded April 6, 2010 at Reel 024233, Frame 0°77,
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`2. The undersigned is the Attorney of Record for the Patent.
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`3. The subject matter of the Patent m general cancems the thermoforming of a vehicle floor
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`tray out of a multple-layer sheet ofplastic. These layers are formed (“extruded”) together. The sheet
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`of polymeric or plastic material is sand (in various places in the Specification as filed) to be
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`“coextruded”, meanime that that there are at least two adjacent layers, or “triextruded”, meaning that
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`there are three adjacent layers. A sheet of material having two layers may be referred to as a
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`“soextrusion” and a sheet of material having three layers maybe referred to as a “triextrusion”. The
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`ability oftwo suchlayers to stick together is sometimes discussed as their “coextrusion compatibility.”
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`4. Clams 1, 7, 13, 18, 21, 24, 28, 34 and 39 of the Patent as issued all use the word
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`“soextruded”, as they should.
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`5. However, the undersigned recently discovered that the Specification as printed uses the
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`ward “contusion” in each place where the word “coextrusion” should appear. This of course makes
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`no sense giventhe subject matter of the Patent.
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`6. The undersigned mspected the specification of the application as filed, by downloading a
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`copy of it from PAIR.
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`In each place where “contusion” was printed in the Patent, the Applicant had
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`typed the word “coextrusion.”
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`7. The Patent owner attaches, as Exhibit A to this Request, selected pages ofthe Specification
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`as filed. The Patent owner has underlined each instance in which the word “coextrusion” appeared
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`in the original Specification.
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`&. The Specification was amended by the Applicant in a Reply to Office Action filed April
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`9, 2007. Nonetheless, Applicant made no amendments to the Specification that would have changed
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`the word “coextrasion’ to “contusion”.
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`9. Except for Applicant’s amendment described above, the condition of the Specification as
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`imtially filed was the same as the condition of the Specification at the time the Examiner allowed the
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`application on October 1G, 2007. No further amendments were made to the Specification after the
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`Notice of Allowance or after the payment of the issue fee.
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`it as
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`the Patent owner’s theory that “contusion” was uniformly substituted for
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`“coextrasion” at the printer.
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`ll. In ike manner, tt appears that the printer substituted “SUBS”for “SUVs” at Col. 19, Ime
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`40.
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`In Exhibit A, the Patent owner includes the page of specification where “SUVs” was originally
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`written. [tis clear from the context of the Specification that Applioant meant “sport utihty vehicles”
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`and not “submarines”.
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`12. The patent owner submits herewith a draft Certificate of Correction, noting, by Colaurmn
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`and line, each place in the Specification where “contusion” should be corrected to —coextrusion--.
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`The draft Certificate of Correction also seeks to correct “SUBS”to SUVs-.
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`13. From the foregoimy, it can be seen that the above-reciied errors were not the mistake of
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`the Applicant but rather, and unequivocally, were solely the errors of the Office.
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`i4. The Patent owner therefore respectfully requests that the Office issue a Certificate of
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`Correction and that the Office do this on an expedited basis.
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`No fee is thought
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`to be due m confunction with this submission. Nonetheless,
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`the
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`Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge Deposit Account No. 506166 of Perkins IP Law Group
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`LLC to cover anyfee deficiency.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`EXHIBIT A
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`Attorney Docket No. 301760-00069
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`ability to retain snow-melt and the like, until the water evaporates or can be disposed of by
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`the vehicle owner or user. One advanced design places treads in the middle ofthe reservoir,
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`such that the feet of the occupant are held above any fluid that the reservoir collects. But
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`including such a reservoir within a floor tray that otherwise has an acceptable fit to the
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`surface of a vehicle foot well has not yet been done, since there are problems in incorporating
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`a three-dimensional liquid-holding vessel into a product that ideally conforms, on its lower
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`surface, to the surface of the foot well. Further, a reservoir which collects drip water from a
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`large surface, such as a vehicle floor tray, will exhibit more problems in keeping the collected
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`fluid from sloshing about in a moving vehicle.
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`[6006] Conventional vehicle floor mats and trays are molded from a single rubber or plastic
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`material. The selection of this material is controlled byits cost, its resistance to shear forces,
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`its tensile strength, its abrasion resistance, its ability to conform to the surface of the vehicle
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`foot well, its sound-deadening properties and how slippery or nonslipperyit is relative to the
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`occupants’ feet, with nonslipperiness (having a relatively high coefficient offriction} being
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`advantageous. Often the designer must make tradeoffs among these different design
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`constraints in specifying the material from which the tray or mat is to be made.
