VWGoA - Ex. 1011
`Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Petitioner
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`Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Petitioner
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`Amendments to the Claims:
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the
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`application.
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`Listing of Claims:
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`Claim 1 (currently amended): A light emitting assembly for vehicle illumination
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`comprising a light guide having opposite sides and at least one light input surface
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`along at least one edge of said light guide, one or more light emitting diodes
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`along said light input surface for suppMng—light—te—said—light—guide receiving light
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`from said light emitting diodes and conducting the light from said edge for
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`emission of the light from at least one of said sides, a plurality of light extracting
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`deformities on at least one surfaeeef—said—light—guide of said sides, said
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`deformities having shapes for controlling an output ray angle distribution of
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`emitted light to suit a particular application, and a transparent substrate overlying
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`at least one surface—ef—said—light—guide of said sides, said substrate providing an
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`exterior portion of a vehicle for vehicle illumination at said exterior portion.
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`Claim 2 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said substrate comprises at
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`least one of a sheet, film, lens and plate.
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`Claim 3 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said substrate is attached to
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`said light guide.
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`Claim 4 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said substrate is positioned
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`against said light guide.
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`Claim 5 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said substrate
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`covers said at least one surface-ef—said—light—guide of said sides.
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`Claim 6 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said deformities
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`are at least one of depressions and raised surfaces on said—ene—surfaeeef—said
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`light—geide at least one of said sides.
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`Claim 7 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said deformities
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`vary on said-ene—euéaee-ef—eaid-light—guide at least one of said sides.
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`Claim 8 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein at least one of said
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`deformities is at least one of prismatic, lenticular and other device that changes
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`the output ray angle distribution.
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`Claim 9 (canceled)
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`Claim 10 (previously presented): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said light
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`emitting diodes are attached to a circuit.
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`Claim 11 (previously presented): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said light
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`emitting diodes are embedded. potted, bonded or molded into said light guide.
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`Claim 12 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said deformities
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`are on more than one surfaeeef—said-light—guide of said sides.
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`Claim 13 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said deformities
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`are on twe both sides of said light guide.
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`Claim 14 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein at least some deformities
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`are on said substrate.
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`Claim 15 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said substrate has at least
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`one of a prismatic lens, lenticular lens, and other device that changes the output
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`ray angle distribution.
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`Claim 16 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein more than one said
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`substrate overlies said light guide.
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`Claim 17 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said substrate
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`has deformities on at least one surface of said substrate, said deformities on said
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`substrate having shapes for controlling an output ray angle distribution of emitted
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`light to suit a particular application, at least some of the deformities on at least
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`one of said light guide and said substrate varying relative to one another in at
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`least one of the following characteristics: size, shape, placement, index of
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`refraction, density, angle, depth, height and type.
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`Claim 18 (original): The assembly of claim 17 wherein the variations in the
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`deformities are random.
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`Claim 19 (original): The assembly of claim 17 wherein said substrate comprises
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`at least one of a sheet, film, lens and plate.
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`Claim 20 (original): The assembly of claim 17 wherein said substrate has
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`reflective and refractive surfaces.
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`Claim 21 (original): The assembly of claim 17 wherein said substrate has a
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`coating.
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`Claim 22 (original): The assembly of claim 17 wherein more than one said
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`substrate overlies said light guide.
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`Claim 23 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 17 wherein at least one
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`surface side of at least one of said substrate and said light guide is prismatic or
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`lenticular.
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`Claims 24 and 25 (canceled)
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`Claim 26 (previously presented): The assembly of claim 1 wherein at least one
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`of said light guide and said substrate has at least one of a coating and surface
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`treatment that changes, wherein the changes in said at least one of the coating
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`and surface treatment are at least one of the following: density, color, index of
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`refraction, reflection, opaqueness, translucence, area, depth, 'shape, size and
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`type.
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`Claim 27 (original): The assembly of claim 26 wherein said at least one of the
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`coating and surface treatment are at least one of the following: paint, ink, coating
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`and epoxy.
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`Claim 28 (original): The assembly of claim 26 wherein the coating is selected to
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`improve at least one of the following: color correction, opaqueness, diffusion,
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`reflection, translucence and transmission of light.
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`Claim 29 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 26 wherein at least one
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`serfaee m of at least one of said light guide and said substrate is at least one
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`of prismatic, lenticular and other device that changes the output ray angle
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`distribution.
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`Claim 30 (original): The assembly of claim 26 wherein the coating on at least
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`one of said light guide and said substrate randomly changes.
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`Claim 31 (original): The assembly of claim 26 wherein the surface treatment of
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`at least one of said light guide and said substrate randomly changes.
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`Claim 32 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 26 wherein at least one
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`surfaee Sifi of at least one of said light guide and said substrate varies in shape
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`or geometry.
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`Claim 33 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 32 wherein the shape or
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`geometry of said one We fl randomly varies.
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`Claims 34-52 (canceled)
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`Claim 53 (previously presented): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said
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`substrate provides protection for the light guide.
