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`ATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Applicants
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`: Hidenori SHIMIZU et al.
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`Appl. No.
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`: 11/126,351
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`Filed
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`: May 11, 2005
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`For
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`: ROTARY IMPACT TOOL
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`Group Art Unit: 3721
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`Examiner : Not Yet Assigned
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`Confirmation No. : 3224
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`Commissioner for Patents
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`US. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Customer Service Window, Mail Stop AMENDMENT
`Randolph Building
`401 Dulany Street
`Alexandria, VA 22314
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`Sir :
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`In accordance with the duty of disclosure under 37 C.F.R. §1.56 and
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`§§1.97-1.98, Applicants hereby call to the Examiner's attention the following
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`documents:
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`Japanese Laid-open Patent Publication No. 2001-129767, together with
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`an English language abstract of the same. Applicants note that this document is
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`discussed on page 1 of the present specification;
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`US. Patent Application No. 11/126,338 to SHIMIZU et al., which was filed
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`on May 11, 2005;
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`US. Patent Application No. 11/126,350 to SAINOMOTO et al., which was
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`filed on May 11, 2005;
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`U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0238191;
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`US. Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0109519; and
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`P27872.A02
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`US. Patent Application Publication No. 2005/ 0121209.
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`Further to 37 C.F.R. §1.98 (a)(2)(ii), copies of the US. patent and the US.
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`patent application publications are not enclosed herewith. However, if any
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`copies are needed, the Examiner is respectfully requested to contact the
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`undersigned.
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`Further to the US. Patent and Trademark Office's decision to waive the
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`requirement under 37 C.F.R. §1.98 (a)(2)(iii) if the US. patent applications were
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`filed after June 30, 2003, copies of the US. patent applications are not enclosed
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`herewith. However, if any copies are needed, the Examiner is respectfully
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`requested to contact the undersigned.
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`Applicants respectfully request that the Examiner consider the above
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`material and cite the same. A copy of the above-noted foreign document is
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`attached hereto and all of the documents are listed on the attached. PTO-1449
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`Form. The Examiner is requested to initial the appropriate spaces on the
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`attached Form and to return a copy of the completed Form to Applicants with the
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`next official communication in the present application.
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`Applicants note that an Office Action on the merits has not issued in the
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`present application, and thus no fee is believed necessary to ensure
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`consideration of the submitted material.
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`P27872.A02
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`Should the Examiner have any questions, the Examiner is invited to
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`contact the undersigned at the below-listed telephone number.
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`Respectfully Submitted,
`H‘idenori SHIMIZU et al.
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`Bruce
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`.Bern
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`in % NO (173410“
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`Reg. No. 29,027
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`August 8, 2005
`GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C.
`1950 Roland Clarke Place
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`Reston, VA 20191
`(703) 716-1191
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`P27872.P07.doc
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`FORM PTO-1449
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`Ila“ I‘“ L168. Department of Commerce Atty. Docket No.
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`étPatent and Trademark Office P27872
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`all-
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`INFORMATI 0 was nus-'3 URE STATEMENT
`Applicant
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`BY APPLICANT
`Hidenorl SHIMIZU et al.
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`(Use several sheets if necessary)
`Filing Date
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`May 11, 2005
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`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
`EXAMINER
`FILING DATE
`INITIAL
`DOCUMENT NUMBER
`DATE
`IF APPROPRIATE
`NAME
`CLASS
`SUBCLASS
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`Sheet I of 1
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`Application No.
`11/126,351
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`Group
`3721
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`NOOA
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`0
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`2005
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`NOO01
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`2
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`1
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`1
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`3
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`0
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`2
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`8
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`9
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`1
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`1
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`5
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`2
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`9
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`1
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`0
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`1
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`9
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`9
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`12/02/04
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`SHINAGAWA et aI.
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`05/26/05
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`KAWAI et al.
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`06/09/05
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`SHIMIZU et al.
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`DOCUMENT NUMBER
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`DATE
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`COUNTRY
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`CLASS
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`SUBCLASS
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`TRANSLATION
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`NO
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`N OO _\
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`- 12 9
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`7
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`6
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`7
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`05/15/01
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`JAPAN
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`OTHER DOCUMENTS (Including Author, Title, Date, Pertinent Pages, Etc.)
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`nglish language Abstract of JP 2001-129767.
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`C|
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`.8. Patent Application No. 11/126,338 to SHIMIZU et al., which was filed on May 11, 2005
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`.8. Patent Application No. 11/126,350 to SAINOMOTO et al.. which was filed on May 11, 2005.
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`EXAMINER
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`DATE CONSIDERED
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`*EXAMINER: Initial if citation considered, whether or not citation is in conformance with MPEP 609; draw line through citation
`if not in conformance and not considered.
`Include copy of this form with next communication to applicant.
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