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`SUMMARYOFTHE INVENTION
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`(9007] According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a vehicle floor cover, mat
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`or tray which is removably installable by a consumer and which is formed ofat least three
`layers that are bonded together, preferably by coextrusion. The three layers include a central
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`layer whose composition is distinct from a bottom layer and a top layer. Preferably, all three
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`layers are formed of thermoplastic polymer materials.
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`In another aspect of the invention, the
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`top layer exhibits a kinetic coefficient of friction with respect to a sample meant te emulate a
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`typical shoe outsole (neoprene rubber, Shore A Durometer 60) of at least about 0.82.
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`[8608] Preferably, a major portion of the central layer is a polyolefin. More preferably, the
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`polyolefin is either a polypropylene or a polyethylene. Most preferably, the polyoletin is high
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`molecular weight polyethylene (HMPE) as herein defined.
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`In an alternative embodiment, the
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`central layer can be a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN) or an acrylonitrile-butadiene-
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`styrene (ABS} polymer blend.
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`[009] Preferably, a major portion of the top layer is a thermoplastic elastomer, such as one
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`of the proprietary compositions sold under the trademarks SANTOPRENE®, GEOLAST®
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`and VYRAM®. VYRAM® is particularly preferred.
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`In another embodiment, a major
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`portion of the top layer can be an ABS polymer blend. Where ABS is used in both the top
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`and central layers, it is preferred that the amount of the polybutadiene phase in the top layer
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`be greater than the amount of this phase in the central layer.
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`[0016] It
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`is further preferred that a major portion of the bottom layer likewise be a
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`thermoplastic elastomer, and conveniently it can be, but does not have to be, of the same
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`composition as the major portion of the top layer.
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`[Q011] Preferably one or more of the layers is actually a polymer blend,
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`in which a minor
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`portion is preselected for its coextrusion compatibility with the adjacent layer(s). Thus, a
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`minor portion of the top and bottom layers can consist of a polyolefin, while a minor portion
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`of the central layer can consist of a thermoplastic elastomer. In each case, it is preferred that
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`the minor portion be no more than about one part in four by weight of each layer, or a weight
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`ratio of 1:3. Where all three layers are preselected to be ABS blends,
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`the amount of
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`polybutadiene preferably is decreased in the central
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`layer relative to the top and bottom
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`layers.
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`Attorney Docket No. 301700-00069
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`[0012] While the preferred embodiment ofthe vehicle floor cover consists of three integral
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`layers, any one of the recited layers can in fact be made up of two or more sublayers, such
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`that the total number of sublayers in the resultant mat or tray can exceed three.
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`[0013] In another embodiment, the thermoplastic elastomer constituent of the top, central
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`and/or bottom layers described above can be replaced with a natural or synthetic rubber,
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`including styrene butadiene rubber, butadiene rubber, acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) or
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`ethylene propylene rubber (EPDM).
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`(0014) According to a related aspect of the invention, a vehicle floor cover is provided that
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`has three layers bonded together, preferably by coextrusion. Major portions of the top and
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`bottom layer consist of thermoplastic elastomer(s).
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`The top and bottom layers have
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`compositions distinct from the central
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`layer, which can be chosen for its relatively low
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`expense.
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`It is preferred that a major portion of the central layer be a polyolefin and that
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`major portions of the top and bottom layers be one or more thermoplastic elastomers. The
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`polyolefin maybe selected from the group consisting of polypropylene and polyethylene, and
`preferably is a high molecular weight polyethylene (HMPE). The thermoplastic elastomer
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`can, for example, be SANTOPRENE®, GEQLAST® or VYRAM®,with VYRAM® being
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`particularly preferred.
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`It is also preferred that each of the layers be a polymer blend, with a
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`minor portion of each layer being chosen for its
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`compatibility with adjacent
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`layers.
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`For example,
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`the top and bottom layers can consist of a 3:1 weight ratio of
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`VYRAM®/HMPE,and the central layer ofa 3:1 weight ratio ofHMPE/VYRAM®.
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`{6015} In an embodiment alternative to the one above, the top and bottom layers can consist
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`of ABS polymer blends and the central layer can consist of SAN or an ABS in which the
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`polybutadiene phase is present in a smaller concentration than in the top and bottom layers.
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`tactile properties, its relatively high static and dynamic coefficients offriction with respect to
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`typical footwear, and its resistance to chemical attack from road salt and other substances into
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`which it may come into contact. Top layer 600 preferably includes a major portion of a
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`thermoplastic elastomer such as VYRAM®, SANTOPRENE® or GEOLAST®, which are
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`proprietary compositions available from Advanced Elastomer Systems.
