UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OEEICE
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`
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMIVIISS IONER FOR PATENTS
`PO Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`www.uspt0 gov
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`13/351305
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`ISSUE DATE
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`04/21/2015
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`PATENT NO.
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`9010871
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`007200
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`23456
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`7590
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`04/01/2015
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`PATTERSON Intellectual Property Law, PC.
`1600 DIVISION STREET, SUITE 500
`NASHVILLE, TN 37203
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`The projected patent number and issue date are specified above.
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`ISSUE NOTIFICATION
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`Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
`(application filed on or after May 29, 2000)
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`The Patent Term Adjustment is 239 day(s). Any patent to issue from the above-identified application will
`include an indication of the adjustment on the front page.
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`If a Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) was filed in the above-identified application, the filing date that
`determines Patent Term Adjustment is the filing date of the most recent CPA.
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`Any questions regarding the Patent Term Extension or Adjustment determination should be directed to the
`Office of Patent Legal Administration at (571)-272-7702. Questions relating to issue and publication fee
`payments should be directed to the Application Assistance Unit (AAU) of the Office of Data Management
`(ODM) at (571)-272-4200.
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`APPLICANT(S) (Please see PAIR WEB site http://pairllspto gov for additional applicants):
`
`Peter Busley, Linz/Rhein, GERMANY;
`Gunter Tewes, Unkel/Rhein, GERMANY;
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`for business investment, innovation, and commercialization of new technologies. The USA offers tremendous
`resources and advantages for those who invest and manufacture goods here. Through SelectUSA, our nation
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`PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL
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`Complete and send this form, together with applicable fee(s), to: Mai1 Mail Stop ISSUE FEE
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.0. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`(571)-273-2885
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`or Ea;
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`INSTRUCTIONS: This form should be used for transmitting the ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE (if required . Blocks 1 through 5 should be completed where
`appropriate. All further correspondence including the Patent, advance orders and notification of maintenance fees will
`e mailed to the current corres ondence address as
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`Note: A certificate of mailing can only be used for domestic mailings of the
`Fee(s) Transmittal. This cetti icate cannot be used for any other accompanying
`apers. Each additional paper, such as an assignment or formal drawing. must
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`CURREN'J' CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS (Note: Use Block lfor any change ofaddre“)
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`23456
`7590
`12/24/2014
`WADDEY & PATTERSON, RC.
`1600 DIVISION STREET= SUITE 500
`NASHVILLE, TN 37203
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`(Date)
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCK E I NO,
`
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`Peter Busley
`01/ 17/2012
`13/351,305
`TITLE OF INVENTION: Automotive Construction Machine, As Well As Lifting Column For A Construction Machine
`
`007200
`
`9231
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`APPLN. TYPE
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`ENT1TY STATUS
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`ISSUE FEE DUE
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`PUBLICATION FEE DUE
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`PREV PAID ISSUE FEE
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`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
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`nonprovisional
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`UNDISCOUNTED
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`$960
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`$0
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`$0
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`$960
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`DATE DUE
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`03/24/2015
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`EXAMINER
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`ART UNIT
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`CLASS-SUBCLASS
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`SINGII, SUNIL
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`3672
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`1. Change of correspondence address or indication of "Fee Address" (37
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`CFR 1363).
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`or agents OR, alternatively,
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`'3 Change ofcorrespondence address (or Change of Correspondence
`Address orm 1’l‘O/bB/122) attached.
`2 Lucran W8 he Beavers
`(2) The name of a single firm (having as a member a
`registered attorney or agent) and the names of up to
`D "Fee Addiess" indication (or "Fee Address" Indication form
`I’I‘O/SB/47; Rev 03-02 or more recent) attached. Use of a Customer
`2 registered patent attorneys or agents. If no name is
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`listed, no name will be printed.
`Number is required.
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`3. ASSIGNEE NAME AND RESIDENCE DATA TO BE PRINTED ON THE PATENT (print or type)
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`1 Patterson Intellectual Property Law. PC
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`PLEASE NOTE: Unless nn asgignee is identified below. no assignee data will appear on the patent. If an assignee is identified below, the document has been filed for
`recordation as set forth in 37 C
`3.11. Completion of this form is NOT a substitute for filing an assignment.
`(A) NAME OF ASSIGNEE
`(B) RESIDENCE: (CITY and STATE OR COUNTRY)
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`Wirtgen GmbH
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`Germany
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`Please check die appropriate assignee category or categories (will not be printed on the patent) : D Individual ECorporation or other private group entity El Government
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`4b. Payment ofFec(s): (Please first reapply any previously paid issue fee shown above)
`421. The following fee(s) are submitted:
`D A check is enclosed.
