IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARKOFFICE
`Confirmation No. 4055
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`PATENT
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`Application No.:
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`13/662,663
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`Filing Date:
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`October 29, 2012
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`Applicant(s):
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`Kevin R. Imes
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`Group Art Unit:
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`2127
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`Examiner:
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`RameshB. Patel
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`Title:
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`Proximity Detection Module On Thermostat
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`Attorney Docket No. 39285-00118
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`Commissioner For Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
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`the references listed on the enclosed Form
`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.97 and 1.98,
`PTO/SB/08A are submitted for consideration by the Examiner in the examination of the above-
`identified patent application.
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`The full consideration of the references in their entirety by the Examineris respectfully
`requested and encouraged. Also, it is respectfully requested that the references be entered into
`the record of the present application and that the Examiner place his or her initials in the
`appropriate area on the enclosed Form PTO/SB/08A,
`thereby indicating the Examiner’s
`consideration of each of the references.
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`The submission of the references listed on the Form PTO/SB/08Ais for the purpose of
`providing a complete record andis not a concession that the references listed thereon are prior art
`to the invention claimedin the patent application.
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`Further, the submission of the references is not to be taken as a concession that any
`reference represents art that is relevant or analogous to the claimed invention. Accordingly, the
`right to argue that any reference is not properly within the scope of prior art relevant to an
`examination of the claims in the above-identified application is also expressly reserved.
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`U.S. Application Serial No. 13/662,663
`Attorney Docket: 39285-00118
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`The Information Disclosure Statementis being filed:
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`L (a) at time offiling the initial patent application, (b) within three monthsofthe filing date
`of the patent application, (c) within three months of the date of entry into the national
`stage as set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 1.491 of the international application, (d) before the
`mailing date of a first Office Action on the merits, or (e) before the mailing of a first
`Office Action after the filing of a request for continued examination under § 1.114.
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`after (a), (b), (c) or (d) above, but before the mailing date of a final action under 37
`C.F.R. § 1.113, a Notice of Allowance under 37 C.F.R. § 1.311, or an action that
`otherwise closes prosecution of the application, and is accompaniedby oneof:
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`[] the Certification under 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(e) (see “Certification” below).
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`the fee set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 1.17(p) (see “Fees” below).
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`after the mailing date of a final action under 37 C.F.R. § 1.113, a Notice of Allowance
`under 37 C.F.R. § 1.311, or an action that otherwise closes prosecution butis filed on or
`before payment of the issue fee, and includes the Certification under 37 C.F.R. § 1.97(e)
`(see “Certification” below), and the fee set forth in 37 C.F.R. § 1.17(p).
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`Copies Of The References
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`x Copies of the references (other than cited U.S. Patents and published U.S. Patent
`Applications) listed on the enclosed Form PTO/SB/08A are enclosed herewith. Attached
`to each reference not in the English language is a concise explanation of the relevance
`pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.98(a)(3).
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`A copy ofthe foreign search report is enclosed herewith.
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`The references listed on the enclosed Form PTO/SB/08A were previously identified in
`the parent application(s) of the present application, and copies of the references were
`furnished at that time. Accordingly, additional copies of the references are not submitted
`herewith, so as not to burden the file with duplicate copies of references. The Examiner
`is respectfully requested to carefully review the references in accordance with the
`requirements set out in the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure.
`In accordance with
`37 C.F.R. § 1.98(d), the details of the parent application(s) relied upon for an earlier
`filing date under 35 U.S.C. § 120 in which copies of the references were previously
`furnished are set out below:
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`U.S. Application Serial No. 13/662,663
`Attorney Docket: 39285-00118
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`U.S. APPLICATIONS
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`U.S. FILING DATE
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`U.S. APPLICATIONS
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`Status (check one)
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`1.0/ po
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`CJ
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`This is a PCT application in the entry of the National Phase in the United States. A copy
`of the International Search Report is attached for the Examiner's information. The
`documents listed on the International Search Report are listed on the attached Form
`PTO/SB/08A for consideration by the Examiner and for listing on any patent resulting
`from this application.
`If the International Search Report was from the US, EPO, or JPO
`search authorities, copies of these references should have been supplied to the USPTO
`under the trilateral agreement and are believed to be in the file of the above-identified
`application. (MPEP 1893.03(g))
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`Other Applications
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`LC]
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`The Examiner’s attention is directed to the following U.S. patent application(s):
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`U.S. APPLICATIONS
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`Status (check one)
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`Certification
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`CJ
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`LC]
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`The undersigned attorney herebycertifies that each item of information contained in the
`Information Disclosure Statement was first cited in a communication from a foreign
`patent office in a counterpart foreign patent application not more than three months prior
`to the filing of the Information Disclosure Statement.
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`The undersigned attorney hereby certifies that no item of information contained in the
`Information Disclosure Statement was cited in a communication from a foreign patent
`office in a counterpart foreign patent application or, to the knowledge of the attorney
`signing after making reasonable inquiry, was known to anyindividual designated in 37
`C.F.R. § 1.56(c) more than three months prior to the filing of the Information Disclosure
`Statement.
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`U.S. Application Serial No. 13/662,663
`Attorney Docket: 39285-00118
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`Fees
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`CJ
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`Xx]
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`No fee is owed by the applicants.
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`Fee enclosed.
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`Authorization To Charge Additional Fees
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`Xx
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`If any additional fees are owed in connection with this communication, please charge
`Deposit Account No. 04-1061.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`Dickinson Wright PLLC
`Attorneys for Applicants
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`Date:_
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`July 28, 2013
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`By:___/Bryan J. Schomer/
`Bryan J. Schomer
`Reg. No. 67,752
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