Express Mail Label No.
`
`
`Commissioner for Patents
`
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
`
`
`
`
`
`
`ACCOMPANYING APPLICATION PAPERS
`
`I
`
`]
`
`]
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`4.
`
`5.
`
`Applicant certifies micro entity status. See 37 CFR 129.
`Applicant must attach iorm PTOISB/i 5A or B or equivalent.
`
`35
`[Total Pages
`Specification
`Both the claims and abstract must start on a new page.
`(See MPEP § 608.01ia) torinformaticn on the preferred arrangement)
`
`Drawing(s) (35 U.S.C. 113)
`
`[Total Sheets
`
`16
`
`3
`[Total Pages
`6. Inventor’s Oath or Declaration
`(including substitute statements under 37 CFR 164 and assignments
`serving as an oath or declaration under 37 OFF! 1.63(e))
`
`a.
`
`Newly executed (original or copy)
`
`7.
`
`b. [j A copy from a prior application (37 CFR 1.63(d))
`Application Data Sheet
`* See note below.
`See 37 CFR 1.76 (PTO/AlA/14 or equivalent)
`
`PTOlAlA/i 5 (03—13)
`Approved for use through 01/31/2014. OMB 0651-0032
`US. Patent and Trademark Office; US. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number
`
`
`
`unmv
`PATENT APPLICATION
`
`
`
`
`(ONLY FOR NEW NONPROVISIONAL APPLICATIONS UNDER
`
`
`37 OFF? 1.513(3))
`
`
`
`APPLICATION ELEMENTS
`ADDRESS TO:
`
`
`See MPEP chapter 600 concerning utility patent application contents.
`
`Fee Transmittal Form
`
`(PTO/88H? or equivalent)
`
`Applicant asserts small entity status.
`10. D Assignment Papers
`
`See 37 CFR 127
`
`(cover sheet & document(s))
`
`
`Name of Assinee
`
`
`PANASONIC HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS CO,
`
`
`LTD.
`
`
`
`ti. [:1 37 CFR 3.73(c) Statement
`Power of Attorney
`(when there is an assignee)
`12. B English Translation Document (ifapplicable)
`
`
` 13 D Information Disclosure Statement
`‘
`(PTO/SB/OB or PTO-1449)
`
`D Copies of citations attached
`
`
`14. D Preliminary Amendment
`
`
`(5
`Return Receipt Postcard
`
`
`(MPEF’ § 503) (Should be specifically itemized)
`
`
`
`15. D Certified Copy of Priority Document(s)
`(if foreign priority is claimed)
`17. D Nonpublication Request
`
`Under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i). Applicant must attach form PTO/SB/SS
`
`
`or equivalent.
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`8.
`
`
`
`CD-ROM or CD-R
`in duplicate, large table. or Computer Program (Appendix)
`[1 Landscape Table on CD
`9. Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submission
`(if applicable, items a. ~ c. are required)
`a. 1: Computer Readable Form (CFlF)
`b. [:1 Specification Sequence Listing on:
`
`18. D Other:
`i. D CD-ROM or one (2 copies); or
`
`
`ii. I: Paper
`
`
`0. [:1 Statements verifying identity of above copies
`
`
`(1) Benefit claims under 37 CFR 1.78 and foreign priority claims under 1.55 must be included in an Application Data Sheet (ADS).
`*Note:
`
`
`(2) For applications filed under 35 U.S.C. iii, the application must contain an ADS specifying the applicant if the applicant is an
`assignee, person to whom the inventor is under an obligation to assign, or person who otherwise shows sufficient proprietary
`
`interest in the matter. See 37 CFR 1.46 b .
`
`19. CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
`
`The address associated with Customer Number:
`
`
`
`0“
`
`I:I Correspondence address below
`
`
`
`m March 23, 2015
` Signature
`
`Michael E. Fogarty/
`R
`‘t
`t' N.
`
`
`(straits)
`36,139
`Michael E. Fogarty
` (Print/Type)
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`ON‘LUS 596556499} .0921 22.0042
`
`

`

`PTO/$8M? (03-13)
`Approved for use through 01/31/2014. OMB 0651-0082
`us. Patent and Trademark Office: US. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`Under the Paoerwork Reduction Act of 1995 n
`o ersons are re uired to reSoond to a collection of information unless it disla s a valid OMB control number
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`[3 Applicant asserts small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27.