`filssue Fee
`D Payment by credit card. Form P102038 is attached.
`D Publication Fee (No small entity discount permitted)
`EThe director is hereby authorized to charge the required fe (5), any deficiency, or credits any
`D Advance Order - it of Copies
`overpayment, to Deposit Account NumberMi (enclose an extra copy of this form).
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`5. Change in Entity Status (from status indicated above)
`El Applicant certifying micro entity status. See 37 CFR 1.29
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`El Applicant asserting small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27
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`NOTE: Absent a valid certification of Micro Entity Status (see forms PTO/SB/ISA and 15B), issue
`fee payment in the micro entity amount will not he accepted at the risk of application abandonment.
`NOTE: If the application was previously under micro entity status, checking this box will be taken
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`entity status. as applicable.
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`/l_uc:an Wayne Beavers, Reg. 28,183!
`Date
`03/17/2015
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`,, 7 Lucian Wayne Beavers
`Registration No.
`28183
`Typed or primed name
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`Authorized Signature
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`PTOL-SS Part B (10— 13) Approved for use through 10/31/2013.
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`OMB 0651-0033
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`Electronic Patent Application Fee Transmittal
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`Filing Date:
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`17-Jan-2012
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`Tltle 0f Inventlon:
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`Automotive Construction Machine, As Well As Lifting Column For A
`Construction Machine
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`
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`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name: Peter Busley
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`Filer:
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`Lucian Wayne Beavers/Claire Ulanoff
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`Filed as Large Entity
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`Filing Fees for Utility under 35 USC111(a)
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`Sub-Total in
`Description USD($) Quantity
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`Basic Filing:
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`Miscellaneous-Filing:
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`Petition:
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`Patent-Appeals-and-lnterference:
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`Post-AlIowance-and-Post-lssuance:
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`Utility Appl Issue Fee
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`Extension-of—Time:
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`Electronic Acknowledgement Receipt
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`21788899
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`Confirmation Number:
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`Title of Invention:
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`Automotive Construction Machine, As Well As Lifting Column For A
`.
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`Construction Machine
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`
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`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name:
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`Peter Busley
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`——
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`Filer Authorized By:
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`Attorney Docket Number:
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`007200
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`12:26:26
`Time Stamp:
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`Application Type: Utility under 35 USC 1 i 1(a)
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`Payment information:
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`Payment was successfully received in RAM
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`$960
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`The Director ofthe USPTO is hereby authorized to charge indicated fees and credit any overpayment as follows:
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`lfa new international application is being filed and the international application includes the necessary components for
`an international filing date (see PCT Article 11 and MPEP 1810), a Notification of the International Application Number
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`characterized by the applicant, and including page counts, where applicable. It serves as evidence of receipt similar to a
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`New Applications Under 35 U.S.C. 111
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTNIENT OF CONEVIERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Addwss: COIVINIISSION'ER FOR PATENTS
`PO. Box 1450
`Alexandria. Virgima 2231371430
`www.uspto.gov
`
`NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE AND FEE(S) DUE
`
`23456
`
`7590
`
`12/24/2014
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`WADDEY & PATTERSON, PC.
`1600 DIVISION STREET, SUITE 500
`NASHVILLETNmos
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`EXAIVIINER
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`s1NGH,s1.N1L
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`3672
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`DATE MAILED: 12/24/2014
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`APPLICATION NO.
`
`FILING DATE
`
`FIRST NAIVIED INVENTOR
`
`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
`
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`Peter Busley
`01/17/2012
`13/351,305
`TITLE OF INVENTION: Automotive Construction Machine, As Well As Lifting Column For A Construction Machine
`
`007200
`
`9231
`
`APPI4N TYPE
`ENTITY STATI IS
`ISSUE FEE DIIE
`PIIEI 4IC ATION FEE DIIE
`PREV. PAID ISSITE FEE
`TOTAL FEE(S) DIIE
`DATE DIIE
`
`nonprovisional
`UNDISCOUN TED
`$960
`03/24/2015
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`THE APPLICATION IDENTIFIED ABOVE HAS BEEN EXAMINED AND IS ALLOWED FOR ISSUANCE AS A PATENT.
`PROSECUTION ON TIIE MERITS IS CLOSED. TIIIS NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGIITS.
`THIS APPLICATION IS SUBJECT TO WITHDRAVVAL FROM ISSUE AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE OFFICE OR UPON
`PETITION BY THE APPLICANT. SEE 37 CFR 1.313 AND MPEP 1308.
