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`Inventors:
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`BARABEISCH et al.
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`Examiner:
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`Unassigned
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`Serial No.:
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`16/070,387
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`Group Art Unit: Unassigned
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`Confirmation No:
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`4979
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`2422—24 PCT/US
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`Filed:
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`For:
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`July 16, 2018
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`Dated:
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`April 19, 2019
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`Suction Device
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`Certificate of EFS-Web Transmission
`I hereby certify that this correspondence is being transmitted
`to the US. Patent and Trademark Office Via the Office's
`COHIHllSSlOIlCI‘ fOI' Patents
`electronic filing system on April 19, 2019.
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`Sir:
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`G.H. Fraser
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`March 12, 1918
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`EP2662011
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`EP2644072
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`Copies of the foreign references set forth herein have been enclosed herewith for the
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`convenience of the Examiner and a separate listing of same has been set forth on Applicants’
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`Form PTO/SB/08a. Pursuant to the PTO’s waiver under 37 C.F.R. §1.98(a)(2)(i) (1276 0G 55),
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`copies of the U.S. patent references are not being submitted herewith.
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`Foreign language references DE1800480 and WO2011/003441 were cited in the German
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`Search Report of the corresponding German patent application. Accordingly, a copy of the
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`German Search Report is enclosed. Note also that English summary translations have been
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`provided for EP 2 644 073 A1, EP 2 644 076 A1, DE 10 2005 035 884 B9, EP 1 166 705 Al, DE
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`10101218 B4,DE 10101219 B4, DE 29715 048 U1, DE 10 2012 009 976 A1, DE 10 2010
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`026 486 A1, DE 10 2010 004 706 A1, DE 10148 180 B4 and EP 2 835 089 A3. Note also the
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`Inventors: Fuchs et al.
`Information Disclosure Statement
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`Our Docket: 1093-385 PCT/US
`U.S. Serial No. 15/736,910
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`WO2010028787
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`EP23 52409
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`WO2010124912
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`WO2012130806
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`WO2014019620
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`WO2011003441
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`EP2691002
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`EP28 80221
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`WO2010121656
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`WO2013013696
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`WO2011151217
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`WO2012145587
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`WO2012034635
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`WO2013168071
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`In view of the present submission, it is believed that the present application is in all
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`respects complete and in condition for examination and favorable consideration which is
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`earnestly solicited.
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`If the Examiner has any questions or comments relating to the present application, he or
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`she is respectfully invited to contact Applicants’ attorney at the telephone number set forth
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`below.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/steven t zuschlag/
`Steven T. Zuschlag
`Registration No.: 43,309
`Attorney for Applicant
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