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PATENT
`Attorney Docket No. 207.0002-02000
`Customer No. 22882
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARKOFFICE
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`In re U.S. Patentof:
`Thomas Dyeet al.
`Patent No.: 9,253,332
`Issue Date: February 2, 2016
`For: VOICE CONFERENCE CALL
`USING PSTN AND INTERNET
`NETWORKS
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`Confirmation No.: 1951
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`(Serial No.: 13/674,227)
`(Filed: November12, 2013)
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`Certificate of Correction Branch
`Commissionerfor Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Sir:
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`REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
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`Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 254 and 37 C.F.R. § 1.322, this is a request for the
`issuance of a Certificate of Correction in the above-identified patent. A copy of Form
`PTO/SB/44is appended; the complete Certificate of Correction involves one page.
`The mistakesidentified in the appended Form occurred through the fault of the
`Patent Office, as clearly disclosed by the records of the application which maturedinto
`this patent, and as evidenced in the attached copy of page 2 of Form PTO/SB/08
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`submitted with the Information Disclosure Statement on May 18, 2015.
`Issuance of the Certificate of Correction containing the correction is earnestly
`requested.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`MARTIN & FERRARO, LLP
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`By:__/Brent D. Martin/
`Brent D. Martin
`Registration No. 62,717
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`Dated: May 31, 2016
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`5151 Headquarters Drive, Suite 170
`Plano, Texas 75024
`Telephone: (972) 668-3050
`Facsimile: (972) 668-3056
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`PTO/SB/44 (09-07)
`Approved for use through 08/31/2013. OMB 0651-0033
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; US. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respondto a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.
`(Also Form PTO-1050)
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
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`PATENT NO.
`APPLICATION NO. :
`ISSUE DATE
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`INVENTOR(S)
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`9,253,332
`13/674,227
`February 2, 2016
`Thomas Dyeetal.
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`Page 1 of 1
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`It is certified that an error appears or errors appearin the above-identified patent and that said Letters
`Patent is hereby corrected as shownbelow:
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`Title Page 2, Section (56) References Cited, Other Publications:
`Column 2, line 53: change “Architecure” to -- Architecture --; and
`Column 2, line 67: change “vol. 8” to -- vol. 6 --.
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`MAILING ADDRESS OF SENDER:
`Martin & Ferraro, LLP
`1557 Lake O’Pines Street, NE
`Hartville, Ohio 44632
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`DATE CONSIDERED
`EXAMINER
`EXAMINER:Initial if citation considered, whether ornotcitation is in conformance with MPEP § 609; Draw line through citation if not in
`Include copyof this form with next communication to the applicant.
`conformance and not considered.
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`PTO/SB/08 (10-92)
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`Patent and Trademark Office; US. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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