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`VYRAM® is
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`preferred, particularly Grade 101-75 (indicating a Shore A hardness of 75). An upper surface
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`606 of the top layer 600 maybe textured by a “haircell’ pattern or the like so as to provide a
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`pleasing tactile feel and visual appearance, as may a lower surface of the bottom layer 604.
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`[0059]
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`It is preferred that top layer 600 be a polymer blend,
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`in which instance a minor
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`portion of the composition of the top layer 600 is selected for its coextrusion compatibility
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`with core layer 602. A polyolefin polymer is preferred, such as polypropylene or more
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`preferably polyethylene, even more particularly a high molecular weight polyethylene
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`(HMPE). As used herein, HMPE is a commodity product, available from many sources, and
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`distinguished in the industry from low density polyethylene (LDPE) and high density
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`polyethylene (HDPE) by its approximate properties:
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`i Characteristic
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`HDPEHDPE[095s
`| Specific Gravity, ASTM D-792
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`| TensileModulus, ASTM D-638,psi|22,500|95,000| 125,000 |
`| Tensile Strength @ Yield, ASTM D-638, psi |Ch,R00
`| 3,600 —3,700
`i Plexural Modulus, ASTMD-790,psi _ 55,000 | 1650060—175,000|000 |
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`| Hardness, ASTM D-2240, Shore D
`145
`66
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`[8060] In the above table, the testing methods by which the properties are determined are
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`given for the purpose of reproducibility.
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`[6061] Particularly where the thermoplastic elastomer and the polyolefin are respectively
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`selected as VYRAM® and HMPE,the proportion by weight of the thermoplastic elastomerto
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`polyolefin material in layer 600 is preferably selected to be about 3:1. It has been discovered
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`that some polyolefin material needs to be present in layer 600 for coextrusion compatibility
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`with central
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`layer 602,
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`in the instance where a major portion of the layer 602 is also a
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`polyolefin.
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`[0062] In an alternative embodiment, the thermoplastic elastomer componentof the top layer
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`600 may be replaced with an elastomer such as natural rubber, acryl-nitrile butadiene rubber
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`(NBR), styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), or ethylene propylene diene rubber (EPDM).
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`{0663} In a further alternative embodiment,
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`layer 600 can be an acrylonitrile butadiene
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`styrene (ABS) blend. ABS is a material in which submicroscopic particles of polybutadiene
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`are dispersed in a phase of styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) copolymer. For layer 600,
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`the
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`percentage by weight of polybutadiene, which lends elastomeric properties to the material,
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`' should be chosen as relatively high.
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`{0064} The core or central layer 602 preferably is composed of a thermoplastic polymer
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`material that is selected for its toughness, stiffness and inexpensiveness rather than its tactile
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`or frictional properties. Preferably a major portion ofit is a polyolefin such as polypropylene
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`or polyethylene. More preferably, a major portion of the layer 602 is composed of HMPE as
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`that material has been defined above.
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`{0065} It is preferred that the central
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`layer 602 be a blend, and in that instance a minor
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`portion of layer 602 is composed of a material selected forits co
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`ion compatibility with
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`top layer 600 (and bottom layer 604 described below}.
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`In the illustrated embodiment, this
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`minor portion is a thermoplastic elastomer such as SANTOPRENE®, GEOLAST® or
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`VYRAM®. VYRAM® Grade 101-75 is particularly preferred.
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`For
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`layer 602, and
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`particularly where the polyolefin and the thermoplastic elastomer are respectively selected as
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`HMPE and VYRAM®,the proportion by weight of polyolefin to thermoplastic elastomeris
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`preferred to be about 3:1. More generally, the percentages of the minor portions in layers 600
`and 602 (and layer 604) are selected as being the minimum necessary for good coextrusion
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`compatiblity.
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`{0066} In an alternative embodiment, where layer 600 has been chosen as a polybutadiene-
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`rich layer of ABS, layer 602 is chosen as a grade of ABS having less of a percentage by
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`weight of polybutadiene in it, or none at all (effectively, styrene acrylonitrile copolymer or
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`SAN).
