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`PTO/SB/29 (07-06)
`Approved for use through 01/31/2007. OMB 0651-0032
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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`Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection ofinformation unlessit displays a valid OMB control number.
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`FOR DESIGN APPLICATIONS ONLY:
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`CONTINUED PROSECUTION APPLICATION (CPA) REQUEST TRANSMITTAL
`CHECK BOX, if applicable:
` {Only for Continuation or Divisional applications under 37 CFR 1.53(d))
`([] DUPLICATE
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`Attorney Docket No.
`03115/076001
`of Prior Application
`Addressto:
`Commissionerfor Patents First Named Inventor|Masaki Fujimoto
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`P.O. Box 1450
`Examiner
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`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450|ExaminerName_|ame D.Bul
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`This is a request fora [x] continuation or[_]pivisional application under 37 CFR 1.53(d),
`(continued prosecution application (CPA)) of prior application number
`29/260 ,946
`filed on
`June 5, 2006
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`Express Mail Label No.
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`V 962836314 US
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`CONNECTOR
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`NOTES
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`A CPA mayonly be filed in a design application. A CPA cannotbe filed in a utility or plant application. See “Elimination of Continued
`Prosecution Application Practice as to Utility and Plant Applications; Final Rule,” 68 FR 32376 (May 30, 2003). Applicant may consider
`filing a Request for Continued Examination (RCE) under 37 CFR 1.114 in utility or plant applications. See MPEP 706.07(h) and form
`PTO/SB/30.
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`Filing Qualifications:The prior application identified above mustbe a design application thatis complete as defined by 37 CFR 1.51(b).
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`C--P NOT PERMITTED:A continuation-in-part application cannotbe filed as a CPA under 37 CFR 1.53(d), but must be filed under
`37 CFR 1.53(b).
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`EXPRESS ABANDONMENTOF PRIOR APPLICATION:Thefiling of this CPA is a request to expressly abandon the prior application as
`of the filing date of the request for a CPA. 37 CFR 1.53(b) must be usedtofile a continuation, divisional, or continuation-in-part of an
`application that is not to be abandoned.
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`ACCESS TO PRIOR APPLICATION:Thefiling of this CPA will be construedto include a waiver of confidentiality by the applicant under
`35 U.S.C. 122 to the extent that any memberof the public whois entitled under the provisions of 37 CFR 1.14 to access to, copies of, or
`information concerning,the prior application may be given similar accessto, copies of, or similar information concerning, the other
`application or applicationsin thefile.
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`35 U.S.C. 120 STATEMENT:in a CPA,no reference to the prior application is neededin the first sentence of the specification and none
`Should be submitted.
`If a sentence referencing the prior application is submitted,it will not be entered. A request for a CPA is the specific
`reference required by 35 U.S.C. 120 and to every application assigned the application numberidentified in such request, 37 CFR 1.78(a).
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`1. [| Enter the unentered amendmentpreviouslyfiled on
`under 37 CFR 1.116 in the prior design application.
`[_] A preliminary amendmentis enclosed.
`This applicationis filed by fewer than all the inventor(s) namedin the prior application, 37 CFR 1.53(d)(4).
`a. [_] DELETEthe following inventor(s) namedin the prior design application:
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`Copies of IDS Citations
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`b. [| The inventor(s) to be deleted are set forth on a separate sheet attached hereto.
`[| A new powerof attorney (PTO/SB/81) is enclosed.
`12/11/2006 WASFAWL
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`Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) is enclosed;!
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`PTO/SB/29 (07-06)
`Approvedfor use through 01/31/2007. OMB 0651-0032
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`Inder the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unlessit displays a valid OMB control number.
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`months
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`The address associated
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`New correspondence
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`O'lPE
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`. [_] Small entity status: Applicant claims small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27.
`7. The Director is hereby authorized to credit overpayments or charge the following fees to
`Deposit Account No.
`50-0591
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`(A duplicative copy of this form is enclosed.)
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`a. [_] Fees required under 37 CFR 1.16.
`b.
`Fees required under 37 CFR 1.17.
`C.[] Fees required under 37 CFR 1.18.
`co. [| A checkin the amount of $
`is enclosed.
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`o. [x] Paymentby credit card. Form PTO-2038is attached.
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`10. [| Applicant requests suspension of action under 37 CFR 1.103(b) for a period of
`(not to exceed 3 months) and the fee under 37 CFR 1.17(i) is enclosed.
