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USPTO – Reexamination Update June 27th

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number

Control

Number

Requested

date

Requester Type Title Abstract Assignee(s) Inventor(s) Primary

Class

Other

Class

1 5,533,259 90/012,294 14-May-12

Wm.

Tucker

Griffith,

McCormic

k

Paulding &

Huber,

LLP.,

Hartford,

CT

Ex Parte

Method of

making an

evaporator

or

evaporator/

condenser

An

improved

evaporator

or

evaporator/

condenser

for use in

refrigeratio

n or heat

pump

systems

including

first and

second

spaced,

pressure

resistant

headers

(10, 12); a

plurality of

elongated

tubes (20)

of flattened

cross-

section

extending

in parallel,

Modine

Manufacturi

ng Co.

(Racine,

WI)

Hughes,

Gregory G.

(Milwaukee,

WI);

Guntly,

Leon A.

(Racine,

WI);

Welker,

John B.

(Granger,

IN); Hill,

David T.

(Racine,

WI);

Henkes,

Jerome P.

(Racine,

WI);

Reinke,

Michael J.

(Franklin,

WI);

Rogers,

James C.

(Racine,

WI)

29/890.043 29/890.046

, 29/890.07

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=5533259


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Class

spaced

relation

between

and in fluid

communica

tion with

the headers

(10, 12)

and

serpentine

fins (34)

extending

between

and bonded

to adjacent

ones of the

tubes (20).

The tubes

(20) and

fins (34),

between

the headers

(10, 12),

define a

non-planar

configurati

on having

an apex

(80). A

condensate

trough (82)


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Class

is aligned

with and

opens

towards the

apex (80)

to receive

condensate

dripping

therefrom.

2 5,799,320 90/012,297 15-May-12

Robert M.

Abrahamse

n, Wolf

Greenfield

& Sacks,

PC.,

Boston,

MA

Ex Parte

Remote

multiple-

user editing

system and

method

The user of

any of a

plurality of

personal

computers

linked over

an analog

or digital

network is

able to edit

a file in

one of the

personal

computers.

This one

personal

computer is

a personal

computer

capable of

multi-

tasking

Klug, John

R. (Denver,

CO)

Klug, John

R. (12600

W. Cedar

Dr., Denver,

CO, 80228)

709/218

707/693,

707/827,

707/916,

707/922,

707/959,

707/999.20

1, 709/204,

715/207,

715/234,

G9B/27.01



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which

effectively

permits

multi-user

access to

the file.

The host

personal

computer

effectively

performs

polling of

the remote

personal

computers

for input to

be added to

the file or

functions

to be

performed

on the file.

In the

analog

configurati

on, the

personal

computers

use high-

speed

modems


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number

Control

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date


Class

Other

Class

and data

compressio

n/decompre

ssion

techniques.

3 6,445,069 90/012,302 22-May-12

William

Bak,

Howson &

Howson,

LLP., Ft.

Washingto

n, PA

Ex Parte

Electroless

Ni/Pd/Au

metallizatio

n structure

for copper

interconnec

t substrate

and method

therefor

A

nickel/palla

dium/gold

metallizatio

n stack is

formed

upon

connection

pads of

integrated

circuits at

the wafer

level

through an

electroless

plating

method.

The

metallizatio

n stack can

be formed

over

copper or

aluminum

interconnec

t pads; the

Flip Chip,

Technologie

s L. L. C.

(Phoenix,

AZ)

Ling, Jamin

(Scottsdale,

AZ);

Stepniak,

Dave

Charles

(Phoenix,

AZ)

257/738

257/762,

257/E21.17

4,

257/E21.50

8,

257/E23.02

1



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lower

nickel layer

bonds

securely to

the copper

or

aluminum

interconnec

t pads,

while the

intermediat

e palladium

layer

serves as a

diffusion

barrier for

preventing

the nickel

from out-

diffusing

during

subsequent

thermal

cycles. The

upper gold

layer

adheres to

the

palladium

and readily

receives a


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Class

variety of

interconnec

t elements,

including

gold

bumps,

gold wire

bonds,

solder

bumps, and

nickel

bumps. The

electroless

plating

process

permits

connection

pads to be

formed

using fine

geometries,

and allows

adjacent

connection

pads to be

formed

within 5

micrometer

s of each

other.


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number

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date


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Other

Class

4 6,720,990 90/020,001 15-May-12

Axis

Communic

ations AB.,

Gerald B.

Halt, Jr.,

Volpe &

Koenig,

PC.,

Philadelphi

a, PA

Ex Parte

Internet

surveillanc

e system

and method

A system

and method

are

disclosed

for a

central

server to

manage

remote

monitoring

tasks

performed

by users of

a data

network.