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`{0067} Bottom layer 604 has a lower surface 300 which will be adjacent the vehicle foot well
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`top surface. Typically, this surface is carpeted. The bottom layer 604 is a thermoplastic
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`polymer material selected for its wear characteristics, as well as its sound-deadening qualities
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`and a yieldability that allows the layer 604 to better grip “hard points” in the vehicle foot well
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`surface as well as conform to foot well surface irregularities. Preferably, a major portion of
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`the layer 604 is composed of a thermoplastic elastomer, such as SANTOPRENE®,
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`GEOLASTS®or, preferably, VYRAM®, VYRAM® Grade 101-75 is particularly preferred,
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`[6868] It is preferred that the bottom layer 604 be a polymer blend. In this instance, a minor
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`portion of the bottom layer 604 is selected for its coextrusion compatibility with the core
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`layer 602. Where core layer 602 is mostly made of a polyolefin material, it is preferred that a
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`polyolefin be used as the minor portion of the bottom layer 604. This polyolefin can be, for
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`example, polypropylene or polyethylene, and preferably is HMPE. The amount of the minor
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`portion is selected to be that minimum amount that assures good coextrusion compatibility.
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`Where the polyolefin and the thermoplastic elastomer are respectively chosen to be HMPE
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`and VYRAM®,it has been found that the thermoplastic elastomer: polyolefin ratio by weight
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`in the layer 604 should be about 3:1.
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`{0099} The result is a tray data file 708 that is a complete representation of both the upper
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`and lower surfaces of the floor tray, to a precision sufficient to create only a 1/8 in. departure
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`or less from a large portion of the respective surfaces of the vehicle foot well. This data file,
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`typically as translated into a .sti format that approximates surfaces with a large plurality of
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`small triangles, is used at 710 to command a stereolithographic apparatus (SLA). The SLA
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`creates a solid plastic image or model of the design by selectively curing liquid photopolymer
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`using a laser. The SLA is used to determine fit to an actual vehicle foot well and to make any
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`necessary adjustments.
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`[8100] As modified with experience gained from fitting the SLA, at 712 the vehicle tray data
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`file is used to make a commercial mold for producing the vehicle floor trays or covers.
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`Triextruded sheets or blanks 714 are placed in the mold and heated to produce the vehicle
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`floor trays at 716.
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`[8101] Three-dimensional vehicle floor trays for many different vehicle models can be
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`quickly and accurately manufactured using this method. The method can also be modified to
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`produce double trays,
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`in which a single tray is provided which covers both driver and
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`passenger vehicle foot wells as well as the intervening transmission tunnel. The technique
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`can be used to create other vehicle floor covers as well, such as the Hners used in the cargo
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`areas of minivans and SUVs.
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`[@102}
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`in summary, a novel vehicle floor tray has been shown and described which fits,
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`within tight tolerances, to the vehicle foot well for which it
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`is created. The floor tray
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`according to the invention includes a reservoir and channel system for retaining runoff in a
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`way that will not slosh around in the foot well. By using a triextruded sheet blank, the tray
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`combines
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`the desirable coefficient of
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`friction and yieldability characteristics of a4
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`complete, including gathering, preparing, and submitting the completed application form to the USPTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any
`comments on the amountof time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Information Officer,
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED
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`!f you needassistance in completing the form, call 1-800-PTO-9199 and select option 2.
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`Privacy Act Statement
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`Title of Invention:
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`VEHICLE FLOOR TRAY
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`Electronic AcknowledgementReceipt
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`Application Number:
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`10976441
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`International Application Number:
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`Confirmation Number:
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`2133
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`This AcknowledgementReceipt evidences receipt on the noted date by the USPTO ofthe indicated documents,
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFIGE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
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`FILING OR 371(C) DATE
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`10/29/2004
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`David F. MacNeil
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`31700.000069
`CONFIRMATIONNO. 2133
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`64770
`Perkins IP Law Group LLC
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`4200 Commerce Coutt, Suite 310
`Lisle, IL 60532
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`POWER OF ATTORNEYNOTICE
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`Office of Data Management, Application Assistance Unit (571) 272-4000, or (571) 272-4200, or 1-888-786-0101
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFIGE
`
`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`www.uspto.gov
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`
`
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`FILING OR 371(C) DATE
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`
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`APPLICATION NUMBER
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`FIRST NAMED APPLICANT
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`ATTY. DOCKET NO./TITLE
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`10/976,441
`
`10/29/2004
`
`David F. MacNeil
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`31700.0069
`CONFIRMATIONNO. 2133
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`115904
`Perkins IP Law Group LLC
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`4200 Commerce Court
`Suite 310
`Lisle, IL 60532
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`POA ACCEPTANCE LETTER
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`ACM
`000000070759007
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`Date Mailed: 09/17/2014
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`NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF POWEROF ATTORNEY
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`This is in response to the Power of Attorneyfiled 08/11/2014.
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`The Power of Attorney in this application is accepted. Correspondencein this application will be mailed to the
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`Office of Data Management, Application Assistance Unit (571) 272-4000, or (571) 272-4200, or 1-888-786-0101
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