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`In re patent of:
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`ABEND et a].
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`Confirmation No.2 1215
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`Art Unit: 3745
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`Patent. No.2 7,448,209 B2
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`Examiner: Lopez, Frank D.
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`Issued: November 11, 2008
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`Atty. Docket: 1464.0500009
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`For: Axle Driving Apparatus
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`Request for Certificate of Correction
`Under 37 C.F.R. § 1.323 For Applicant's Mistake
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`Attn: Certificate of Correction Branch
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`Sir:
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`It is hereby requested that a Certificate of Correction under 37 C.F.R. § 1.323 be
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`issued for the above—captioned United States Patent. This Certificate of Correction is
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`being requested due to a mistake which appears in the printed patent. The mistake is of a
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`clerical or typographical nature, or of a minor character. Patentees submit that correction
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`of this error does not introduce new matter.
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`Specifically,
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`the printed patent contains the following error
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`for which a
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`Certificate of Correction is respectfully requested:
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`In column 1, line 7, please add —-which is a continuation of US. application Ser.
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`No. 11/681,310, filed on Mar. 2, 2007;—- after "filed Mar. 8, 2007;"
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`— 2 —
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`Remarks
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`ABEND et a].
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`Patent. No. 7,448,209 B2
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`The above—noted correction does not involve such changes in the patent as would
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`constitute new matter or would require reexamination.
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`A completed Form PTO/SB/44 accompanies this request, with the above-noted
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`correction printed thereon. Accordingly, a Certificate of Correction is believed proper
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`and issuance thereof is respectfully requested.
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`§1.20(‘a).
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`1y submitted,
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`Respect
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`KESS R, GOLDSTEIN & Fox P.L.L.C.
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`Peter A. Socarras
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`Attorney for Patentees
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
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`PATENT NO.
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`7,448,209 B2
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`APPLICATION NO.:
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`11/688,558
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`ISSUE DATE
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`i November 11, 2008
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`|NVENTOR(3)
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`3 Robert ABEND
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`on Mar. 2, 2007;-- after "filed Mar. 8, 2007;"
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`It is certified that an error appears or errors appear in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent
`is hereby corrected as shown below:
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`In column 1, line 7, please add --which is a continuation of US. application Ser. No. 11/681,310, filed
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