An

exemplary

method

comprises:

receiving a

request

from a user

of a user

device to

monitor a

remote

location;

determinin

g a remote

location to

be

Walker

Digital,

LLC

(Stamford,

CT)

Walker, Jay

S.

(Ridgefield,

CT);

Tedesco,

Daniel E.

(New

Canaan,

CT);

Alderucci,

Dean P.

(Ridgefield,

CT); Mik,

Magdalena

(Greenwich,

CT)

348/143

348/153,

348/154,

725/105



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Class

monitored;

enabling

communica

tion

between a

sensor at

the remote

location

and the

user

device; and

crediting

value to the

user in

accordance

with an

amount of

time the

user device

has been in

communica

tion with

the remote

sensor for

remote

monitoring

purposes.

An

alternate

exemplary

method


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number

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date


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Class

includes

measuring

user

attentivene

ss while the

user device

is in

communica

tion with

the remote

sensor.

Thus, the

disclosed

system and

method

provide a

way for

users of a

data

network

such as the

Internet to

log on at

any time

and

perform

remote

monitoring

tasks for

value. Idle

time can


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date


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Class

now be

turned into

value using

the

disclosed

system and

method.

Moreover,

little or no

skill is

required of

the user to

earn value

using the

disclosed

system and

method;

the user

need only

be attentive

while

performing

a remote

monitoring

task.

Location

owners

also benefit

from the

convenienc

e by which


S.N Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

they can

now have

their

properties

monitored

and by the

ability of

the

disclosed

system and

method to

ensure the

attentivene

ss of the

user

performing

the remote

monitoring

task.

5 7,334,540 90/012,287 24-May-12

Victor J.

Wasylyna,

Walters &

Wasylyna,

LLC.,

Dayton,

OH

Ex Parte

Pet

grooming

tool and

method for

removing

loose hair

from a

furry pet

A pet

grooming

tool, for

use with a

furry pet

such as a

dog or cat

having

loose hair

and non-

loose hair,

is adapted

FURminator

, Inc.

(Fenton,

MO, US)

Porter,

David R.

(Sunset

Hills, MO,

US); Porter,

Angela L.

(Sunset

Hills, MO,

US)

119/625 119/611,

119/618



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for

removing

the loose

hair from

the pet.

The

grooming

tool

comprises

an handle

portion and

a pet

engageable

portion

secured to

the handle

portion.

The pet

engageable

portion

includes a

blade

portion and

a plurality

of teeth.

The blade

portion

includes a

blade edge.

The teeth

extend


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Class

from the

blade edge.

The blade

edge is

adapted to

engage the

loose hair

of the pet

and pull it

from the

pet without

cutting or

pulling the

non-loose

hair from

the pet.

6 7,509,926 90/012,286 24-May-12

Victor J.

Wasylyna,

Walters &

Wasylyna,

LLC.,

Dayton,

OH

Ex Parte

Pet

grooming

tool and

method for

removing

loose hair

from a

furry pet

A pet

grooming

tool, for

use with a

furry pet

such as a

dog or cat

having

loose hair

and non-

loose hair,

is adapted

for

removing

the loose

Furminator,

Inc.

(Fenton,

MO, US)

Porter,

David R.

(Sunset

Hills, MO,

US); Porter,

Angela L.

(Sunset

Hills, MO,

US)

119/625 119/611,

119/618



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hair from

the pet.

The

grooming

tool

comprises

a handle

portion and

a pet

engageable

portion

secured to

the handle

portion.

The pet

engageable

portion

includes a

blade

portion and

a plurality

of teeth.

The blade

portion

includes a

blade edge.

The teeth

extend

from the

blade edge.

The blade


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number

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date


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Class

edge is

adapted to

engage the

loose hair

of the pet

and pull it

from the

pet without

cutting or

pulling the

non-loose

hair from

the pet.

7 7,887,120 90/012,309 25-May-12

James J.

Pingor,

Kegler

Brown Hill

& Ritter,

Cleveland,

OH

Ex Parte

Aerodynam

ic trailer

skirts

A resilient

skirt

assembly is

provided,

the

assembly

comprising

a skirt

panel

adapted to

connect to

a trailer to

direct at

least a

portion of

the amount

of air on

the side of

Transtex

Composite

Inc.

