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`Titled: APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES
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`23911
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`7590
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`CROWELL & MORING LLP
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`FILING DATE
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`14/5 15,990
`TITLE OF INVENTION: APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`recordation as set forth in 37 CFR 3.11. Completion of this form is NOTa substitute forfiling an assignment.
`(A) NAME OF ASSIGNER,
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`Albuquerque, NM
`UniracInc.
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`Title of Invention:
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`APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES
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`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name:
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`Todd Ganshaw
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`Attorney Docket Number:
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`106042.66812US
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`International Application Number:
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`Confirmation Number:
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`2769
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`Title of Invention:
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`APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES
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`Application Number:
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`This AcknowledgementReceipt evidences receipt on the noted date by the USPTO ofthe indicated documents,
`characterized by the applicant, and including page counts, where applicable.It serves as evidence of receipt similar to a
`Post Card, as described in MPEP 503.
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`New Applications Under 35 U.S.C. 111
`If a new application is being filed and the application includes the necessary componentsfora filing date (see 37 CFR
`1.53(b)-(d) and MPEP 506), a Filing Receipt (37 CFR 1.54) will be issued in due course and the date shownonthis
`AcknowledgementReceiptwill establish the filing date of the application.
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`National Stage of an International Application under 35 U.S.C. 371
`If a timely submission to enter the national stage of an international application is compliant with the conditions of 35
`U.S.C. 371 and other applicable requirements a Form PCT/DO/EO/903indicating acceptanceof the application as a
`national stage submission under35 U.S.C. 371 will be issued in addition to the Filing Receipt, in due course.
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`New International Application Filed with the USPTO as a Receiving Office
`If a new international application is being filed and the international application includes the necessary components for
`an international filing date (see PCT Article 11 and MPEP 1810), a Notification of the International Application Number
`and of the International Filing Date (Form PCT/RO/105)will be issued in due course, subject to prescriptions concerning
`national security, and the date shownon this AcknowledgementReceiptwill establish the international filing date of
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`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
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`NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE AND FEE(S) DUE
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`INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GROUP
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`CHAPMAN,JEANETTE E
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`DATE MAILED: 11/10/2016
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`Todd Ganshaw
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`APPLN. TYPE PUBLICATION FEE DUE|PREV. PAID ISSUE FEEENTITY STATUS ISSUE FEE DUE TOTAL FEE(S) DUE DATE DUE
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`THE APPLICATION IDENTIFIED ABOVE HAS BEEN EXAMINED AND IS ALLOWED FOR ISSUANCE AS A PATENT.
`PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS CLOSED. THIS NOTICE OF ALLOWANCEIS 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.
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`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
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`WILL BE CONSIDERED A REQUEST TO REAPPLY THE PREVIOUSLY PAID ISSUE FEE TOWARD THE ISSUE FEE NOW
`DUE.
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`HOW TO REPLYTO THIS NOTICE:
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`I. Review the ENTITY STATUSshownabove.If the ENTITY STATUSis shown as SMALL or MICRO,verify whether entitlement to that
`entity status still applies.
`If the ENTITY STATUSis the same as shown above, pay the TOTAL FEE(S) DUE shown above.
`If the ENTITY STATUSis changed from that shown above, on PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL,complete section number5 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 amountof small entity
`fees.
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`II. PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL,orits 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 isfiled, 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
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`IH. All communications regarding this application must give the application number. Please direct all communications prior to issuance to
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`IMPORTANT REMINDER: Utility patents issuing on applications filed on or after Dec. 12, 1980 may require payment of
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`PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL
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`Complete and send this form, together with applicable fee(s), to: Mail Mail Stop ISSUE FEE
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`or Fax (571)-273-2885
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`through 5 should be completed where
`INSTRUCTIONS: This form should be used for transmitting the ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE(if required). Blocks 1
`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.