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`11.[] New Attorney Docket Number,if desired
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`[Prior application Attorney Docket Numberwill carry over to this CPA unless a new Attorney Docket
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`Numberhas beenprovided herein]
`12. a.[] Receipt For Facsimile Transmitted CPA (PTO/SB/29A)
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`b.
`Return Receipt Postcard (Should be specifically itemized. See MPEP 503)
`13. [| Other:
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`NOTE:
`The prior application's correspondenceaddresswill carry over to this CPA
`— UNLESSa new correspondence address is provided below.
`14. NEW CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
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`with CustomerNumber: | OR [ addressbelow
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`me
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`Telephone
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`Name(Print/Type)
`Registration No. (Attorney/Agent)
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`5. SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT, ATTORNEY, OR AGENT REQUIRED
`+h
`horwas K. Scherer
`45.079
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`713-228-8600
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`Attomey Docket No.
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`Application Type
`Utility
`Design
`Plant
`Reissue
`Provisional
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`Eee ($)
`300
`200
`200
`300
`200
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`ee
`500
`100
`300
`500
`0
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`-
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`Fees Paid ($)
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`430.00
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`Fee
`200
`130
`160
`600
`0
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`Small Entity
`2. EXCESS CLAIM FEES
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`FeeDescription Fee($) Fee{$)
`Each claim over 20 (including Reissues)
`50
`25
`Each independent claim over 3 (including Reissues)
`200
`100
`Multiple dependent claims
`360
`180
`Total Claims
`Extra Claims
`Multiple Dependent Claims
`Fee ($)
`Fee Paid ($)
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`Fee ($)
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`Fee Paid ($)
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`=
`x
`-=
`HP = highest numberoftotal claims paid for, if greater than 20.
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`Indep. Claims
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`-=
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`Extra Claims
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`Fee ($)
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`x
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`=
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`Fee Paid ($)
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`OIPR
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`PTO/SB/17 (07-06)
`Approved for use through 01/31/2007. OMB 0651-0032
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`pondto a collection of information unlessit displays
`a valid OMB control number.
`erwork Reduction Act of 1995, no person are required to res,
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`Complete if Known
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`|&/ Effective on 12/08/2004.
`6s pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (H.R. 4818).
`29/260,946-Conf. #2191
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`FEE TRANSMITTAL
`June 5, 2006
`
`
`
`Masaki Fujimoto
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`For FY 2006
`
`[ExaminerNeme[O.BulSS
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`| Appiicant claims small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27
`2912
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`TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENT
`($)
`03115/076001
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`METHOD OF PAYMENT(checkall that apply)
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`[| Check [x|Credit Card [| Money Order [| None[| Other(please identify):
`Deposit Account
`Deposit Account Number: 50-0591 Deposit Account Name:
`Osha- Liang LLP
`For the above-identified deposit account, the Director is hereby authorized to: (checkall that apply)
`[ Charge fee(s) indicated below
`[] Charge fee(s) indicated below, except for thefiling fee
`Charge any additional fee(s) or underpayments of
`[x] Credit any overpayments
`fee(s) under 37 CFR 1.16 and 1.17
`FEE CALCULATION
`1, BASIC FILING, SEARCH, AND EXAMINATION FEES
`FILING FEES SEARCH FEES=EXAMINATION FEES
`
`Small Entity
`Small Entity
`Small Entity
`Fee ($)
`Fee ($)
`Fee ($)
`150
`250
`100
`100
`50
`65
`100
`150
`80
`150
`250
`100
`0
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`December7, 2006
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`HP = highest number of independentclaims paid for, if greater than 3.
`3. APPLICATION SIZE FEE
`If the specification and drawings exceed 100 sheets of paper (excluding electronically filed sequence or computer
`listings under 37 CFR 1.52(e)), the application size fee due is $250 ($125 for small entity) for each additional 50
`sheets or fraction thereof. See 35 U.S.C. 41(a)(1)(G) and 37 CFR 1.16(s).
`Total Sheets
`Extra Sheets
`Numberof each additional 50 or fraction thereof
`(round up to a whole number) x
`
`Fee ($)
`
`Fee Paid ($)
`
`- 100 =
`4. OTHER FEE(S)
`Non-English Specification, $130 fee (no small entity discount)
`Other(e.g., late filing surcharge):
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`150
`
`Fees Paid ($)
`
`horhas K. Scherer
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`Date
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`198862
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