Application No.: 17/821,345
`Attorney Docket No.: 15635.0003-03000
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`REMARKS
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`Status of the Claims
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`In the Office Action mailed May 25, 2023, the Office:
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`Rejected claims 22-55 on the ground of nonstatutory obviousness-type
`double patenting over claims 1-4, 6-15, and 17-21 of any patents
`granted on application number 17/330,998;
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`Rejected claims 22-55 on the ground of nonstatutory obviousness-type
`double patenting over claims 1-4, 6-15 and 17-21 of any patents
`granted on application No. 16/585,967;
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`Rejected claims 22-55 on the ground of nonstatutory obviousness-type
`double patenting over claims 22-46 of co-pending application No.
`18/055,150:
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`Rejected claims 22-55 on the ground of nonstatutory obviousness-type
`double patenting over claims 22-24, 26 and 28-51 of co-pending
`application No. 18/055,181;
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`Rejected claims 22-55 on the ground of nonstatutory obviousness-type
`double patenting over claims 22-44 of co-pending application No.
`18/055,201; and
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`Rejected claims 22-55 on the grounds of of nonstatutory obviousness-
`type double patenting over claims 22, 26-38 and 41 of co-pending
`application No. 18/055,220.
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`Indicated that claims 22-55 are allowable overthe prior art. In view of
`the foregoing remarks, Applicant respectfully requests reconsideration
`of this application and the timely allowance of the pending claims.
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`Non-statutory Double-Patenting Rejection
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`The Office rejects claims 22-55 on the ground of non-statutory double patenting
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`as being unpatentable overclaims 1-4, 6-15, and 17-21 of any patents granted on
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`Application No.: 17/821,345
`Attorney Docket No.: 15635.0003-03000
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`application number 17/330,998, 1-4, 6-15 and 17-21 of any patents granted on
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`application No. 16/585,967, over claims 22-46 of co-pending application No.
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`18/055,150; over claims 22-24, 26 and 28-51 of co-pending application No. 18/055, 181;
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`over claims 22-44 of co-pending application No. 18/055,201, and over claims 22, 26-38
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`and 41 of co-pending application No. 18/055,220. Office Action at 5. While the Applicant
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`disagrees with the rejection, in order to expedite patent grant, terminal disclaimers over
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`the patents that issued from the named application numbers are filed herewith."
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`It is therefore respectfully requested that the pending non-statutory double
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`patenting rejections be withdrawn.
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`CONCLUSION
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`In view of the foregoing amendments and remarks, Applicant respectfully
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`requests reconsideration of this application and the timely allowance of the pending
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`claims.
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`Please grant any extensions of time required to enter this response and charge
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`any additional required fees to Deposit Account No. 06-0916.
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`1 The filing of the Terminal Disclaimer in no way manifests an admission by Applicants as to the propriety
`of the double patenting rejection. See MPEP § 804.02, citing Quad Environmental Techs. Corp. v. Union
`Sanitary District, 946 F.2d 870, 20 USPQ2d 1392 (Fed Cir. 1991).
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`Application No.: 17/821,345
`Attorney Docket No.: 15635.0003-03000
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
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`GARRETT & DUNNER, L.L.P.
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`Dated: July 12, 2023
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`By:_
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`/Christopher C. Johns/
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`Christopher C. Johns
`Reg. No. 68,664
`(202) 408-4000
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