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`John Douglas Steinberg
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`15/002,791
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`January 21, 2016
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`SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A WIRELESS DEVICE
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`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
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`By:/John R. King/
`John R. King
`Registration No. 34,362
`Attorney of Record
`Customer No. 20,995
`(949) 760-0404
`
`Dated: April 2, 2019
`
`30247574
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`-2-
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`0012
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`

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`Docket No.: EFACT.011 C2
`
`Customer No. 20,995
`
`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
`
`First Inventor : John Douglas Steinberg
`
`App. No.
`
`15/002,791
`
`Filed
`
`For
`
`January 21, 2016
`
`SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A WIRELESS DEVICE AS
`A SENSOR FOR AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
`
`Examiner
`
`Ojha, Ajay
`
`Art Unit
`
`Cont. No.
`
`2824
`
`4939
`
`Mail Stop Issue Fee
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
`
`References and Listing
`
`Pursuant to 37 CFR 1.56, an Information Disclosure Statement listing references is
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`provided herewith. Copies of any listed foreign and non-patent literature references are being
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`submitted.
`
`No Disclaimers
`
`To the extent that anything in the Information Disclosure Statement or the listed
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`references could be construed as a disclaimer of any subject matter supported by the present
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`application, Applicant hereby rescinds and retracts such disclaimer.
`
`Timing of Disclosure
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`This Information Disclosure Statement is being filed after the mailing date of a final
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`action or after the mailing date of a Notice of Allowance. Please place these references in the
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`file in accordance with 37 CFR 1.97(i).
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`
`KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
`
`Dated: April 2, 2019
`
`30247920
`
`By:/John R. King/
`John R. King
`Registration No. 34,362
`Registered Practitioner
`Customer No. 20,995
`(949) 760-0404
`
`0013
`
`

`

`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`www.uspto.gov
`
`NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE AND FEE(S) DUE
`
`20995
`7590
`01/04/2019
`KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP
`2040 MAIN STREET
`FOURTEENTH FLOOR
`IRVINE, CA 92614
`
`EXAMINER
`
`OJHA,AJAY
`
`ART UNIT
`
`PAPER NUMBER
`
`2824
`
`DA TE MAILED: 01/04/2019
`
`APPLICATION NO.
`
`FILING DATE
`
`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
`
`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
`
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`15/002,791
`
`01/21/2016
`
`John Douglas Steinberg
`
`EFACT.011C2
`
`4939
`
`TITLE OF INVENTION: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A WIRELESS DEVICE AS A SENSOR FOR AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
`
`APPLN. TYPE
`
`ENTITY STATUS
`
`ISSUE FEE DUE
`
`PUBLICATION FEE DUE PREY. PAID ISSUE FEE
`
`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
`
`DATE DUE
`
`nonprovisional
`
`SMALL
`
`$500
`
`$0.00
`
`$0.00
`
`$500
`
`04/04/2019
`
`THE APPLICATION IDENTIFIED ABOVE HAS BEEN EXAMINED AND IS ALLOWED FOR ISSUANCE AS A PATENT.
`PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS CLOSED. THIS NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE 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.
`
`THE ISSUE FEE AND PUBLICATION FEE (IF REQUIRED) MUST BE PAID WITHIN THREE MONTHS FROM THE MAILING
`DATE OF THIS NOTICE OR THIS APPLICATION SHALL BE REGARDED AS ABANDONED. THIS STATUTORY PERIOD
`CANNOT BE EXTENDED. SEE 35 U.S.C. 151. THE ISSUE FEE DUE INDICATED ABOVE DOES NOT REFLECT A CREDIT
`FOR ANY PREVIOUSLY PAID ISSUE FEE IN THIS APPLICATION. IF AN ISSUE FEE HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN PAID IN
`THIS APPLICATION (AS SHOWN ABOVE), THE RETURN OF PART B OF THIS FORM WILL BE CONSIDERED A REQUEST
`TO REAPPLY THE PREVIOUSLY PAID ISSUE FEE TOWARD THE ISSUE FEE NOW DUE.
`
`HOW TO REPLY TO THIS NOTICE:
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`I. Review the ENTITY STATUS shown above. If the ENTITY STATUS is shown as SMALL or MICRO, verify whether entitlement to that
`entity status still applies.
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`If the ENTITY STATUS is the same as shown above, pay the TOTAL FEE(S) DUE shown above.
`
`If the ENTITY STATUS is changed from that shown above, on PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL, complete section number 5 titled
`"Change in Entity Status (from status indicated above)".
`
`For purposes of this notice, small entity fees are 1/2 the amount of undiscounted fees, and micro entity fees are 1/2 the amount of small entity
`fees.
`
`II. PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL, or its equivalent, must be completed and returned to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
`(USPTO) with your ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE (if required). If you are charging the fee(s) to your deposit account, section "4b"
`of Part B - Fee(s) Transmittal should be completed and an extra copy of the form should be submitted. If an equivalent of Part B is filed, a
`request to reapply a previously paid issue fee must be clearly made, and delays in processing may occur due to the difficulty in recognizing
`the paper as an equivalent of Part B.
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`III. All communications regarding this application must give the application number. Please direct all communications prior to issuance to Mail
`Stop ISSUE FEE unless advised to the contrary.
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`IMPORTANT REMINDER: Maintenance fees are due in utility patents issuing on applications filed on or after Dec. 12, 1980.
`It is patentee's responsibility to ensure timely payment of maintenance fees when due. More information is available at
`www .uspto.gov/PatentMaintenanceFees.
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`Page 1 of 3
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`PTOL-85 (Rev. 02/11)
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`0014
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`

