PTO/SB/30 (11-17
`Approved for use through 11/30/2020. OMB 0651-003
`US. Patent and Trademark Office; US. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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`15/491,728
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`Continued Examination (RCE)
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`First Named Inventor
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`Stephen HODGE
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`Mail Stop RCE
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. BOX 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`A“ W”
`—MANCHO, Ronnie M.
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`Attorney Docket Number 32101400000
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`This is a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) under 37 CFR 1.114 of the above-identified application.
`Request for Continued Examination (RCE) practice under 37 CFR 1.114 does not apply to any utility or plant application filed prior to June 8,
`1995, or to any design application. See Instruction Sheet for RCEs (not to be submitted to the USPTO) on page 2.
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`Submission reouired under 37 CFR 1.114 Note: If the RCE is proper, any previously filed unentered amendments and
`amendments enclosed with the RCE will be entered in the order in which they were filed unless applicant instructs otherwise. If
`applicant does not wish to have any previously filed unentered amendment(s) entered, applicant must request non-entry of such
`amendment(s).
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`a.
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`b.
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`Previously submitted. If a final Office action is outstanding, any amendments filed after the final Office action may be
`considered as a submission even if this box is not checked.
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`i:i Consider the arguments in the Appeal Brief or Reply Brief previously filed on
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`Ii. D Other
`Enclosed
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`I.
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`Amendment/Reply
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`Information DisclosureStatement(lDS)
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`|:| Affidavit(s)/Declaration(s)
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`2. Miscellaneous
`Suspension of action on the above-identified application is requested under 37 CFR 1.103(0) for a
`period of
`months. (Period of suspension shall not exceed 3 months; Fee under 37 CFR 1.17(i) required)
`Other
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`iv. D Other
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`iii. D Other
`enclosed
`b. D Check in the amount of$
`Payment by EFS-Web
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`c. D Payment by credit card (Form PTO-2038 enclosed)
`WARNING: Information on this form may become public. Credit card information should not be included on this form. Provide credit
`card information and authorization on PTO-2038.
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`The RCE fee under 37 CFR 1.17(e) is required by 37 CFR 1.114 when the RCE is filed.
`The Director is hereby authorized to charge the following fees, any underpayment of fees, or credit any overpayments, to
`Deposit Account No.
`19-0036
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`RCE fee required under 37 CFR 1.17(e)
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`ii.
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`Extension of time fee (37 CFR 1.136 and 1.17)
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`SIGNA TURE OF APPLICANT, A TTORNEY, OR AGENT REQUIRED
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`Signature
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`Name (Print/Type) Dohm Chankon_
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`Se tember 13 2019
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`70 524
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`CERTIFICATE OF MAILING OR TRANSMISSION
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`I hereby certify that this correspondence is being EFS-Web transmitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), deposited with the United
`States Postal Service with sufficient postage as first class mail in an envelope addressed to: Mail Stop RCE, Commissioner for Patents, P. O. Box 1450,
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 or facsimile transmitted to the USPTO on the date shown below.
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`Namewrmmpe)—Iiaa—
`This collection of information is required by 37 CFR 1.114. The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to file (and by the USPTO
`to process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.11 and 1.14. This collection is estimated to take 12 minutes to complete,
`including gathering, preparing, and submitting the completed application form to the USPTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any comments on
`the amount of time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Information Officer, US. Patent and
`Trademark Office, US. Department of Commerce, PO. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SE ND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS
`ADDRESS. SEND TO: Mail Stop RCE, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
`If you need assistance in completing the form, call 1-800-PTO-9199 and select option 2.
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`PTO/SB/30 (07-09
`Approved for use through 11/30/2020. OMB 0651-003
`US. Patent and Trademark Office; US. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`Under the Papenivork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number.
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`Instruction Sheet for RCEs
`(not to be submitted to the USPTO)
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`NOTES.”
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`An RCE is not a new application, and filing an RCE will not result in an application being accorded a new filing
`date.
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`Filing Qualifications:
`The application must be a utility or plant application filed on or after June 8, 1995. The application cannot be a provisional
`application, a utility or plant application filed before June 8, 1995, a design application, or a patent under reexamination. See
`37 CFR1.114(e).
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`Filing Reguirements:
`Prosecution in the application must be closed. Prosecution is closed ifthe applicat ion is under appeal, or the last Office
`action is a final action, a notice of allowance, or an action that othenNise closes prosecution in the application (e.g., an Office
`action under EX parte Quay/e). See 37 CFR 1.114(b).
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`If reply to an Office action under 35 U.S.C. 132 is
`A submission and a fee are required at the time the RCE is filed.
`outstanding (e.g., the application is under final rejection), the submission must meet the reply requirements of 37 CFR 1.111. If
`there is no outstanding Office action, the submission
`can be an information disclosure statement, an amendment, new
`arguments, or new evidence. See 37 CFR 1.114(c). The submission may be a previously filed amendment ( e.g., an
`amendment after final rejection).
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`See MPEP 706.07(h) for further information on the RCE practice.
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`WARNINGS:
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`Reguest for Suspension of Action:
`All RCE filing requirements must be met before suspension of action is granted. A request for a suspension of
`action under 37 C FR 1.103(0) does n_ot satisfy the submission requirement and does not permit the filing of the
`required submission to be suspended.
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`Improper RCE will NOT toll Any Time Period:
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`Before Appeal - If the RCE is improper (e.g., prosecution in the application is not closed or the submission or
`fee has not been filed) and the application is not under appeal, the time period set forth in the last Office action
`will continue to run and the application will be abandoned after the statutory time period has expired if a reply to
`the Office action is not timely filed. No additional time will be given to correct the improper RCE.
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`Under Appeal - If the RCE is improper (e.g., the submission or the fee has not been filed) and the application is
`under appeal, the improper RCE is effective to withdraw the appeal. Withdrawal of the appeal results in the
`allowance or abandonment of the application depending on the status of the claims. If there are no allowed
`claims, the application is abandoned. If there is at least one allowed claim, the application will be passed to issue
`on the allowed claim(s). See MPEP 1215.01.
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