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`CURRENT CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS(Note: Use Block 1 for any changeof address)
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`can only be used for domestic mailings of the
`Note: A certificate of mailing
`Fee(s) Transmittal. This certificate cannot be used for any other accompanying
`apers. Each additional paper, such as an assignment or formal drawing, must
`have its own certificate of mailing or transmission.
`Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
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`ATTORNEY DOCKETNO.
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`APPLN. TYPE PUBLICATION FEE DUE|PREV. PAID ISSUE FEEENTITY STATUS ISSUE FEE DUE TOTAL FEE(S) DUE DATE DUE
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`1. Change of correspondence address or indication of "Fee Address" (37
`CFR 1.363).
`LI Change of correspondence address (or Change of Correspondence
`Address form PTO/SB/122) attached.
`LI "Fee Address" indication (or "Fee Address” Indication form
`PTO/SB/47; Rev 03-02 or more recent) attached. Use of a Customer
`Numberis required.
`3. ASSIGNEE NAME AND RESIDENCE DATA TO BE PRINTED ON THE PATENT(printor type)
`If an assignee is identified below, the document has been filed for
`PLEASE NOTE: Unless an assignee is identified below, no assignee data will appear on the patent.
`recordation as set forth in 37 CFR 3.11. Completion of this form is NOT a substitute for filing an assignment.
`(A) NAMEOF ASSIGNEE
`(B) RESIDENCE:(CITY and STATE OR COUNTRY)
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`2. For printing on the patent front page,list
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`(1) The namesofup to 3 registered patent attorneys
`or agents OR,alternatively,
`(2) The nameofa single firm (having as a member a
`registered attorney or agent) and the namesof up to
`2 registered patent attorneys or agents. If nonameis
`listed, no namewill be printed.
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`Please check the appropriate assignee category or categories (will not be printed on the patent) :
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`LV individual LJ Corporation or other private group entity (J Government
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`4a. The following fee(s) are submitted:
`L] Issue Fee
`_] Publication Fee (No small entity discount permitted)
`LT Advance Order - # of Copies
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`4b. Paymentof Fee(s): (Please first reapply any previously paid issue fee shown above)
`LIA checkis enclosed.
`Lj Paymentby credit card. Form PTO-2038 is attached.
`[I The directoris hereby authorized to charge the required fee(s), any deficiency, or credits any
`overpayment, to Deposit Account Number
`(enclose an extra copy ofthis form).
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`5. Change in Entity Status (from status indicated above)
`| Applicantcertifying micro entity status. See 37 CFR 1.29
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` Lj Applicant changing to regular undiscounted fee status.
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`Lj Applicant asserting small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27
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`NOTE:Absenta valid certification of Micro Entity Status (see forms PTO/SB/15A and 15B), issue
`fee paymentin the micro entity amountwill not be accepted at the risk of application abandonment.
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`NOTE:If the application was previously under micro entity status, checking this box will be taken
`to be a notification ofloss of entitlement to micro entity status.
`NOTE: Checking this box will be taken to be a notification ofloss of entitlement to small or micro
`entity status, as applicable.
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`NOTE: This form mustbe signed in accordance with 37 CFR 1.31 and 1.33. See 37 CFR 14 for signature requirements and certifications.
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`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
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`ATTORNEY DOCKETNO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`14/515,990
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`10/16/2014
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`Todd Ganshaw
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`106042.66812US
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`2769
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`23911
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`7590
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`11/10/2016
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`CROWELL & MORING LLP
`INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GROUP
`P.O. BOX 14300
`WASHINGTON, DC 20044-4300
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`CHAPMAN,JEANETTE E
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`3638
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`DATE MAILED: 11/10/2016
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`Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
`(Applicationsfiled on or after May 29, 2000)
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`The Office has discontinued providing a Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) calculation with the Notice of Allowance.
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`to eliminate the
`Section 1(h)(2) of the AIA Technical Corrections Act amended 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(3)(B)(i)
`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