VARIABLE COMPRESSION SURGICAL FASTENER APPARATUS

12/417,709 | U.S. Patent Application

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Location ELECTRONIC
Filed April 3, 2009
Examiner ROBERT FRANKLIN LONG
Class 227
Art Group 3721
Patent No. 8,186,556
Case Type Utility - 227/178100
Status Patented Case
Parent 61/51,911 Expired
Child 13/465,251 Patented
Child 13/690,339 Patented
Last Updated: 5 years, 1 month ago
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10/23/2019Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity
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5/3/2012List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner Documents including citations
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5/1/2012Dispatch to FDC
5/1/2012Application Is Considered Ready for Issue
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5/1/201290Application Is Considered Ready for Issue
4/27/2012Issue Fee Payment (PTO-85B) Written Arguments, Opinions, Incoming amendments, Papers received from applicants
4/27/2012Fee Worksheet (SB06) In-house documents including Examiner Notes/Search Results
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2/23/2012Notice of Allowance and Fees Due (PTOL-85) Office Actions Communications
2/23/2012List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner Documents including citations
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2/23/2012Examiner's search strategy and results In-house documents including Examiner Notes/Search Results
2/23/2012Index of Claims In-house documents including Examiner Notes/Search Results
2/23/2012Issue Information including classification, examiner, name, claim, renumbering, etc. Documents including classifications
2/23/2012Electronic Review
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Allowance
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2/6/2012Disposal for a RCE / CPA / R129
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2/1/2012Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Written Arguments, Opinions, Incoming amendments, Papers received from applicants
2/1/2012Transmittal Letter
2/1/2012Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) Information Disclosure
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7/11/2011Amendment After Final or under 37CFR 1.312, initialed by the examiner. In-house documents including Examiner Notes/Search Results
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2/8/2011List of references cited by examiner Documents including citations
2/8/2011Index of Claims In-house documents including Examiner Notes/Search Results
2/8/2011Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes Documents including classifications
2/8/2011Bibliographic Data Sheet Written Arguments, Opinions, Incoming amendments, Papers received from applicants
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2/8/2011List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner Documents including citations
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