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`Appl. No.: 12/672,207
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Inventors
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`: Keisuke MATSUMURA et al.
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`Art Unit
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`3736
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`Appl. No.
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`12/672,207
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`Examiner :
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`J. Pani
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`Filed
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`: February 4, 2010
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`Conf. No. :
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`7709
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`For
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`: PUNCTURING APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO CALCULATE A
`NUMBER OF REMAINING PUNCTURING OPERATIONS BASED UPON
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`MEASURED BATTERY LEVEL AND POWER CONSUMPTION (as
`amended herein)
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`REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
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`Commissioner for Patents
`US. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Customer Service Window, Mail Stop AMENDMENT
`Randolph Building
`401 Dulany Street
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`Sir:
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`Please extend the time for response to the Official Action dated of July 17, 2013 by
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`two months from October 17, 2013 to December 17, 2013. The amount of $600.00 is
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`submitted concurrently herewith as payment for the fee.
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`The US. Patent and Trademark Office is hereby authorized to credit any overpayment
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`or charge any additional fee to Deposit Account No.19-0089
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`Respectfully Submitted,
`Keisuke MATSUMURA et al.
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`/Joshua M. Povsner/
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`Reg. No. 42,086
`Joshua M. Povsner
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`Bruce H. Bernstein
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`Reg. No. 29027
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`December 5, 2013
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