PTO/AlA/15 (03-13)
`Approved for use through 01/31/2014. OMB 0651-0032
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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`UTILITY
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`PATENT APPLICATION
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`TRANSMITTAL
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`TOOL BOX USEFUL FOR PAINTERS
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`(Onlyfornewnonprovisionalapplicationsunder37CFR1.53(b))
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`*ELECTRONICALLY FILED*
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`APPLICATION ELEMENTS
`See MPEP chapter 600 concerning utility patent application contents.
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`ADDRESS TO.
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`Commissioner for Patents
`P-O- BOX 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`1D FeeTransmittaI Form
`(PTO/SB/17 or equivalent)
`2. I: Applicant asserts small entity status.
`See 37 CFR 127
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`ACCOMPANYING APPLICATION PAPERS
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`10‘ l:l Assignment Papers
`(cover sheet & document(s))
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`3.
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`Applicant certifies micro entity status. See 37 CFR 1.29.
`Applicant must attach form PTO/SB/15A or B or equivalent.
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`[Total Pages 13
`4. l Specification
`Both the claims and abstract must start on a new page.
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`(See MPEP § 608.01la)for Information on the preferred arrangement)
`Drawing(s) (35 U.S.C. 113)
`[Total Sheets 7
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`5.
`6. Inventor’s Oath or Declaration
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`(including substitute statements under 37 CFR 1.64 and assignments
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`Name Of ASSIgnee
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`37 CFR 3.73(C) Statement
`(when there is an assignee)
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`Power of Attorney
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`English Translation Document
`(ifapplicable)
`Information Disclosure Statement
`(PTO/SB/08 or PTO-1449)
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`|:' Copies of citations attached
`Preliminary Amendment
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`Return Receipt Postcard
`(MPEP § 503) (Should be specifically itemized)
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`Certified Copy of Priority Document(s)
`(ifforeign priority is claimed)
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`serwng as an oath or declaration under 37 CFR 1.63(e))
`a. D Newly executed (original or copy)
`b.
`A copy from a prior application (37 CFR 1.63(d))
`Application Data Sheet
`* See note below.
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`See 37 CFR 1.76 (PTO/AlA/14 or equivalent)
`CD-ROM or CD-R
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`7.
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`8.
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`in duplicate, large table, or Computer Program (Appendix)
`|:' Landscape Table on CD
`9. Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submission
`(if applicable, items a. — c. are required)
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`18.
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`17 I: Nonpublication Request
`Under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i). Applicant must attach form PTO/SB/35
`or equivalent.
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`Other: *Item 6: Declaration Includes Power of Attorney
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`a. D Computer Readable Form (CRF)
`b.|:| Specification Sequence Listing on:
`i. |:' CD—ROM or CD—R (2 copies); or
`ii.|:| Paper
`c. D Statements verifying identity of above copies
`*Note:
`(1) Benefit claims under 37 CFR 1.78 and foreign priority claims under 1.55 must be included in an Application Data Sheet (ADS).
`(2) For applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 111, the application must contain an ADS specifying the applicant if the applicant is an
`assignee, person to whom the inventor is under an Obligation to assign, or person who Otherwise shows sufficient proprietary
`interest in the matter. See 37 CFR 1.46(b).
`19. CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
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`The address associated with Customer Number: 23565
`Name
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`OR B Correspondence address below
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`Address
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`City —_— zmcwe
`Country— Telephone—-
`Signature
`/DavidA. Jackson/
`September 27 2018
`(”Fifi/Type, DAVID A. JACKSON
`26742
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`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, U.S. Patent and
`Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, PO. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. SEND
`TO: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.
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