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`THE ISSUE FEE AND PUBLICATION FEE (IF REQUIRED) MUST BE PAID WITHIN THREE MONTHS FROM THE
`MAILING DATE OF THIS NOTICE OR THIS APPLICATION SHALL BE REGARDED AS ABANDONED.
`THIS
`STATUTORY PERIOD CANNOT BE EXTENDED.
`SEE 35 U.S.C. 151. THE ISSUE FEE DUE INDICATED ABOVE DOES
`NOT REFLECT A CREDIT FOR ANY PREVIOUSLY PAID ISSUE FEE IN THIS APPLICATION.
`IF AN ISSUE FEE HAS
`PREVIOUSLY BEEN PAID IN THIS APPLICATION (AS SHOWN ABOVE), THE RETURN OF PART B OF THIS FORIVI
`WILL BE CONSIDERED A REQUEST TO REAPPLY THE PREVIOUSLY PAID ISSUE FEE TOWARD THE ISSUE FEE NOW
`DUE.
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`HOW TO REPLY TO THIS NOTICE:
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`I. Review the ENTITY STATUS shown above. If the ENTITY STATUS1s shown as SMALL or MICRO verify whether entitlement to that
`entity status still applies.
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`If the ENTITY STATUSIS the same as shown above, pay the TOTAL FEE(S) DUE shown above.
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`If the ENTITY STATUS is changed from that shown above, on PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL, complete section number 5 titled
`"Change in Entity Status (from status indicated above)".
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`For purposes of this notice, small entity fees are 1/2 the amount of undiscounted fees, and micro entity fees are 1/2 the amount of small entity
`fees.
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`II. PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL, or its equivalent, must be completed and returned to the United States Patent and Trademark Office
`(USPTO) with your ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE (if required). If you are charging the fee(s) to your deposit account, section "4b"
`of Part B - Fee(s) Transmittal should be completed and an extra copy of the form should be submitted. If an equivalent of Part B is filed, a
`request to reapply a previously paid issue fee must be clearly made, and delays in processing may occur due to the difficulty in recognizing
`the paper as an equivalent of Part B.
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`III. All communications regarding this application must give the application number. Please direct all connnunications prior to issuance to
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`IMPORTANT REMINDER: Utility patents issuing on applications filed on or after Dec. 12, 1980 may require payment of
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`PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL
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`Complete and send this form, together with applicable fee(s), to: M_ail Mail Stop ISSUE FEE
`Commissioner for Patents
`P.0. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`or m (571)-273-2885
`through 5 should be completed where
`INSTRUCIIONS: This form should be used for transmitting the ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE (if required). Blocks 1
`propriate. A11 further correspondence including the Patent advance orders and notification of maintenance fees will be mailed to the current correspondence address as
`incated unless corrected below or directed otherwise in Block 1 by (a) specifying a new correspondence address; and/or (b) indicating a separate "FEE ADDRESS" for
`maintenance fee notifications.
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`CURRENT CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS (Note: Uh: Block 1101 any chime: of while»)
`
`12/24/2014
`7590
`23456
`WADDEY & PATTERSON, PHC
`1600 DIVISION STREET) SUITE 500
`NASHVILLE, TN 37203
`
`Note: A certificate of maiIin can only be used for domestic mailings of the
`Fee(s) Transmittal. This certi icate cannot be used for any other accompanying
`apers. Each additional paper such as an assignment or formal drawing, must
`have its own certificate of mailing or transmission.
`Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
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`Séates Poistal Stfirvice with sufficient postage ggr first lglass mailbin an pnvelopie
`a dresse
`to
`e Mai Stop ISSUE FEE a
`ress a ove, or
`eing acsimi e
`transmitted to the USPTO (571) 273—2885, on the date indicated below.
`
`
`
`
`13/351305
`01/ 17/2012
`Peter Busley
`007200
`9231
`TITLE OF INVENTION: Automotive Construction Machine. As Well As Lifting Column For A Construction Machine
`
`
`
`PREV. PA ) ISSI E FEE
` APPLN TYPE
`
`ENTITY STATUS
`
`ISSUE FEE DUE
`
`PUBLICATION FEE DUE
`
`nonprovisiona]
`
`UNDISCOUNTFD
`
`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
`
`$960
`
`DATE DUE
`
`03/24/20]S
`
`EXAMINER
`
`SINGH, SUNIL
`
`ART UNIT
`
`CLASS-SUB CLASS
`
`3672
`
`299-03 9600
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`1. Change of correspondence address or indication of "Fee Address" (37
`2. For printing on the patent front page, list
`CFR L363)
`(1) The names of up to 3 registered patent attorneys
`3 Chan e of coi1espondence address (or Change of Correspondence
`or agents OR alternatively.
