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Location ELECTRONIC
Filed March 11, 2017
Examiner LUONG TRUNG NGUYEN
Class 348
Art Group 2698
Patent No. 10,288,896
Case Type Utility - 348/262000
Status Patented Case
Parent 14/973,753 Patented
Parent 14/373,500 Patented
Parent PCT/IB2014/062854 Published
Parent 61/842,987 Expired
Child 16/299,450 Pending
Last Updated: 4 years, 9 months ago
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4/3/2019List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner Documents including citations
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4/1/2019Dispatch to FDC
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3/15/2019Application Is Considered Ready for Issue
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3/13/2019Issue Fee Payment (PTO-85B) Written Arguments, Opinions, Incoming amendments, Papers received from applicants
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3/13/2019EFS Acknowledgment Receipt Office Actions Communications
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2/15/2019List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner Documents including citations
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2/15/2019Examiner's search strategy and results In-house documents including Examiner Notes/Search Results
2/15/2019Bibliographic Data Sheet Written Arguments, Opinions, Incoming amendments, Papers received from applicants
2/15/2019List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner Documents including citations
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11/28/2018Substitute Specification Filed
11/28/2018Date Forwarded to Examiner
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