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`Docket No.: P191327US00
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`REMARKS
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`By this Supplemental Amendment, claims 1-9 are pending. Claim 1 is amended. A new
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`claim 9 is added. Please consider the additional amendment above together with the Amendment
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`and Remarkspreviously filed on August 11, 2021.
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`Applicant’s undersigned representative thanks Examiner Bermudez and her supervisor for
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`the courtesies extended during the telephone interview of August 18, 2021. Applicant’s separate
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`record of the substance of the interview 1s incorporated in the remarks below.
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`During the Interview, the claim language “a protrusion which swells inward to press the
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`electrode assembly in the first direction, and which deforms with expansion of the electrode
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`assembly” of claim 1 as distinguishing over Suzuki (US 2016/0204399 A1) was discussed. Since
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`the above limitation uses functional language, the Examiner suggested that applicant amend claim
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`1 to define the structure that causes the action being recited, and furtherclarify the feature related
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`to the expansion of the electrode assembly as seen in Figs. 3-4 of the present application, as
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`opposedto the transformation of the case structure depicted in Figs. 1 and 4 of Suzuki.
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`To address the above concerns, applicant’s representative offered to amend claim 1 to
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`recite further structural limitations regarding the exterior body andits protrusion, now incorporated
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`in amended claim 1 as presented herein. The Examinerorally agreed that she would consider the
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`proposed change if presented in a supplemental amendment.
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`The Examiner also indicated that claim 1 would overcome Suzuki if it is amended to
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`include the limitation as to the pressuring unit currently recited in present claim 3, minus “a rubber
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`member” which is allegedly taught in Suzuki. New independent claim 9 incorporates the
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`previously pending aspects of claims 1 and 3 modified to recite “the pressurizing unit is at least
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`one selected from a spring and a linear motion device.”
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`Application No.: 16/718,910
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`Docket No.: P191327US00
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`In view of the foregoing amendments, accompanying remarks and Remarks previously
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`filed on August 11, 2021, it is submitted that all pending claims are in condition for allowance. A
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`prompt and favorable reconsideration of the rejection and an indication of allowability of all
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`pending claimsare earnestly solicited.
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`If the Examiner believes that there are issues remaining to be resolved in this application,
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`the Examineris invited to contact the undersigned attorney at the telephone number indicated
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`below to arrange for an interview to expedite and complete prosecution of this case.
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`If this paperis not timely filed, Applicants respectfully petition for an appropriate extension
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`of time. The fees for such an extension or any other fees that may be due with respect to this paper
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`may be charged to Deposit Account No. 50-2866.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`WESTERMAN, HATTORI, DANIELS & ADRIAN, LLP
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`/Michael J. Caridi/
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`MichaelJ. Caridi
`Attorney for Applicants
`Registration No. 56,171
`Telephone: 703-827-3800
`Facsimile: 571-395-8753
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`MJC/fo
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