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`PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL
`
`Complete and send this form, together with applicable fee(s), by mail or fax, or via EFS-Web.
`By mail, send to: Mail Stop ISSUE FEE
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`
`By fax, send to:
`
`(571)-273-2885
`
`CURRENT CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS (Note: Use Block 1 for any change of address)
`
`INSTRUCTIONS: This form should be used for transmitting the ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE (if required). Blocks 1 through 5 should be completed where appropriate. All
`further correspondence including the Patent, advance orders and notification of maintenance fees will be mailed to the current correspondence address as indicated unless corrected
`below or directed otherwise in Block 1, by (a) specifying a new correspondence address; and/or (b) indicating a separate "FEE ADDRESS" for maintenance fee notifications.
`Note: A certificate of mailing can only be used for domestic mailings of the
`Fee(s) Transmittal. This certificate cannot be used for any other accompanying
`papers. Each additional paper, such as an assignment or formal drawing, must
`have its own certificate of mailing or transmission.
`Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
`I hereby certify that this Fee(s) Transmittal is being deposited with the United
`States Postal Service with sufficient postage for first class mail in an envelope
`addressed to the Mail Stop ISSUE FEE address above, or being transmitted to
`the USPTO via EFS-Web or by facsimile to (571) 273-2885, on the date below.
`
`20995
`7590
`01/04/2019
`KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP
`2040 MAIN STREET
`FOURTEENTH FLOOR
`IRVINE, CA 92614
`
`(Typed or printed name)
`
`(Signature)
`
`(Date)
`
`APPLICATION NO.
`
`FILING DATE
`
`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
`
`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
`
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`15/002,791
`
`01/21/2016
`
`John Douglas Steinberg
`
`EFACT.011 C2
`
`4939
`
`TITLE OF INVENTION: SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A WIRELESS DEVICE AS A SENSOR FOR AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
`
`APPLN. TYPE
`
`ENTITY STATUS
`
`ISSUE FEE DUE
`
`PUBLICATION FEE DUE PREY. PAID ISSUE FEE
`
`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
`
`DATE DUE
`
`nonprovisional
`
`SMALL
`
`$500
`
`$0.00
`
`$0.00
`
`$500
`
`04/04/2019
`
`EXAMINER
`
`OJHA, AJAY
`
`ART UNIT
`
`CLASS-SUBCLASS
`
`2824
`
`700-276000
`
`1. Change of correspondence address or indication of "Fee Address" (37
`CFR 1.363).
`0 Change of correspondence address ( or Change of Correspondence
`Address form PTO/SB/122) attached.
`0 "Fee Address" indication (or "Fee Address" Indication form PTO/
`SB/47; Rev 03-09 or more recent) attached. Use of a Customer
`Number is required.
`3. ASSIGNEE NAME AND RESIDENCE DATA TO BE PRINTED ON THE PATENT (print or type)
`
`2. For printing on the patent front page, list
`( 1) The names of up to 3 registered patent attorneys
`or agents OR, alternatively,
`(2) The name of a single firm (having as a member a
`registered attorney or agent) and the names of up to
`2 registered patent attorneys or agents. If no name is
`listed, no name will be printed.
`
`2 ______________ _
`
`3 ______________ _
`
`PLEASE NOTE: Unless an assignee is identified below, no assignee data will appear on the patent. If an assignee is identified below, the document must have been previously
`recorded, or filed for recordation, as set forth in 37 CFR 3.11 and 37 CFR 3.8l(a). Completion of this form is NOT a substitute for filing an assignment.
`
`(A) NAME OF ASSIGNEE
`
`(B) RESIDENCE: (CITY and STATE OR COUNTRY)
`
`Please check the appropriate assignee category or categories (will not be printed on the patent) : 0 Individual O Corporation or other private group entity O Government
`□Issue Fee □Publication Fee (if required)
`□Advance Order - # of Copies _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
`4a. Fees submitted:
`4b. Method of Payment: (Please first reapply any previously paid fee shown above)
`0 Electronic Payment via EFS-Web
`0 Enclosed check
`0 Non-electronic payment by credit card (Attach form PTO-2038)
`0 The Director is hereby authorized to charge the required fee(s), any deficiency, or credit any overpayment to Deposit Account No. _ _ _ _ _
`
`5. Change in Entity Status (from status indicated above)
`0 Applicant certifying micro entity status. See 37 CFR 1.29
`0 Applicant asserting small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27
