Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,808,882
· Confirmation No. 7674
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Petition Decision | 1 | View | |
| 2013-01-24 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 2 | View | |
| 2012-10-26 | PET.OP |
Petition for review by the Office of Petitions | 2 | View | |
| 2012-10-26 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2004-05-20 | IFEE |
Issue Fee Payment (PTO-85B) | 2 | View | |
| 2004-03-03 | NOA |
Notice of Allowance and Fees Due (PTOL-85) | 3 | View | |
| 2004-03-03 | NOA |
Notice of Allowance and Fees Due (PTOL-85) | 3 | View | |
| 2004-03-03 | IIFW |
Issue Information including classification, examiner, name, claim, renumbering, etc. | 1 | View | |
| 2004-03-03 | FWCLM |
Index of Claims | 1 | View | |
| 2004-03-03 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 1 | View | |
| 2004-02-23 | SRNT |
Examiner's search strategy and results | 1 | View | |
| 2004-02-02 | A.NE |
Response After Final Action | 1 | View | |
| 2004-02-02 | CLM |
Claims | 7 | View | |
| 2004-02-02 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 3 | View | |
| 2004-02-02 | LET. |
Miscellaneous Incoming Letter | 3 | View | |
| 2004-02-02 | XT/ |
Extension of Time | 1 | View | |
| 2004-02-02 | DIST |
Terminal Disclaimer Filed | 2 | View | |
| 2004-02-02 | OATH |
Oath or Declaration filed | 6 | View | |
| 2003-09-29 | CTFR |
Final Rejection | 13 | View | |
| 2003-09-22 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 2 | View | |
| 2003-06-24 | A... |
Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection | 1 | View | |
| 2003-06-24 | SPEC |
Specification | 1 | View | |
| 2003-06-24 | CLM |
Claims | 7 | View | |
| 2003-06-24 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 6 | View | |
| 2003-06-24 | LET. |
Miscellaneous Incoming Letter | 1 | View | |
| 2003-06-24 | XT/ |
Extension of Time | 1 | View | |
| 2003-02-05 | CTNF |
Non-Final Rejection | 15 | View | |
| 2003-02-05 | 892 |
List of references cited by examiner | 1 | View | |
| 2003-02-05 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 2 | View | |
| 2003-01-30 | SRNT |
Examiner's search strategy and results | 2 | View | |
| 2002-11-26 | ELC. |
Response to Election / Restriction Filed | 3 | View | |
| 2002-11-26 | XT/ |
Extension of Time | 1 | View | |
| 2002-09-26 | CTRS |
Requirement for Restriction/Election | 4 | View | |
| 2002-06-12 | TRNA |
Transmittal of New Application | 1 | View | |
| 2002-06-12 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 1 | View | |
| 2002-04-22 | C.AD |
Change of Address | 1 | View | |
| 2002-01-09 | CRFL |
Sequence Listing in Computer Readable Format on physical media is Filed | 13 | View | |
| 2001-12-14 | A.PE |
Preliminary Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2001-12-14 | SPEC |
Specification | 4 | View | |
| 2001-12-14 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 5 | View | |
| 2001-12-14 | LET. |
Miscellaneous Incoming Letter | 5 | View | |
| 2001-12-14 | XT/ |
Extension of Time | 1 | View | |
| 2001-12-14 | OATH |
Oath or Declaration filed | 3 | View | |
| 2001-12-14 | CRFL |
Sequence Listing in Computer Readable Format on physical media is Filed | 1 | View | |
| 2001-12-14 | SEQLIST |
Sequence Listing | 15 | View | |
| 2001-12-14 | DRW |
Drawings-only black and white line drawings | 19 | View | |
| 2001-12-14 | TRNA |
Transmittal of New Application | 5 | View | |
| 2001-12-14 | A.PE |
Preliminary Amendment | 10 | View | |
| 2001-12-14 | DRW |
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| 2001-12-14 | OATH |
Oath or Declaration filed | 3 | View | |
| 2001-08-31 | CTMS |
Miscellaneous Action with shortened statutory period (SSP) | 2 | View | |
| 2001-06-29 | IIFW |
Issue Information including classification, examiner, name, claim, renumbering, etc. | 1 | View | |
| 2001-06-29 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 1 | View | |
| 2001-06-29 | FWCLM |
Index of Claims | 1 | View | |
| 2001-06-29 | TRNA |
Transmittal of New Application | 3 | View | |
| 2001-06-29 | DRW |
Drawings-only black and white line drawings | 19 | View | |
| 2001-06-29 | SPEC |
Specification | 93 | View | |
| 2001-06-29 | CLM |
Claims | 7 | View | |
| 2001-06-29 | ABST |
Abstract | 1 | View | |
| 2001-06-29 | OATH |
Oath or Declaration filed | 3 | View | |
| 2001-06-29 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2001-06-29 | WCLM |
Claims Worksheet (PTO-2022) | 1 | View | |
| 2001-06-29 | TRNA |
Transmittal of New Application | 3 | View | |
| 2001-06-29 | SPEC |
Specification | 93 | View | |
| 2001-06-29 | CLM |
Claims | 7 | View | |
| 2001-06-29 | ABST |
Abstract | 1 | View | |
| 2001-06-29 | DRW |
Drawings-only black and white line drawings | 19 | View | |
| 2001-06-29 | OATH |
Oath or Declaration filed | 3 | View | |
| 2001-06-29 | LET. |
Miscellaneous Incoming Letter | 1 | View | |
| 1999-01-07 | FRPR |
Certified Copy of Foreign Priority Application | 76 | View |
Inventors
Andrew Griffiths
Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM
Dan Tawfik
Jerusalem, ISRAEL
Armin Sepp
Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
435/6
Prosecution
- Examiner
- SPIEGLER, ALEXANDER H
- Art Unit
- 1637
- Customer No.
- 29933
- Docket No.
- 18396/2022
- Confirmation No.
- 7674
Foreign Priority
GB9900298.2
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1999-01-07
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UNITED KINGDOM
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20020119459A1
- Pub. Date
- 2002-08-29
Patent Term Adjustment
-131days
Parent
PCT
is a Continuation in-part of
→
PCT/GB2000/000030
Filed 2000-01-06
· Patented Case
Child
is a Division of
→
App. 12/317,123
Filed 2008-12-19
· Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action
Child
is a Division of
→
App. 10/956,242
Filed 2004-10-01
· Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action
Child
is a Division of
→
App. 14/086,787
Filed 2013-11-21
· Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action
Child
is a Division of
→
App. 11/820,165
· US 7,897,341
Filed 2007-06-18
· Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362
Child
is a Division of
→
App. 10/866,237
Filed 2004-06-11
· Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action
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Recorded 2018-07-02
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2004-02-02
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Quick Facts
- Patent No.
- US 6,808,882
- App. No.
- 09/896,915
- Filed
- 2001-06-29
- Granted
- 2004-10-26
- Pub. No.
- US20020119459A1
- Examiner
- SPIEGLER, ALEXANDER H
- Art Unit
- 1637
- PTA
- -131 days
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