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`2.() An election was madebythe applicant in responseto a restriction requirement set forth during the interview on
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`4[¥} Acknowledgmentis made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
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`6.1) DEPOSIT OFand/or INFORMATION aboutthe deposit of BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL must be submitted. Note the
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`1.{¥} This communication is responsive to communicationsfiled 21 May 2019.
`(J A declaration(s)/affidavit(s) under 37 CFR 1.130(b) was/werefiled on
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`1.{_] Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)
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`Paper No./Mail Date
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`3.1 Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirementfor Deposit
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`Continuation Sheet (PTOL-37)
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`Application No. 16/359,540
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`Continuation of 3. The allowed claim(s) is/are: 1-3,5,7-11,13-16 and 18-24
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`Applicant's request for reconsideration of the finality of the rejection of the last Office action is
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`persuasive and, therefore, the finality of that action is withdrawn.
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`Priority
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`Acknowledgment is made of applicant’s claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 (a)-(d).
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`The certified copy has beenfiled in parent Application No. 14/904,788,filed on 13 January 2016.
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`Reasonsfor Allowance
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`Claims 1-3, 5, 7-11, 13-16 and 18-24 are allowed.
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`The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance: Applicant has amended the
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`independent claims to incorporate subject matter previously indicated as allowable by the examiner.
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`The examiner’s reasons for the indication of allowable subject matter may be found in the Non-Final
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`Office action mailed 3 May 2019 (see 4/11). A final search has not revealed prior art that anticipates or
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`makes obvious all claimed limitations.
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`Conclusion
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`Applicant-/nitiated Interview Summary
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`Application
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`Examiner
`JOSHUA T
`SEMICK
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`Applicant(s)
`Parksetal.
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`AIA (First Inventor
`to File) Status
`Yes
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`All participants (applicant, applicants representative, PTO personnel):
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`1. JOSHUA T SEMICK (Examiner); Telephonic
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`2. JASON M ROCKMAN(Attorney of Record);
`Telephonic
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`Date of Interview: 06 September 2019
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`Prior Art Discussed: US 9,194,219 B1 to Hardestyet al. ("Hardesty")
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`Issues Discussed:
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`37 CFR§ 1.2 Businessto be transacted in writing U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
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`Priority:
`Mr. Rockmaninitiated the interview to bring attention to the foreign priority claim of the instant application and to
`further indicate the Hardesty reference which was applied as the primary reference in the 35 USC 103 rejection of
`the prior Office action is not available as prior art. After a review of both the foreign priority claim and the effective
`filing date of the Hardesty reference, the examiner agreed that Hardestyis not available as prior art and that the
`finality of the prior Office action would be withdrawn accordingly.
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`JOSHUA T SEMICK/
`Examiner, Art Unit 3641
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`Applicant is reminded that a complete written statement as to the substance of the interview must be made of record in
`the application file. It is the applicants responsibility to provide the written statement, unless the interview wasinitiated
`by the Examiner and the Examiner hasindicated that a written summarywill be provided. See MPEP 713.04
`Please further see:
`MPEP 713.04
`Title 37 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 1.133 Interviews, paragraph(b)
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`PTOL-413/41 3b (Rev. 01/01/2015)
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`Interview Summary
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`Paper No. 20190906
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`Applicant recordation instructions: The formal written reply to the last Office action must include the substanceof the
`interview. (See MPEP section 713.04). If a reply to the last Office action has already been filed, applicant is given a
`non-extendable period of the longer of one monthor thirty days from this interview date, or the mailing date of this
`interview summary form, whichever is later, to file a statement of the substanceofthe interview.
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`Examiner recordation instructions: Examiners must summarize the substanceof any interview of record. A complete
`and proper recordation of the substance of an interview should include the itemslisted in MPEP 713.04 for complete
`and proper recordation including the identification of the general thrust of each argumentor issue discussed, a general
`indication of any other pertinent matters discussed regarding patentability and the general results or outcome of the
`interview, to include an indication as to whether or not agreement was reached on the issuesraised.
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`Index of Claims
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`Application/Conirol No.
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`SUBCLASS (ONE SUBCLASS PER BLOCK)
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`INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION
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`CLAIMED
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`E21B43/1185
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`US ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION
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`Total Claims Allowed:
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`/ssue Classification|15/359540 Parks et al.
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`06 September 2019
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`Examiner, Art Unit 3641 O.G.Print Claim(s)|O.G. Print FigureP
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`APPLICANTS
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`DynaEnergetics GmbH & Co. KG, Troisdorf, GERMANY
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`INVENTORS
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`David C. Parks Calgary, CANADA
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`Frank Haron Preiss Bonn, GERMANY
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`Liam McNelis Bonn, GERMANY
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`Eric Mulhern Edmonton, CANADA
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`Thilo Scharf Letterkenny, IRELAND
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`This application is a CON of 15920812 03/14/2018
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`15920812 is a CON of 15617344 06/08/2017
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`15617344is a DIV of 15287309 10/06/2016 PAT 9702680
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`15287309 is a DIV of 14904788 01/13/2016 PAT 9494021
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