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`Index of Claims
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`11111
`
`Application/Control No.
`
`12/076,904
`Examiner
`
`Applicant(s)/Patent under
`Reexamination
`
`HENDERSON, ALLAN P.
`Art Unit
`
`Jeanette E. Chapman
`
`3633
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`✓ Rejected
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`-
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`(Through numeral)
`Cancelled
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`Non-Elected
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`N
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`= Allowed
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`Restricted
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`I
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`Interference
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`A
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`0
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`Appeal
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`Objected
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`Date
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`Date
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`Date
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`Claim
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`52
`53
`54
`55
`56
`57
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`60
`61
`62
`63
`64
`65
`66
`67
`68
`69
`70
`71
`72
`73
`74
`75
`76
`77
`78
`79
`80
`81
`82
`83
`84
`85
`86
`87
`88
`89
`90
`91
`92
`93
`94
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`114
`115
`116
`117
`118
`119
`120
`121
`122
`123
`124
`125
`126
`127
`128
`129
`130
`131
`132
`133
`134
`135
`136
`137
`138
`139
`140
`141
`142
`143
`144
`145
`146
`147
`148
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`150
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`1
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`11
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`13
`14
`10
`15
`11
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`12
`17
`13
`18
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`19
`15
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`21
`22
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`24
`25
`26
`27
`28
`29
`30
`31
`32
`33
`34
`35
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`38
`39
`40
`41
`42
`43
`44
`45
`46
`47
`48
`49
`50
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`Issue Classification
`
`Application/Control No.
`12/076,904
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`Examiner
`Jeanette E. Chapman
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`Applicant(s)/Patent under
`Reexamination
`HENDERSON, ALLAN P.
`Art Unit
`3633
`
`ORIGINAL
`
`ISSUE CLASSIFICATION
`INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION
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`CLASS
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`52
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`SUBCLASS
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`745.17
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`CROSS REFERENCES
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`CLASS
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`SUBCLASS (ONE SUBCLASS PER BLOCK)
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`52
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`52
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`52
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`52
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`111
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`166
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`153
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`169.9
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`155
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`292
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`158
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`295
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`745.04
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`745.17
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`741.17
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`741.13
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`741.14
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`223.4
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`223.5
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`405
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`232
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`233
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`244
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`252.1
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`CLAIMED
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`NON-CLAIMED
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`02
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`D
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`E
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`E
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`02
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`02
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`D
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`27
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`27
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`27
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`/12
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`/42
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`/32
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`I
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`I
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`I
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`I
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`I
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`I
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`I
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`I
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`I
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`I
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`I
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`(Assistant Examiner)
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`(Date)
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`(Legal Instruments Examiner)
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`(Date)
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`/JEANETTE CHAPMAN/
`PRIMARY EXAMINER
`ART UNIT 3633
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`3/21/10
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`(Primarv Examiner)
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`/Date)
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`Total Claims Allowed: 15
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`162
`163
`164
`165
`166
`167
`168
`169
`170
`171
`172
`173
`174
`175
`176
`177
`178
`179
`180
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`Print Fig.
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`191
`192
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`194
`195
`196
`197
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`199
`200
`201
`202
`203
`204
`205
`206
`207
`208
`209
`210
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`1
`2
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`3
`4
`5
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`6
`7
`8
`9
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`D Claims renumbered in the same order as presented by applicant □ CPA
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`61
`91
`121
`2
`32
`62
`92
`122
`93
`123
`3
`33
`63
`4
`34
`64
`94
`124
`95
`125
`5
`35
`65
`6
`36
`66
`96
`126
`7
`37
`67
`97
`127
`98
`128
`8
`38
`68
`99
`129
`9
`39
`69
`10
`40
`70
`100
`130
`11
`41
`71
`101
`131
`12
`42
`72
`102
`132
`13
`43
`73
`103
`133
`14
`44
`74
`104
`134
`15
`45
`75
`105
`135
`16
`46
`76
`106
`136
`17
`47
`77
`107
`137
`18
`48
`78
`108
`138
`19
`49
`79
`109
`139
`20
`50
`80
`110
`140
`21
`51
`81
`111
`141
`22
`52
`82
`112
`142
`23
`53
`83
`113
`143
`24
`54
`84
`114
`144
`25
`55
`85
`115
`145
`26
`56
`86
`116
`146
`27
`57
`87
`117
`147
`28
`58
`88
`118
`148
`29
`59
`89
`119
`149
`30
`60
`90
`120
`150
`
`10
`11
`12
`13
`14
`15
`16
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`Exhibit - 1002
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`Notice of Allowability
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`12/076,904
`Examiner
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`HENDERSON, ALLAN P.
`Art Unit
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`Application No.
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`3633
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`-- The MAILING DA TE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address-(cid:173)
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`Issue Classification
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`Application/Control No.
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`Examiner
`Jeanette E. Chapman
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`Applicant(s)/Patent under
`Reexamination
`HENDERSON, ALLAN P.
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`Search Notes
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`Application/Control No.
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`12/076,904
`Examiner
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`Applicant(s)/Patent under
`Reexamination
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`HENDERSON, ALLAN P.
`Art Unit
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`Jeanette E. Chapman
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`3633
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`SEARCHED
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`Index of Claims
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`12/076,904
`Examiner
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`Applicant(s)/Patent under
`Reexamination
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`HENDERSON, ALLAN P.
`Art Unit
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`Jeanette E. Chapman
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`3633
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`PATENT
`ATTY. DOCKET NO.: P68425US2
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`In re Application of:
`
`Allan P. HENDERSON
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`Group Art Unit: 3633
`
`Serial No.: 12/076,904
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`Examiner: Chapman, Jeanette E.
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`Filed: March 25, 2008
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`Confirmation No. 8184
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`For: PILE ANCHOR FOUNDATION
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`AMENDMENT
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`MAILBOX AMENDMENT
`Commissioner of Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
`
`Sir:
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`In response to the Office Action mailed March 19, 2009
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`(Paper No. 20090316), please amend the captioned application as set
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`forth herein.
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`12/076, 904
`Serial No.:
`Atty. Docket No.:
`P68425US2
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`IN THE CLAIMS:
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`Please amend the claims as follows:
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`1.
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`(Currently Amended) A method of forming a pile anchor
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`foundation for supporting a heavy
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`load from a ground surface
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`comprising the steps of:
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`inserting pile anchor pipes into a ground surface;
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`placing pile anchor bolts having
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`sleeves
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`thereon
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`longitudinally in said pipes with the pile anchor bolts extending
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`above an upper end of said pipes;
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`filling the pipes with cementi tious material and allowing
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`said cementitious material to cure to form pile anchors;
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`placing load anchor bolts generally parallel to said pile
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`anchor bolts;
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`pouring a concrete cap foundation above the upper ends of
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`said pile anchor pipes and in contact with the upper ends of said
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`sleeved pile anchor bolts and said load anchor bolts while leaving
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`an unfilled space between a bottom surface of the cap foundation
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`and an upper end of said pile anchors and allowing said cap
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`foundation to cure;
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`post tensioning said pile anchor bolts; and
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`2
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`placing a support flange of a heavy load onto the upper
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`ends o