`Addressoorm PTO/SB/ l 22) attached.
`(2) The name of a single firm (having as a member a
`registered attorney or agent) and the names of 11p to
`3 ”Fee Address" indication (or ”Fee Address" Indication form
`2 registered patcnt attorneys or agents. If no name is
`)TO/SB/47; Rev 03—02 or more recent) attached. Use of a Customer
`listed no name will be printed
`Number is required.
`3. ASSIGNEj 1\AVIE AND RESIDENCE DATA TO BE PRINTED 0N I'I-IE PATENT (print or type)
`If an assignee is identified below. the document has been filed for
`)LEASE NOTE: UnIess an assignee is identified below. no assignee data will appear on the patent.
`recordation as set forth in 37 CFR 3.11. Completion of this form is NOT a substitute for filing an assignment.
`(A) NAME OF ASSIGNEE
`(B) RESIDENCE: (CITY and S TATE 0R COUNTRY)
`
`
`
`1
`2
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`w
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`
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`Please check the appropriate assignee category or categories (will not be printed on the patent) : D Individual D Corporation or other private group entity D Government
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`4a. The following fee(s) are submitted:
`3 Issue Fee
`3 Publication Fee (No smalI entity discount permitted)
`3 Advance Order 7 # of Copies
`
`5. Change in Entity Status (from status indicated above)
`3 Applicant certifying micro entity status. See 37 CFR 1.29
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`3 Applicant asserting small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27
`
`3 Applicant changing to regular undiscounted fee status.
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`
`4b. Payment of Fee(s): (Please first reapply any previously paid issue fee shown above)
`3 A check is enclosed.
`3 Payment by credit card. Form PTO—2038 is attached.
`jThe director is hereby authorized to charge the required fee(s), any deficiency, or credits any
`overpayment, to Deposit Account Nu 111ber
`(enclose an extra copy of this form).
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`
`
`NOTE: Absent a valid certification of Micro Entity Status (see forms PTO/SB/ 15A and 15B). issue
`fee payment in the micro entity amount will not be accepted at the risk of application abandonment.
`NOTE: If the application was previously under micro entity status. checking this box will be taken
`to be a notification of loss of entitlement to micro entity status.
`NOTE: Checking this box will be taken to be a notification of loss of entitlement to small or micro
`entity status. as applicable.
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`NOTE: This form must be signed in accordance with 37 CFR 131 and 1.33. See 37 CFR 1.4 for signature requirements and certifications.
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`Authorized Signature
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`Typed or printed name
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`Date
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`Registration No.
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`l’TOL-SS Part B (10-13) Approved for use through 10/31/2013.
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTNIENT OF CONEVIERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Addiess: COIVINIISSION'ER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 2231371430
`www.uspto.gov
`
`APPLICATION NO.
`FILENG DATE
`FIRST NAIVIED INVENTOR
`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
`CONFIRMATION NO.
`
`13/351 ,305
`01/ 1 7/201 2
`Peter Busley
`007200
`9231
`
`23456
`
`7590
`
`12/24/2014
`
`WADDEY & PATTERSON, P. C.
`1600 DIVISION STREET, SUITE 500
`NASHVILLEmms
`
`S]NGH, SLNIL
`
`3672
`
`DATE MAILED: 12/24/2014
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`Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
`(Applications filed on or after May 29, 2000)
`
`The Office has discontinued providing a Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) calculation With the Notice of Allowance.
`
`to eliminate the
`Section 1(h)(2) of the AIA Technical Corrections Act amended 35 U.S.C. 154(b)(3)(B)(i)
`requirement that the Office provide a patent term adjustment determination with the notice of allowance. See
`Revisions to Patent Term Adjustment, 78 Fed. Reg. 19416, 19417 (Apr. 1, 2013). Therefore, the Office is no longer
`providing an initial patent term adjustment determination with the notice of allowance. The Office will continue to
`provide a patent term adjustment determination with the Issue Notification Letter that
`is mailed to applicant
`approximately three weeks prior to the issue date of the patent, and Will include the patent term adjustment on the
`patent. Any request for reconsideration of the patent term adjustment determination (or reinstatement of patent term
`adjustment) should follow the process outlined in 37 CFR 1.705.
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`Any questions regarding the Patent Term Extension or Adjustment determination should be directed to the Office of
`Patent Legal Administration at (571)-272-7702. Questions relating to issue and publication fee payments should be
`directed to the Customer Service Center of the Office of Patent Publication at 1-(888)-786-0101 or (571)-272-4200.
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`NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subject to withdrawal from issue at the initiative
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`IXI This communication is responsive to applicant's arguments of 10/6/14.
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