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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`United States Patent and TrademarkOffice
`Address; COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
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`Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
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`29/729,605
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`03/27/2020
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`Christopher A. CARROLL
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`D001655US04DIV
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`1011
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`60402
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`7590
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`03/16/2022
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`KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC.
`c/o Harness Dickey & Pierce
`5445 Corporate Drive
`Suite 300
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`Troy, MI 48098
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`EXAMINER
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`DAVIS, ANTOINE D
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`2917
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`03/16/2022
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`ELECTRONIC
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`Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
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`The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.
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`Notice of the Office communication was sent electronically on above-indicated "Notification Date" to the
`following e-mail address(es):
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`dgodzisz@hdp.com
`troymailroom @hdp.com
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`PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)
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`Corrected
`Notice ofAllowability
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`A Design Application
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`Application No.
`29/729 605
`Examiner
`ANTOINE D DAVIS
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`Applicant(s)
`CARROLLet al.
`Art Unit
`AIA (FITF) Status
`2917
`Yes
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`-- The MAILING DATEof this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address--
`All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITSIS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application. If not included
`herewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) or other appropriate communication will be mailed in due course. THIS
`NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANTOF PATENTRIGHTS.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. This notice does notset or reset the time
`period for paying the issue fee. The issue fee must be paid within THREE MONTHS FROM THE MAILING DATE ofthe Notice of
`Allowance (PTOL-85) or this application shall be regarded as ABANDONED. This statutory period cannot be extended. See 35 U.S.C.151.
`11) This communication is responsiveto
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`(J A declaration(s)/affidavit(s) under 37 CFR 1.130(b) was/werefiled on
`2) An election was madebythe applicant in responseto a restriction requirementset forth during the interview on
`restriction requirement and election have been incorporatedinto this action.
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`the
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`3) The claim is allowed.
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`4l¥} Acceptable drawings:
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`(a) () The drawings filed on
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`are accepted by the Examiner.
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`(6) () Drawing Figuresfiled on
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`and drawing Figures filed on
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`are accepted by the Examiner.
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`50) The claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or(f) is acknowledged.
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`Certified copies:
`*c) () Noneofthe:
`a) All
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`1. (J Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.
`2. LJ Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No.
`3. LA Copiesof the certified copies of the priority documents have been receivedin this national stage application from the
`International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
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`“ Certified copies not received:
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`Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE "MAILING DATE"of this communication to file a reply complying with the requirement for
`corrected drawings notedin item 6 below.Failure to timely comply will result in ABANDONMENT ofthis application.
`THIS THREE-MONTHPERIOD IS NOT EXTENDABLE. See 37 CFR 1.85(c). NOTE: This noti
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`6) CORRECTED DRAWINGS (as "replacement sheets”) must be submitted.
`(} including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment / Commentor in the Office action of
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`Paper No./Mail Date
`Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be written on the drawingsin the front (not the back) of
`each sheet. Replacement sheet(s) should be labeled as such in the header according to 37 CFR 1.121(d).
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`Attachment(s)
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`10) Notice of References Cited (PTO-892) 4.¥}Examiner's Amendment(Comment
`2) Information Disclosure Statements (PTO/SB/08),
`5. (J Examiner's Statement of Reasonsfor Allowance
`Paper No./Receipt Date
`30) Interview Summary (PTO-4T3),
`Paper No./Mail Date
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`6. [ Other
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`/Antoine Duval Davis/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2917
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`PTOL-37D (Rev. 08-17)
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`Notice of Allowability
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`Part of Paper No./Mail Date 20220304
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`Application/Control Number: 29/729,605
`Art Unit: 2917
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`Notice of Pre-AlA or AIA Status
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined
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`under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`This application has again been examined with the following effect set forth
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`herein under.
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`A supplemental examiner's amendmentto the record appears below. Should the
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`changes and/or additions be unacceptable to applicant, an amendment maybefiled as
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`provided by 37 CFR 1.312. To ensure consideration of such an amendment, it MUST be
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`submitted no later than the payment of the issue fee.
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`In the last office action, the examiner did not note that applicant has failed to
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`amended the cross-reference statement by updating the status of the first application
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`filed of the continuation chain. Thus, after the year 2019, “now D886648” has been
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`entered.
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`Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
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`examiner should be directed to ANTOINE D DAVIS whosetelephone number is
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`(571)272-2636.
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`If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner's
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`supervisor, Susan E. Krakower, can be reached on 571-272-4496. The fax phone
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`number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-
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`273-8300.
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`/Antoine D Davis/
`Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2917
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`Thursday, March 3, 2022
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