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`NOTICE OF ALLOWANCEANDFEE(S) DUE
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`7590
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`09/25/2002
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`RAYMOND A JOAO
`122 BELLEVUE PLACE
`YONKERS, NY 10703
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`TRIEU, VAN THANH
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`2632
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`340-539000
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`DATE MAILED:09/25/2002
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`APPLICATION NO.
`09/277,935
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`FILING DATE
`03/29/1999
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
`RAYMOND ANTHONYJOAO
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
`RJOIS
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`CONFIRMATIONNO.
`4303
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`TITLE OF INVENTION: CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VEHICLES AND/OR FOR PREMISES
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`12/26/2002
`30
`$0
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`YES
`nonprovisional
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`RAYMONDA JOAO
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`YONKERS, NY 10703
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`(Depositor's name) (Signature)
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`(Date)
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`RAYMOND ANTHONY JOAO
`03/29/1999
`09/277,935
`TITLE OF INVENTION: CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHODFOR VEHICLES AND/OR FOR PREMISES
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`RJOIS
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`4303
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`APPLN. TYPE
`nonprovisional
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`SMALL ENTITY
`YES
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`ISSUE FEE
`$0
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`PUBLICATION FEE
`$0
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`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
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`12/26/2002
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`09/277,935
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`03/29/1999
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`RAYMOND ANTHONYJOAO
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`RJOIS
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`4303
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`7590
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`09/25/2002
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`RAYMONDA JOAO
`122 BELLEVUE PLACE
`YONKERS, NY 10703
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`TRIEU, VAN THANH
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`2632
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`- DATE MAILED:09/25/2002
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`Determination of Patent Term Extension under35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
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`Washington, D.C. 20231
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEYDOCKETNO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`09/277,935
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`03/29/1999
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`RAYMOND ANTHONY JOAO
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`RJOI5
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`4303
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`7590
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`09/25/2002
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`RAYMONDA JOAO
`122 BELLEVUE PLACE
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`TRIEU, VAN THANH
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`2632
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`DATE MAILED:09/25/2002
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Application No.
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`09/277 ,935
`Examiner
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`Van T Trieu
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`Applicant(s)
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`OT
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`JOAO, RAYMOND ANTHONY
`Art Unit
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`2632
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`-- The MAILING DATEof this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address--
`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application.
`If not included
`herewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance and Issue Fee Dueorother appropriate communicationwill be mailed in due course.
`THIS NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENTRIGHTS.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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`1. B This communication is responsive to the Preliminary Amendmentfiled on 23 Sep, 2002.
`2. KX] The allowed claim(s)is/are 21,31,37,41,50,51 and 57-199.
`3. J The drawingsfiled on 22 August 2001 are acceptable as formal drawings.
`4. Acknowledgmentis madeofa claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d)or(f).
`a) All
`~=b) J Some*
`cc) LJ None
`ofthe:
`1. (J Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
`2. [] Certified copiesof the priority documents have been received in Application No._
`3. [1] Copiesofthe certified copies of the priority documents have beenreceivedin this national stage application from the
`International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
`* Certified copies notreceived:
`5. [X] Acknowledgementis madeof a claim for domestic priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e).
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`(a) CJ
`including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson’s Patent Drawing Review( PTO-948) attached
`1) hereto or 2)(] to PaperNo._
`(b) ( including changesrequired by the proposed drawing correction filed ____, which has been approved by the examiner.
`(c) 1 including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment / Commentorin the Office action of Paper No.
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`Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be written on the drawings. The drawings
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`Attachment(s)
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`1( Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)
`3L] Notice of Draftperson's Patent Drawing Review (PTO-948)
`5(-] Information Disclosure Statements (PTO-1449), PaperNo.__.
`7L Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirementfor Deposit
`of Biological Material
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`20 Notice of Informa! Patent Application (PTO-152)
`4( Interview Summary (PTO-413), PaperNo.__.
`6L0 Examiner's Amendment/Comment
`8X] Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance
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`PTO-37 (Rev. 01-01)
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`Notice ofAllowability
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`Allowable Subject Matter
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`1.
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`Thefollowing is an examiner's statement of reasons for allowance: The
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`Examiner's reasons for allowance are those comments and reasonssetforth by
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`Applicant in the Applicant's Comments on Statement of Reasons for Allowance, filed
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`August 19, 2002.
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`2.
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`Anyinquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from
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`the examiner should be directed to primary examiner Van Trieu whose telephone
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`numberis (703) 308-5220. The examiner can normally be reached on Mon-Fri from
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`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner's
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`supervisor, Mr. Jeffery Hofsass can be reached on (703) 305-4717.
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`The office facsimile numberis (703) 872-9314.
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`(|.—
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`Van Trieu
`Primary Examiner
`Date: 9/24/02
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