(Montreal,

Quebec,

CA)

Boivin,

Mathieu

(Montreal,

CA);

Desjardins,

Philippe

(Montreal,

CA);

Desjardins,

Mathieu

(Montreal,

CA)

296/180.4 180/903



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number

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date


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Class

the trailer;

and a skirt

support

adapted to

connect the

skirt to a

trailer, the

skirt

support

having a

resilient

strut

providing

lateral

support to

the skirt

panel, the

resilient

strut

allowing

substantial

lateral

pivotal

movement

of the skirt

panel

between a

skirt panel

unloaded

position

and a skirt


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number

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date


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Other

Class

panel

loaded

position. A

method of

assembling

a skirt

assembly

and a skirt

kit are also

provided.

8 7,737,809 95/001,992 16-May-12

Third Party

Requester:

(Att'y Is:

Krystyna

Colantoni,

Mei &

Mark,

LLP.,

Washingto

n, DC),

Real Party

in Interest:

Zhejiang

Trimone

Electric

Science &

Technology

, Co., LTD.

and Fujian

Hongan

Elec., Co.

Inter

Partes

Circuit

interrupting

device and

system

utilizing

bridge

contact

mechanism

and reset

lockout

A GFCI

device

which has

reverse

wiring

protection

is provided

where no

power is

present at

the face

terminals

even when

the device

is reverse

wired. The

device has

a pair of

movable

bridges

connected

Leviton

Manufacturi

ng Co., Inc.

(Little

Neck, NY,

US)

Germain,

Frantz

(Rosedale,

NY, US);

Richter,

James

(Bayside,

NY, US);

Herzfeld,

David

(Huntington

, NY, US);

Calixto,

Armando

(Floral Park,

NY, US);

Chan, David

(Bellerose,

NY, US);

Stewart,

Stephen

335/18 361/42



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to its

terminals.

The

terminal

bridge pair

makes

contact

with the

load and

face

terminals

providing

power to

these

terminals

when the

device is

reset. The

device also

has a reset

lockout

feature that

prevents it

from being

reset after

having

been

tripped if

the circuit

interrupting

portion of

(Berrien

Springs, MI,

US)


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number

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date


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Class

the device

is non-

operational

.

9 8,066,875 95/001,985 10-May-12

Third Party

Requester:

Biotage

AB; (Att'y

Is:

George C.

Beck,

Foley &

Lardner,

LLP.,

Washingto

n, DC),

Real Party

in

Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Flash

chromatogr

aphy

cartridge

A low

pressure

liquid

chromatogr

aphic

cartridge is

provided

having a

tubular

polymer

container

adapted to

receive a

chromatogr

aphic

packing

material.

The

container

has an

outlet port

located at a

downstrea

m end of

the

container

and

Scientific

Plastic

Products,

Inc.

(Oceanside,

CA, US)

Ellis,

Samuel A.

(San Diego,

CA, US);

Harlan,

Jeffrey L.

(Corona,

CA, US)

210/198.2 210/656



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Class

container

threads

formed on

an

upstream

end of the

container.

A polymer

cap having

cap threads

located on

the cap

threadingly

engage the

container

threads. An

inlet port is

located on

an

upstream

end of the

cap. A

flange

depends

from the

cap and

mates with

the lip of

the

container

to form a


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date


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Class

fluid tight

seal

between

the

polymer

cap and

container

suitable for

use in low

pressure

liquid

chromatogr

aphy. A

locking tab

on a skirt

of the cap

engages a

recess on

the

container

when the

seal

engages the

cap and

container

to lock the

cap in

position

relative to

the

container.


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number

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date


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Other

Class

Alternative

ly,

continuous

screw

threads on

the cap and

container

may hold

the parts

together.

10 8,087,201 95/001,993 16-May-12

Third Party

Requester:

Lindsay

Corporatio

n; (Att'y Is:

Scott R.

Brown,

Hovey

Williams,

LLP.,

Overland

Park, KS),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Method for

irrigating

and

fertilizing

rice

A method

for

irrigating

and

fertilizing

rice using a

sprinkler

irrigation

system.

The

method

includes

the steps of

providing a

sprinkler

irrigation

system,

determinin

g an

amount of

water to be

Valmont

Industries,

Inc.

(Omaha,

NE, US)

Larue,

Jacob L.

(Omaha,

NE, US);

Concenco,

Germani

(Uberaba,

BR)

47/58.1FV



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applied to

the rice,

determinin

g an

amount of

fertilizer to

be applied

to the rice,

and

applying

the water

and

fertilizer to

the rice

through the

sprinkler

irrigation

system.

Depending

upon

rainfall, the

irrigation

water may

be applied

to the rice

an average

of about

one to two

times per

week

between its


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Class

planting

and

emergence,

about two

to three

times per

week

between its

emergence

and its

panicle

initiation

stage,

about three

to five

times per

week

between its

panicle

initiation

stage and

its initial

ripening

stage, and

about three

to four

times per

week

between

the rice's

initial


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Class

ripening

stage and

its harvest.

