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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Applicants: Hidenori SHIMIZU et a1.
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`Group Art Unit: 3721
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`Appl. No.2
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`1 1/ 126,351
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`Examiner: N. Chukwurah
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`Filed
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`May 11, 2005
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`Confirmation No. 3224
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`For
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`ROTARY IMPACT TOOL
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`SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Customer Service Window, Mail Stop Amendment
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`Sir:
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`In accordance with the duty of disclosure under 37 C.F.R. § 1.56 and §§l.97—l.98, and
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`supplemental to the Information Disclosure Statements previously filed, and concurrently with
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`the filing of a Request for Continued Examination (“RCE”), Applicants hereby bring to the
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`attention of the Examiner a Japanese Office Action dated on September 26, 2008, with respect to
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`patent family member Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-142844, in which the following
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`documents were cited:
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`(1)
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`JP 7-227729, together with an English language Abstract thereof;
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`(2)
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`JP 8—197346, together with an English language Abstract thereof;
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`JP 6-3 04879, together with an English language Abstract thereof, and patent family
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`member US 5457866;
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`(4)
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`JP 63-57178, together with a partial English language translation thereof; and
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`{P27872 00867655.DOC}
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`P27872.A10
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`(5)
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`JP 2000—354976, together with an English language Abstract thereof, and patent
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`family member US 6371218.
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`The relevance of these documents, as ascertained with respect to the Japanese claims by
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`the Japanese Examiner, is set forth in the Japanese Office Action.
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`Further to 37 C.F.R. §1.98 (a)(2)(ii), copies of the US. patent publications are not
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`enclosed herewith. However, if any copy is needed, the Examiner is respectfully requested to
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`contact the undersigned.
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`Applicants respectfully request that the Examiner consider the above material and cite the
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`same. Copies of the above-noted foreign documents, including the noted English language
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`Abstracts and translation, are attached hereto, and all of the documents are listed on the attached
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`PTO-1449 Form. A copy of Japanese Office Action, including an English language translation
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`thereof, is also attached hereto. The Examiner is requested to initial the appropriate spaces on
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`the attached Form and to return a copy of the completed Form to Applicants with the next
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`official communication in the present application.
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`Should the Examiner have any questions, the Examiner is invited to contact the
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`undersigned at the below-listed telephone number.
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`Respectfully submitted,
`Hidenori SHIMIZU et al.
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`Reg. No. 29,027
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`January 26, 2010
`GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C.
`1950 Roland Clarke Place
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`Reston, VA 20191
`(703) 716-1191
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