IMO no reason to feel bad. All you said was that you were told by someone at the uspto that a certificate had been issued, not that the '336 had been validated, or invalidated.
I could post that I met with RG this morning, and he was unusually happy, super happy, ecstatic......is everyone going to quickly buy more shares because it means something. (-:
It was an interesting fire drill though (-:
Good luck to you, me, us, and all longs!