11 8,101,808 95/000,666 07-May-12

Third Party

Requester:

Butamax

(TM)

Advanced

Biofuels

LLC.;

(Att'y Is:

Peter A.

Jackman,

Sterne

Kessler

Goldstein

&

Fox,

PLLC.,

Washingto

n, DC),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Recovery

of higher

alcohols

from dilute

aqueous

solutions

This

invention is

directed to

methods

for

recovery of

C3-C6

alcohols

from dilute

aqueous

solutions,

such as

fermentatio

n broths.

Such

methods

provide

improved

volumetric

productivit

y for the

fermentatio

n and

allows

recovery of

the alcohol.

Such

methods

GEVO, Inc.

(Englewood

, CO, US)

Evanko,

William A.

(Golden,

CO, US);

Eyal,

Aharon M.

(Jerusalem,

IL);

Glassner,

David A.

(Littleton,

CO, US);

Miao, Fudu

(Chester

Springs, PA,

US);

Aristidou,

Aristos A.

(Highlands

Ranch, CO,

US); Evans,

Kent

(Littleton,

CO, US);

Gruber,

Patrick R.

(Longmont,

CO, US);

568/916



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also allow

for reduced

energy use

in the

production

and drying

of spent

fermentatio

n broth due

to

increased

effective

concentrati

on of the

alcohol

product by

the

simultaneo

us

fermentatio

n and

recovery

process

which

increases

the

quantity of

alcohol

produced

and

recovered

Hawkins,

Andrew C.

(Parker, CO,

US)


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Class

per

quantity of

fermentatio

n broth

dried.

Thus, the

invention

allows for

production

and

recovery of

C3-C6

alcohols at

low capital

and

reduced

operating

costs.

12 8,135,801 95/001,989 14-May-12

Third Party

Requester:

Facebook,

Inc.; (Att'y

Is: Heidi L.

Keefe,

Cooley,

LLP.,

Washingto

n, DC),

Real Party

in Interest:

Same As

Inter

Partes

Method,

apparatus

and system

for

manageme

nt of

information

content for

enhanced

accessibilit

y over

wireless

communica

Informatio

n content is

managed in

a network-

based

communica

tion system

by

providing a

first web

site

accessible

to a user of

Wireless Ink

Corporation

(East Islip,

NY, US)

Harper,

David

Walker

(Bay Shore,

NY, US);

Sabella,

Jason James

(Coram,

NY, US);

Munch,

William

Henry

(Tampa, FL,

709/217

370/400,

370/410,

370/413,

455/8,

455/9,

455/10,

709/200,

709/203,

709/204,

709/223,

709/224,

709/228,

709/229,



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Third Party

Requester

tion

networks

the system.

The first

web site is

configured

to permit

the user to

designate

at least one

data

source. A

second web

site is

generated

that is

accessible

independen

tly of the

first web

site via one

or more

mobile

devices

over a

wireless

network of

the

communica

tion

system,

with the

second web

US) 709/232,

709/248,

709/250


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site being

configured

to receive

data

automatical

ly from the

data source

designated

by the user

at the first

web site.

The first

and second

web sites

may

comprise

respective

content

manageme

nt and

mobile web

sites, or

other types

of web-

based

interfaces.

Other

aspects of

the

invention

relate to


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permitting

a first user

to

designate a

plurality of

other users

that will

share

access to

content

with the

first user

via the

second web

site, in

accordance

with

accessibilit

y rules

established

by the first

user via the

first web

site.

13 8,179,672 95/001,994 17-May-12

Third Party

Requester:

L&P

Property

Manageme

nt, Co.;

(Att'y Is:

Inter

Partes

Portable

device

docking

station

A molded

external

expanding

apparatus

or

“docking

station”

National

Products,

Inc. (Seattle,

WA, US)

Carnevali,

Jeffrey D.

(Seattle,

WA, US)

361/679.41



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Class

Martin L.

Stern,

Michael

Best &

Friedrich,

LLP.,

Chicago,

IL), Real

Party

in Interest:

Same As

Third Party

Requester

operable

with a

portable

computer

device of a

type having

a display

unit having

a display

screen on

an inner

surface

thereof and

a hard shell

backing

surface

opposite

thereof and

pivotally

mounted

on a

substantiall

y rigid

casing

having a

pair of

locating

holes

adjacent to

opposite

corners of a


S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other

Class

substantiall

y planar

bottom

surface

thereof,

and an

input/outpu

t (I/O)

connector

positioned

on a back

plane

thereof

with a pair

of

positioning

apertures

provided

on opposite

sides

thereof.

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