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`Application No.:
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`Filing Date:
`Examiner:
`Attorney Docket No.:
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`17/553,590
`Multilayer Polymer Sheets
`December16, 2021
`Vivian Chen
`22773-826.309
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`Examiner Interview Agenda — November 15", 2023, 4PM EST
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`Applicant thanks Examiner Chenfor her availability at the above indicated time. The
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`interview will be attended by representatives for Applicant, Richard Shin (Reg. No. 79,825;
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`rshin@wsegr.com) and Yahn Lin (Franklin) Chu (Reg. No. 75,946; fchu@geminlaw.com).
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`PROPOSED TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION:
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`Pending Claims
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`(Previously Presented) A method of making a multilayer dental aligner for repositioning
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`a patient's teeth fromafirst arrangement toward a second arrangement, the method comprising:
`providing a multilayer sheet comprising:
`a first layer;
`a second layer; and
`a third layer; and
`wherein the first layer consists of a first polymer having:
`a flexural modulus greater than 150,000 psi; and
`an elongation at break of greater than 70%;
`wherein the second layer consists of a second polymerdifferent than the first polymer,
`wherein the second polymeris a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer having:
`a hardness from 60A to 85D; and
`an elongation at break of greater than 200%;
`providing a mold;
`thermoforming the multilayer sheet over the mold to form a plurality of tooth-receiving
`cavities configured to receive and reposition the patient's teeth from the first arrangement toward
`the second arrangement; and
`trimming excess material from the thermoformed multilayer sheet to form the dental
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`aligner.
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`I.
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`Pending Rejections under 35 U.S.C.§ 103
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`Claims 2-6, 10-30, 33-35 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as allegedly
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`unpatentable over Wen (WO 2006/0996558), Bedard et al. (US 6,077,075), Desimone
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`et al. (US 2006/0078841), Phan et al. (US 6,454,565), Kalili (US 2011/0020761),
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`TEXIN 990R, Shore A Hardness Scale, and Wrosz (US 2005/0082703)
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`e Desimone (US 2006/0078841) — the Office Action cites to J] 0023, 0027, 0030, 0044
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