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`Applicants
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`:Hiroyasu KITAMURA
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`Appl. No.
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`: 12/279,002
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`Filed
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`: August 11, 2008
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`For
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`: DRYING DEVICE
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`Group Art Unit : 3743
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`Examiner : J. MCCORMACK
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`Confirmation No. : 6863
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`AMENDMENT & RESPONSE UNDER 37 CFR § 1.111
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`Commissioner for Patents
`US. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Customer Service Window, Mail Stop
`Randolph Building
`401 Dulany Street
`Alexandria, VA 22314
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`Sir :
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`In response to the Official Action dated June 24, 2011, setting a shortened three-
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`month statutory period for response to expire on September 26, 2011 (September 24, 2011
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`being a Saturday), Applicant respectfully requests reconsideration and withdrawal of the
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`outstanding objection and rejection in view of the herein-contained remarks. However, if any
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`extension of time is necessary, this is an express request for any necessary extension of time
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`and authorization to charge any required extension of time fee or any other fees which may
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`be required to preserve the pendency of the present application to Deposit Account No. 19-
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`0089.
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`Amendments to the Specification begin on page 2 of this document.
`Amendments to the Claims begin on page 3 of this document.
`Remarks begin on page 5 of this document.
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