Electronically filed October 29, 2019
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Application of:
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`Zheng et al.
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`Confirmation No.:
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`3966
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`Serial No.:
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`16/115,382
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`Art Unit:
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`1724
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`Filed:
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`For:
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`August 28, 2018
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`Examiner:
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`Ojo-Amoo, Abibatu O.
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`Lithium-Ion Battery
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`Attorney Docket No.: 024607—02-5014-US
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`Commissioner for Patents
`PO. Box 1450
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`Sir:
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`In accordance with the duty of disclosure provisions of 37 C.F.R. §1.56, there is hereby
`provided certain information which the Examiner may consider material to the examination of the
`subject US. patent application. It is requested that the Examiner make this information of record if it
`is deemed material to the examination of the application.
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`1.
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`Enclosures accompanying this Information Disclosure Statement are:
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`1a.
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`1b.
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`1c.
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`1d.
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`IX A list of all patents, publications, applications, or other information submitted for
`consideration by the office.
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`A legible copy of:
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`[I Each foreign patent;
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`I:I Each publication or that portion which caused it to be listed on the PTO-1449;
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`[I For each cited pending US. application, the application specification including
`the claims, and any drawing of the application, or portion of the application which
`caused it to be listed on the PTO-1449 including any claims directed to that portion;
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`X all other information or portion which caused it to be listed on the PTO-1449.
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`[I An English language copy of search report(s) from a counterpart foreign
`application or PCT International Search Report.
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`I:I Explanations of relevancy (ATTACHMENT 1(d), hereto) or English language
`abstracts of the non-English language publications.
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`This Information Disclosure Statement is filed under 37 C.F.R. §1.97(b):
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`I:I Within three months of the filing date of a national application other than a
`continued prosecution application under §1.53(d);
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`I:I Within three months of the date of entry of the national stage as set forth in
`§1.491 in an international application;
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`g Before the mailing of the f1rstOff1ce action on the merits;
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`I:I Before the mailing of a first Office action after the filing of a request for
`continued examination under §1.114.
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`This Information Disclosure Statement is filed under 37 C.F.R. §1.97(c) after the
`period specified in 37 C.F.R. §1.97(b), but before the mailing date of any of a final
`action under 37 C.F.R. §1.113, a notice of allowance under 37 C.F.R. §1.3 11 or an
`action that otherwise closes prosecution in the application.
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`(Check either Item 3a, 3b, 3c 0r 3d)
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`3a.
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`3b.
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`3c.
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`3d.
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`[I The Certification Statement in Item 5 below is applicable. Accordingly, no fee is
`required.
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`[I The $240 (large entity) fee set forth in 37 C.F.R. §1.17(p) in accordance with 37
`C.F.R. §1.97(c) is to be charged to Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Deposit
`Account No. 50-0310 (order no.
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`CI The $120 (small entity) fee set forth in 37 C.F.R. §1.17(p) in accordance with 37
`C.F.R. §1.97(c) is to be charged to Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Deposit
`Account No. 50-0310 (order no.
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`[I The $60 (micro entity) fee set forth in 37 C.F.R. §1.17(p) in accordance with 37
`C.F.R. §1.97(c) is to be charged to Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Deposit
`Account No. 50-0310 (order no.
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`(Items 3]) 0r 3c to be checked ifany reference known for more than 3 months)
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`4.
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`[I
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`This Information Disclosure Statement is filed under 37 C.F.R. §1.97(d) after the
`period specified in 37 C.F.R. §1.97(c), but on or before the date of payment of the
`issue fee.
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`4a.
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`4b.
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`4c.
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`4d.
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`(CheckItem 4a, and 4b, 4c 0r 4d)
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`CI The Certification Statement in Item 5 below is applicable.
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`[I The $240 (large entity) fee set forth in 37 C.F.R. §1.17(p) in accordance with 37
`C.F.R. §1.97(c) is to be charged to Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Deposit
`Account No. 50-0310 (order no.
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`CI The $120 (small entity) fee set forth in 37 C.F.R. §1.17(p) in accordance with 37
`C.F.R. §1.97(c) is to be charged to Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Deposit
`Account No. 50-0310 (order no.
