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`PATENT
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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 application.
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`1.
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`(currently amended) A method, comprising:
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`providing a vehicle having a factory—installed first apparatus (209)
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`including a processor,
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`programmed to communicate with a factory—installed second apparatus Q18) through a
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`vehicle data bus 9-H) with a first message having an identifier;
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`electrically disconnecting the vehicle data bus (2—1—2) between the factory—installed first apparatus
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`(209) and the factory—installed second apparatus (2—1-8);
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`electrically connecting a retrofit apparatus (2—1-4) to the vehicle data bus (2—1—2); and
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`transmitting a second message from the retrofit apparatus £44) to the factory—installed first
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`2. (original) The method as in claim 1, wherein the second message uses the identifier of the first
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`3. (currently amended) The method as in claim 1, further comprising receiving the first message in
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`the retrofit apparatus (2—1-4).
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`4. (currently amended) The method as in claim 3, wherein the retrofit apparatus Q44) re—transmits
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`messages received on the vehicle data bus 9-H) to the factory—installed first apparatus £09).
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`5. (original) The vehicle that has been retrofitted according to the method as in claim 1.
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`6. (currently amended) A vehicle, comprising:
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`a factory—installed first apparatus (209) including a first processor which is programmed to receive
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`a first message on a vehicle data bus 9-H) from a factory—installed second apparatus Q48);
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`and
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`a retrofit apparatus (2—1-4) connected to the vehicle data bus (2—1—2) including a second processor
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`programmed to transmit a second message which mimics the first message.
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`7. (original) The vehicle as in claim 6, wherein the first message comprises a message identifier that
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`has been assigned to the factory—installed second apparatus and wherein the second processor is
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`programmed to transmit the second message with the same message identifier.
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`8. (original) The vehicle as in claim 7, wherein the message identifier is an 11 bit or 29 bit CAN
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`ID.
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`9. (currently amended) The vehicle as in claim 6, wherein the vehicle data bus 9-H) is a CAN
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`network.
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`10. (currently amended) A vehicle, comprising:
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`a factory—installed first apparatus (209) including a first processor, programmed to receive a first
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`message via a vehicle data bus 9-H) from a factory—installed second apparatus Q48), the
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`first message having a message identifier; and
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`a retrofit apparatus (2—1-4), operativelv connected to the vehicle data bus (2—1—2), including a second
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`processor programmed to send a second message having the same message identifier.
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`11. (currently amended) The vehicle as in claim 10, wherein the second message originating from
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`the retrofit apparatus Q44) is indistinguishable to the first apparatus 999) from the first message
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`received from the second apparatus Q18).
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`12. (currently amended) The vehicle as in claim 10, wherein the factory—installed first apparatus
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`(209) responds to the second message originating from the retrofit apparatus (2—1-4) as if it were the
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`first message received from the factory—installed second apparatus (2—1-8).
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`13. (currently amended) The vehicle as in claim 10, wherein the factory—installed first apparatus
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`@199) is electrically disconnected from the vehicle data bus 9-H).
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`14.—16. (canceled)
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`17. (original) The vehicle as in claim 10, wherein the factory—installed second apparatus is an object
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`sensor capable of detecting objects in a frontal area of the vehicle.
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`18. (original) The vehicle as in claim 10, wherein the factory—installed second apparatus is part of
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`an automatic braking system.
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`19. (original) The vehicle as in claim 10, wherein the factory—installed second apparatus is part of a
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`parking aid system.
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`Claims 1—13, 17—19, and 19 are pending, with claims 1, 6, and 10 being independent.
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`Claims 14—16 have been cancelled. Claims 1, 3, 4, 6, and 9—13 have been amended. No new
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`subject matter has been added.
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`By the present amendment the Applicant removes all reference numerals from the claims
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`to follow more common US practice. The amendment is limited to formal matters in the claims
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`without changing the scope thereof. Entry of the amendment is respectfully requested.
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`Date: April 18, 2018
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`Smartpat PLC
`1420 Washington Blvd, Suite 301
`Detroit, MI 48226
`Phone: 1 (248) 636—2527
`Email: info@smartpat.net
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Axel NiX/
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`Bemd Axel Nix
`Registration No. 59184
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`Smartpat PLC
`Axel Nix
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`14zoWashmgtonmvd.
`Suite 301
`Detroit, MI 48226
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`TRAN, CONGVAN
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`2645
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`DATE MAILED: 03/21/2018
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`15/442,640
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`02/25/2017
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`Axel Nix
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`SUCO 1 —01 C2
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`6824
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`TITLE OF INVENTION: Method, apparatus and system for retrofitting a vehicle
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`APPLN. TYPE
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`ENTITY 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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`DATE DUE
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`nonprovisional
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`SMALL
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`$500
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`$0
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`$0
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`$500
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`06/21/2018
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`THE APPLICATION IDENTIFIED ABOVE HAS BEEN EXAMINED AND IS ALLOWED FOR ISSUANCE AS A PATENT.
`PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS CLOSED. THIS NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS.
`THIS APPLICATION IS SUBJECT TO WITHDRAWAL 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 FORM
`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 STATUS is shown as SMALL or MICRO, verify whether entitlement to that
`entity status still applies.
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`If the ENTITY STATUS is 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 communications prior to issuance to
`Mail Stop ISSUE FEE unless advised to the contrary.
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`IMPORTANT REMINDER: Maintenance fees are due in utility patents issuing on applications filed on or after Dec. 12, 1980. It is
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`PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL
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`Complete and send this form, together with applicable fee(s), to: Mail Mail Stop ISSUE FEE
`Commissioner for Patents
`PO. Box 1450
`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
`or m (571)-273-2885
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`through 5 should be completed where
`INSTRUCTIONS: This form should be used for transmitting the ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE (if required). Blocks 1
`ap ropriate. All further correspondence including the Patent, advance orders and notification of maintenance fees will be mailed to the current correspondence address as
`indicated 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: Use Block 1 for any change ofaddFESS)
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`03/21/2018
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`7590
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`66478
`Smartpat PLC
`A 1 N.
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`X6
`1X
`1420 Washmgton Blvd.
`Suite 301
`Detr01t, MI 48226
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`Note: A certificate of mailin 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
`gave its own certificate of mailing or transmission.
`Certificate of Mailing or Transmission
`I hereby certify that this Fee(s) Transmittal is being deposited with the United
`States Postal Service with sufficient postage for first class mail in an envelope
`addressed to the Mail Stop ISSUE FEE address above, or being facsimile
`transmitted to the USPTO (571) 273—2885, on the date indicated below.
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`(Date)
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`(Depositor's name)
`(Signature)
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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` F {ST NAMED INVENTOR
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`15/442,640
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`02/25/2017
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`Axel Nix
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`SUC01—01C2
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`6824
`
`TITLE OF INVENTION: Method, apparatus and system for retrofitting a vehicle
`
`APPLN. TYPE
`
`ENTITY STATUS
`
`ISSUE FEE DUE
`
`PUBLICATION FEE DUE
`
`PREV. PAID ISSUE FEE
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`TOTAL FEE(S) DUE
`
`DATE DUE
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`nonprovisional
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`SMALL
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`$500
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`$0
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`$0
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`$500
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`06/21/2018
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`EXAMINER
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`ART UNIT
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`CLASS-SUB CLASS
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`1. Change of correspondence address or indication of "Fee Address" (37
`CFR 1.363).
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`3 Chan e of correspondence address (or Change of Correspondence
`Address orm PTO/SB/ 122) attached.
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`2
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`3
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`3 "Fee Address" indication (or "Fee Address" Indication form
`PTO/SB/47; Rev 03—02 or more recent) attached. Use of a Customer
`Vumber is required.
`3. ASSIGNEE NAME AND RESIDENCE DATA TO BE PRINTED ON THE PATENT (print or type)
`If an assignee is identified below, the document has been filed for
`PLEASE NOTE: Unless 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 STATE OR COUNTRY)
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`2. For printing on the patent front page, list
`(1) The names of up to 3 registered patent attorneys
`1
`or agents OR, alternatively,
`(2) The name of a single firm (having as a member a
`registered attorney or agent) and the names of up to
`2 registered patent attorneys or agents. If no name is
`listed, no name will be printed.
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`Please check the appropriate assignee category or categories (will not be printed on the patent) :
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`'3 Individual
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`'3 Corporation or other private group entity '3 Government
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`4a. The following fee(s) are submitted:
`3 Issue Fee
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`3 Publication Fee (No small entity discount permitted)
`3 Advance Order — # of Copies
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`4b. Payment of Fee(s): (Please first reapply any previously paid issue fee shown above)
`3 A check is enclosed.
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`3 Payment by credit card. Form PTO—2038 is attached.
`3 The director is hereby authorized to charge the required fee(s), any deficiency, or credits any
`overpayment, to Deposit Account Number
`(enclose an extra copy of this form).
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`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
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` 3 Applicant changing to regular undiscounted fee status.
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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 1.31 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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`PTOL—85 Part B (10—13) Approved for use through 10/31/2013.
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`OMB 0651—0033
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`US. Patent and Trademark Office; US. DEPARHa/gmfl 8FQf31/BIERCE
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FILING DATE
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`F {ST NAMED INVENTOR
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`PO. Box 1450
`Alexandria1 Virginia 22313-1450
`www.uspto.gov
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`15/442,640
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`02/25/2017
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`Axel Nix
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`SUC01—01C2
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`6824
`
`Smartpat PLC
`Axel Nix
`
`14zoWashmgtoan.
`Suite 30 1
`Detroit, MI 48226
`
`TRAN, CONGVAN
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`2645
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`DATE MAILED: 03/21/2018
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`Determination of Patent Term Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
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`(Applications filed on or after May 29, 2000)
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`The Office has discontinued providing a Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) calculation with the Notice of Allowance.
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`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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