`
`
`[1 Applicant certifies micro entity status. See 37 CFR 1.29.
`
`
`Form PTO/SB/iSA or B or equivalent must either be enclosed
`
`or have been submitted previously.
` 1 £00.00
`ii)
`
`
`
`METHOD OF PAYMENT (check all that apply)
`
`I: Check
`[:1 Credit Card
`[3 Money Order 1:] None
`[:1 Other (please identify):
`
`.Deposit Account
`Deposit Account Number:
`50-0417
`Deposit Account Name: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
`For the above-identified deposit account, the Director is hereby authorized to (check all that apply):
`
`Charge fee(s) indicated below
`[3 Charge fee(s) indicated below, except for the filing fee
`
`Charge any additional fee(s) or underpayment of
`.Credit any overpayment Of fee(s)
`Iee(s) under 37 CFR 1.16 and 1.17
`WARNING: information on this form may become public. Credit card information should not be included on this form. Provide credit card
`
`information and authorization on PTO-2038.
`FEE CALCULATION
`
`1. BASIC FILING, SEARCH, AND EXAMINATION FEES (U = undiscounted fee; S = small entity fee; M = micro entity fee)
`FILING FEES
`SEARCH FEES
`EXAMINATION FEES
`
`114$)
`314$)
`§J§1
`§Jfl m _I._I__(§_)
`Sig) m Fees Paid (g)
`Application Typp pm
`
`600
`70
`1 ,600.00
`140*
`300
`150
`720
`360
`180
`Utility
`280
`
`
`120
`45
`90
`60
`30
`460
`230
`1 15
`Design
`180
`380
`45
`90
`190
`95
`580
`290
`145
`Plant
`180
`
`600
`70
`140
`300
`1 50
`2,1 60
`1 ,080
`540
`Reissue
`280
`0
`65
`130
`0
`0
`0
`O
`0
`Provisional
`260
`
`* The $140 small entity status filing fee for a utility application is further reduced to $70 for a small entity status applicant who files the application via EFS-Web.
`'
`
`2. EXCESS CLAIM FEES
`
`FEE TRANSMWTAL
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`Fee Description
`Each claim over 20 (including Reissues)
`Each independent claim over 3 (including Reissues)
`Multiple dependent claims
`Total Claims
`x
`- 20 or HP =
`13
`HP = highest number of total claims paid for, if greater than 20.
`Indep. Claims
`Extra Claims
`Fee
`2
`X
`- 8 or HP =
`1
`HP = highest number of independent claims paid for, if greater than 3.
`3. APPLICATION SIZE FEE
`lithe specification and drawings exceed 100 sheets of paper (excluding electronically filed sequence or computer listings under 37 CFR 1.52(e)), the application size
`tee clue is $400 ($200 for small entity) ($100 for micro entity) for each additional 50 sheets or fraction thereof. See 35 U.S.C. 41 (a)(1 )(G) and 37 CFR 1.163(5).
`Total Sheets
`Extra Sheets
`Number of each additional 50 or fraction thereof
`Fee (g)
`Fee Paid (Q
`Ii
`(round up to a whole number) x
`
`Micro Entity Fee (fit
`Small Entity Fee (5)
`20
`40
`105
`210
`195
`3%
`Multiple Dependent Claims
`Fee (§)
`Fee Paid ($1
`
`Extra Claims
`
`Fee l§1
`
`Undiscounted Fee Q)
`8O
`420
`780
`Fee Paid (g)
`
`
`=
`
`Fee Paid ($1
`
`1'50 =
`
`Fees Paid (fl
`
`Name (Print/Type)
`
`
`
`~ 100 =
`4. OTHER FEE(S)
`
`icr entity discount)
`Non~English specification, $130 fee (no small or;
`Non-electronic filing fee under 37 CFR 1.163110 a utility application, $400 fee ($200 small or micro entity)
`
`
`Other (e.g., late tiling surcharge):
`SUBMITTED BY
`
`
`333535333821?
`36,139
`Telephone
`(202) 756-8372
`Date
`March 23, 2015
`
`Michael E. Fogariy
`
`