`0 Applicant changing to regular undiscounted fee status.
`
`NOTE: Absent a valid certification of Micro Entity Status (see forms PTO/SB/15A and 15B), issue
`fee payment in the micro entity amount will not be accepted at the risk of application abandonment.
`NOTE: If the application was previously under micro entity status, checking this box will be taken
`to be a notification of loss of entitlement to micro entity status.
`NOTE: Checking this box will be taken to be a notification of loss of entitlement to small or micro
`entity status, as applicable.
`
`NOTE: This form must be signed in accordance with 37 CFR 1.31 and 1.33. See 37 CFR 1.4 for signature requirements and certifications.
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`Authorized Signature _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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`Date _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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`Typed or printed name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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`Registration No. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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`PTOL-85 Part B (08-18) Approved for use through 01/31/2020
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`www.uspto.gov
`
`APPLICATION NO.
`
`FILING DATE
`
`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
`
`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
`
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`15/002,791
`
`01/21/2016
`
`John Douglas Steinberg
`
`EFACT.011C2
`
`4939
`
`20995
`7590
`01/04/2019
`KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR LLP
`2040 MAIN STREET
`FOURTEENTH FLOOR
`IRVINE, CA 92614
`
`EXAMINER
`
`OJHA.AJAY
`
`ART UNIT
`
`PAPER NUMBER
`
`2824
`
`DA TE MAILED: 01/04/2019
`
`Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C.154 (b)
`(Applications filed on or after May 29, 2000)
`
`The Office has discontinued providing a Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) calculation with the Notice of Allowance.
`
`Section l(h)(2) of the AIA Technical Corrections Act amended 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(3)(B)(i) to eliminate the requirement
`that the Office provide a patent term adjustment determination with the notice of allowance. See Revisions to Patent
`Term Adjustment, 78 Fed. Reg. 19416, 19417 (Apr. 1, 2013). Therefore, the Office is no longer providing an initial
`patent term adjustment determination with the notice of allowance. The Office will continue to provide a patent term
`adjustment determination with the Issue Notification Letter that is mailed to applicant approximately three weeks prior
`to the issue date of the patent, and will include the patent term adjustment on the patent. Any request for reconsideration
`of the patent term adjustment determination (or reinstatement of patent term adjustment) should follow the process
`outlined in 37 CFR 1.705.
`
`Any questions regarding the Patent Term Extension or Adjustment determination should be directed to the Office of
`Patent Legal Administration at (571)-272-7702. Questions relating to issue and publication fee payments should be
`directed to the Customer Service Center of the Office of Patent Publication at 1-(888)-786-0101 or (571 )-272-4200.
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`PTOL-85 (Rev. 02/11)
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`0MB Clearance and PRA Burden Statement for PTOL-85 Part B
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`The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 requires Federal agencies to obtain Office of Management and Budget
`approval before requesting most types of information from the public. When 0MB approves an agency request to
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`The information collected by PTOL-85 Part B is required by 37 CFR 1.311. The information is required to obtain
`or retain a benefit by the public which is to file (and by the USPTO to process) an application. Confidentiality is
`governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.14. This collection is estimated to take 30 minutes to 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 amount of 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,
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`COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. SEND TO: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexand

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