Ex Parte Sollami

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

Jun 13, 2012

11264811 (B.P.A.I. Jun. 13, 2012)

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE FIRST NAMED INVENTOR ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. CONFIRMATION NO.
11/264,811 11/01/2005 Phillip A. Sollami Sollami Reissue 5427
26449 7590 06/14/2012
JAMES N VIDEBECK
1 S 376 SUMMIT AVE
COURT C
OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL 60181
EXAMINER
SINGH, SUNIL
ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER
3672
MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE
06/14/2012 PAPER
Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.
PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte PHILLIP A. SOLLAMI
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Appeal 2011-000136
Application 11/264,811
Patent 6,585,326 B2
Technology Center 3600
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Before JENNIFER D. BAHR, GAY ANN SPAHN, and
MICHAEL C. ASTORINO, Administrative Patent Judges.

ASTORINO, Administrative Patent Judge.

ERRATA

Appeal 2011-000136
Application 11/264,811

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The decision dated March 1, 2012, stated on page 10, that
“We REVERSE the rejections of claims 1-5, 16-24, and 43.
We AFFIRM the rejections of claims 6-15 and 25-42.”

This statement is to be deleted and replaced with
--We REVERSE the rejections of:
claims 22, 24, 31, 33, 40, and 42 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second
paragraph, as being indefinite;
claims 1-3 and 5 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over O'Neill '005 and Beebe;
claims 1-3 and 5 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Topka and Beebe;
claims 1-5 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over
O'Neill '283 and Beebe;
claims 16-24 and 43 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over O'Neill '005, Beebe, and Bise;
claims 16-24 and 43 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Topka, Beebe, and Bise; and
claims 16-24 and 43 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over O'Neill '283, Beebe, and Bise.

We AFFIRM the rejections of:
claims 5, 10, and 15 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph,
as being indefinite;
claims 6-8, 10-13, and 15 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over O'Neill '005 and Beebe;
Appeal 2011-000136
Application 11/264,811

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claims 6-8, 10-13, and 15 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being
unpatentable over Topka and Beebe;
claims 6-15 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over O'Neill '283 and Beebe;
claims 25-42 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over O'Neill '005, Beebe, and Bise;
claims 25-42 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over Topka, Beebe, and Bise; and
claims 25-42 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable
over O'Neill '283, Beebe, and Bise.--

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