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Control No. ?&o<*$£37 1tJ<yn Ex Paife Reexaminatfon Interview Summary ao/ooBfsoe f /
Patent Under Reexamioation
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Examiner
Sam Rimeil
Art Unit 3992
All participants (USPTO personnel, patent owner, patent owner's representative): (1) Sam Rim&ll (3\
(2) Lam Hsruwman Date of Interview: 06 August 2009
Type: a)J3 Telephonic b)D Vide c)U Personal (copy given to:
Exhibit shown or demonstration conduct
If Yes, brief description: _____
Agreement with respect to the claims f)E Any other agreements) are set forth be*
Claim(s) discussed: 1.2.6.7. 9-1 2 JS.1 7.1
Identification of prior art discussed: _
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3 was reached. g)D was not reached. h)D N/A. aw under "Description of the general nature of what was agreed to..."
9 and 20. : was agreed to if an agreement was reached, or any other comments:
(A fuller description, If necessary, and a copy of the amendments which the examiner agreed would render the claims patentable, if available, must be attached. Also, where no copy of the amendments that would render the claims patentable is available, a summary thereof must be attached.)
A FORMAL WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE LAST OFFICE ACTION MUST INCLUDE PATENT OWNER'S STATEMENT OF THE SUBSTANCE OF THE INTERVIEW. (See MPEP § 2281). IF A RESPONSE TO THE LAST OFFICE ACTION HAS ALREADY BEEN FILED, THEN PATENT OWNER IS GIVEN OME MONTH FROM THIS INTERVIEW DATE TO PROVIDE THE MANDATORY STATEMENT OF THE SUBSTANCE OF THE INTERVIEW (37 CFR 1.B60(b». THE REQUIREMENT FOR PATENT OWNER'S STATEMENT CAN NOT BE WAIVED. EXTENSIONS OF TIME ARE GOVERNED BY 37 CFR 1.550fc).
/Sam Rimeil/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 3992
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Ex Parts Rasxaminatlon Interview Summary
Paper No. 20090812
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Henneman & Associates PLC
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Continuation Sheet (PTOL-474) Reexam Control No. 90/008,306
Continuation of Description of the general nature of what was agreed to if an agreement was reached, or any other comments: Examiner initiated Interview to indicate that proposal for claims 1,6,10 as reflected in examiner's amendment would overcome prior art of record and render claims 1,8,10 patentable, Claims 11-12,16-17,19-20 as set forth in after final response of 5/12/09 determined to overcome prior art of record. Claims previously rejected under 35 USC112 no longer presented. Further agreed on typographical correction at cot, 17, line 16, Agreed that all outstanding issues set forth in the final office action are thus resolved. Amendments to be entered by examiner's amendment. Examiner will prepare examiner's amendment and preparation of NIRC action. .