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`Claim 54 (previously presented): The assembly of claim 1 wherein there are a
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`plurality of said light emitting diodes along said light input surface.
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`Claim 55 (previously presented): The assembly of claim 1 wherein at least some
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`of said deformities include prismatic surfaces having angles that vary.
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`REMARKS/ARGUMENTS
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`Claims 1-8, 10-23, 26-33 and 53-55 remain in the application. Claims 9,
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`24, 25 and 34-52 are canceled. Claims 1-8, 10-23 and 53—55 read on the elected
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`species 1. Claims 26-33 are withdrawn from consideration.
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`Claims 1-6, 8, 10, 11, 14-17, 19-23, 53 and 54 are rejected under 35
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`U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated by Serizawa et al (US. 4,733,335).
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`support, the Examiner contends that Serizawa discloses a light emitting
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`assembly illumination comprising a light guide (125 of Fig. 2) having at least one
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`light input surface (Figs. 2 and 4), one or more light emitting diodes (111 of Fig.
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`2) along said light input surface for supplying light to said light guide, a plurality of
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`light extracting deformities (lenses onto light guide) on at least one surface of
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`said light guide, said deformities having shapes (Fig. 4) for controlling an output
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`ray angle distribution of emitted light to suit a particular application, and a
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`transparent substrate (218 of Fig. 4) overlying at least one surface of the light
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`guide, the substrate providing an exterior portion of a vehicle for vehicle
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`illumination at said exterior portion (line 8 to line 15 of column 10).
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`However, the light emitting assembly of Serizawa is a high mount stop
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`lamp that is either mounted on the exterior or interior of a vehicle. Thus the so-
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`called substrate 218 of Serizawa (which is actually a light shielding film on the
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`front surface of the front lens 205) does not provide an exterior portion of a
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`vehicle for vehicle illumination at the exterior portion as recited in claim 1.
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`Moreover, the light emitting diodes of Serizawa are positioned adjacent one side
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`of the lens assembly 104 for shining light through the lens assembly from one
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`side to the other.
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`In contrast, claim 1 has been amended more particularly to
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`recite that the light guide has opposite sides and at least one light input surface
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`along at least one edge of the light guide, and that one or more light emitting
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`diodes are along the light input surface for receiving light from the light emitting
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`diodes and conducting the light from the edge of the light guide for emission of
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`the light from at least one of the sides, in a manner clearly nowhere taught by
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`Serizawa. Accordingly, claim 1 is submitted as clearly allowable.
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`Claims 2-6, 8, 10, 11, 14-17, 19-23, 53 and 54 depend from claim 1 and
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`are submitted as allowable for substantially the same reasons. Moreover, at
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`least claim 17 further patentably distinguishes over Serizawa by reciting that at
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`least some of the deformities on at least one of the light guide and the substrate
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`vary relative to one another in at least one of the specified characteristics.
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`Serizawa, all of the deformities are the same.
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`Claims 7, 12, 13, 18 and 55 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
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`being unpatentable over Serizawa et al. The Examiner acknowledges that
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`Serizawa does not disclose that the deformities vary on at least one of the sides
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`of the light guide (claim 7), that the variations in the deformities are random
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`(claim 18))that the deformities are on more than one of the sides of the light
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`guide (claims 12 and 13), and that at least some of the deformities include
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`prismatic surfaces having angles that vary (claim 55). With respect to these
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`claim features, the Examiner contends that they are well known in illumination
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`devices utilized in vehicles, and that it would have been obvious to use such
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`optical deformities in order to provide the proper light illumination which suits a
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`particular application in a vehicle (i.e., illuminating plate, turn signals, etc.).
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`However, with this contention applicants’ attorney cannot agree. The facts in the
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`record must support the legal conclusion of obviousness under 35 U.S.C. § 103.
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`Merely stating that a particular feature is obvious, without adequate factual
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`support, is not sufficient. Moreover, claims 7, 12-13, 18 and 55 depend from
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`claim 1 and are submitted as allowable for substantially the same reasons in
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`addition to reciting the above noted additional novel features in the claimed
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`combination.
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`Claims 26-33 are withdrawn. However, withdrawn claims 26-33 depend
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`from claim 1 and are also submitted as allowable.
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`For the foregoing reasons, this application is now believed to be in
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`condition for final allowance of all of the pending claims 1-8, 10-23, 26-33 and
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`53-55, and early action to that end is earnestly solicited. Should the Examiner
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`disagree with applicants’ attorney in any respect, it is respectfully requested that
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`the Examiner telephone applicants’ attorney in an effort to resolve such
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`differences.
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`In the event that an extension of time is necessary, this should be
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`considered a petition for such an extension.
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`If required, fees are enclosed for the
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`extension of time and/or for the presentation of new and/or amended claims.
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`the event any additional fees are due in connection with the filing of this
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`amendment, the Commissioner is authorized to charge those fees to our Deposit
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`Account No. 18-0988 (Docket No. GLOLP0106USD).
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP
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`1621 Euclid Avenue
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`Nineteenth Floor
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`Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2191
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`Fax:
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