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`[I The $60 (micro entity) fee set forth in 37 C.F.R. §1.17(p) in accordance with 37
`C.F.R. §1.97(c) is to be charged to Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Deposit
`Account No. 50-0310 (order no.
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`Certification Statement (applicable if Item 3a or Item 4a is checked)
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`(Check either Item 5a, 5b, 5c 0r 5d)
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`5a.
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`5b.
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`5c.
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`5d.
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`7a.
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`7b.
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`7c.
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`8a.
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`D In accordance with 37 C.F.R. §l.97(e)(l), it is certified that each item of
`information contained in this information disclosure statement was first cited in a
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`communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign application
`not more than three months prior to the filing of this Information Disclosure
`Statement.
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`El In accordance with 37 C.F.R. §l.97(e)(2), it is certified that no item of
`information contained in the information disclosure statement was cited in a
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`communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart foreign application,
`and, to the knowledge of the person signing the certification after making
`reasonable inquiry, no item of information contained in the information
`disclosure statement was known to any individual designated in 37 C.F.R.
`§1.56(c) more than three months prior to the filing of this information disclosure
`statement.
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`[I Each item of information contained in this information disclosure statement was
`cited in a communication from a foreign patent office in a counterpart
`application, and the communication was not received by any individual
`designated in 37 C.F.R. §l.56(c) more than thirty days prior to the filing of this
`information disclosure statement.
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`[I Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §l.704(d), each item of information contained in this
`information disclosure statement was cited in a communication from a foreign
`patent office in a counterpart application, and the communication was not
`received by any individual designated in 37 C.F.R. §1.56(c) more than thirty
`days prior to the filing of this information disclosure statement.
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`Copies of each cited US. patent and each US. patent application publication are not
`enclosed pursuant to the USPTO OG Notice dated 05 August 2003 waiving the
`requirement under 37 C.F.R. l.98(a)(2)(i) for US. patent applications filed after June
`30, 2003.
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`This application is a continuation application under 37 C.F.R. §l.53 (b) or (d).
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`(Check appropriate Items 7a, 7b and/or 70)
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`[I A Petition to Withdraw from issue under 37 C.F.R. §l.3 l3(b)(5) is concurrently
`filed herewith.
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`[I Copies of publications listed on Form PTO-1449 from prior application Serial
`No.
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`U.S.C. §120, are not being submitted pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §l.98(d).
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`I:I Copies of the publications listed on the attached Form PTO-1449 that were not
`previously cited in prior application Serial No.
`, filed on
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`provided herewith.
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`This is a Supplemental Information Disclosure Statement.
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`(Check Item 8a)
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`[I This Supplemental Information Disclosure Statement under 37 C.F.R. §l.97(f)
`supplements the Information Disclosure Statement filed on
`. A bona fide
`attempt was made to comply with 37 C.F.R. §l.98, but inadvertent omissions
`were made. These omissions have been corrected herein. Accordingly,
`additional time is requested so that this Supplemental Information Disclosure
`Statement can be considered as if properly filed on
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`9.
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`D
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`In accordance with 37 C.F.R. §l.98, a concise explanation of what is presently
`understood to be the relevance of each non-English language publication is:
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`9a.
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`9b.
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`9c.
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`10.
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`11.
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`( Checkltem 9a, 9]), or 90)
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`I:I satisfied because all non-English language publications were cited on the
`enclosed English language copy of the PCT International Search Report or the
`search report from a counterpart foreign application indicating the degree of
`relevance found by the foreign office.
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`[I set forth in the application.
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`[I enclosed as an attachment hereto.
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`The Commissioner is authorized to charge any additional fee required or credit any
`overpayment for this Information Disclosure Statement and/or Petition to Morgan,
`Lewis & Bockius LLP Deposit Account No. 50-0310 (order no. 024607-02-5014-US).
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`No admission is made that the information cited in this Statement is, or is considered
`to be, material to patentability nor a representation that a search has been made (other
`than a search report of a foreign counterpart application or PCT International Search
`Report if submitted herewith). 37 C.F.R. §§ l.97(g) and (h).
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`Date:
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`October 29, 2019
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Yalei Sun/
`Yalei Sun
`MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP
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