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App. No. 11/665,666 · Confirmation No. 9956

Apparatus and Methods for Performing Brain Surgery

Inventors: Amin Kassam, Lawrence D. Lunsford

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2010-08-31	`ABN`	Abandonment	2	View
2010-01-27	`CTFR`	Final Rejection	14	View
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Inventors

Amin Kassam Pittsburgh, PA

Lawrence D. Lunsford Pittsburgh, PA

Attorneys & Agents of Record

JOHN NEMAZI Reg. 30876 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN PC

ABDULAI RASHID Reg. 82359 Agent · BROOKSKUSHMAN

FANQI MENG Reg. L0647 Agent · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

STEPHANIE MANSFIELD Reg. 43773 Agent · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

BRYAN HART Reg. 65804 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN PC

JAMES KALLIS Reg. 41102 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN, PC

FRANK ANGILERI Reg. 36733 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

JAMES BERTINO Reg. 72354 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN, P.C.

DUSTIN ZAK Reg. 78070 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

KYLE KONZ Reg. 68910 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN PC

THOMAS RUNK Reg. 30679 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

TIFFANY FIDLER Reg. 65366 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

ANDREW TURNER Reg. 63121 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

THOMAS CUNNINGHAM Reg. 48722 Agent · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

ISHEETA LAXMANAN Reg. 73312 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN PC

JOHN CHAU Reg. 63965 Attorney · HONIGMAN MILLER SCHWARTZ & COHN LLP

MATTHEW MIETZEL Reg. 46929 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

MICHAEL TURNER Reg. 52306 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

MATTHEW JAKUBOWSKI Reg. 44801 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN, PC

CHARLES BIENEMAN Reg. 51472 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

FRANCESCA CUSUMANO-GIBSON Reg. 81149 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

JOHN RONDINI Reg. 64949 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN, P.C.

ABHA FADIPE Reg. 66835 Attorney · BURRIS LAW, PLLC

BENJAMIN STASA Reg. 55644 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

MARK STUENKEL Reg. 44364 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

MARC LORELLI Reg. 43759 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

KEVIN HEINL Reg. 29805 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

CHRISTOPHER SMITH Reg. 59669 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

BERNARD TOMSA Reg. 60121 Agent · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

ALENA MARCONI Reg. 73680 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P. C.

MICHAEL BRODBINE Reg. 38392 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

REID BALDWIN Reg. 61791 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

GARRETT FRIDLINE Reg. 79747 Agent · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C

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DAVID BIR Reg. 38383 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN PC

CHRISTOPHER FRANCIS Reg. 59511 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN PC

BRETT SMITH Reg. 60168 Attorney · FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY LLP

JOHN HALAN Reg. 35534 Attorney · BROOKS AND KUSHMAN P.C.

VIKRAM MANDELIA Reg. 84323 Agent · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

JAMES PROSCIA Reg. 47010 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

ISAAC SLUTSKY Reg. 64620 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN PC

WILLIAM CONGER Reg. 31209 Attorney · BROOKS AND KUSHMAN PC

WILLIAM ABBATT Reg. 31936 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

JOHN LEROY Reg. 48158 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

SANGEETA SHAH Reg. 38614 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C., LAW FIRM

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ERIN BOWLES Reg. 64705 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN, P.C.

DAVID SYROWIK Reg. 27956 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

RACHEL SMITH Reg. 66437 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN PC

ERIC KOHLI Reg. 43726 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

JEFF LIMON Reg. 45418 Agent

MARTIN SULTANA Reg. 57739 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

BRYCE WHITWORTH Reg. 77154 Attorney · GARDNER LIAN DURKHAUT & ONDERSON LLP

MUHAMMAD SIWANI Reg. 81324 Attorney · BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.

FRANK MACKENZIE Reg. 81710 Agent · BEJIN BIENEMAN PLC

Classification

USPC 606/108

A61B17/00234 A61B34/20 A61B2034/2055 A61B90/11 A61B2090/306 A61B90/361 A61B2090/3614 A61B1/042 A61B1/3132 A61B17/0293 A61B17/3417 A61B17/3421 A61B2017/00907 A61B2017/320044 A61B2017/3445

Prosecution

Examiner: WEISBERG, AMY REGINA
Art Unit: 3734
Customer No.: 22045
Docket No.: NICO0111PUSA
Confirmation No.: 9956

Publication

Pub. No.: US20080109026A1
Pub. Date: 2008-05-08

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NICO CORPORATION

from SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES ASSESSMENT GROUP, LLC

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2024-09-18

068628/0939 →

KASSAM, AMIN, DR.

from STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGIES ASSESSMENT GROUP, LLC

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2011-04-22

026167/0841 →

NICO CORPORATION

from KASSAM, AMIN

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2011-04-22

026168/0007 →

SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES ASSESSMENT GROUP, LLC

from KASSAM, AMIN, LUNSFORD, LAWRENCE D

CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 020538 FRAME 0281. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT FROM AMIN KASSAM AND LAWRENCE D. LUNSFORD TO SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES ASSESSMENT GROUP, LLC.. Recorded 2009-10-14

023368/0691 →

STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGIES ASSESSMENT GROUP

from LUNSFORD, LAWRENCE D., KASSAM, AMIN

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2008-02-19

020538/0281 →

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Quick Facts

App. No.: 11/665,666
Filed: 2007-04-18
Pub. No.: US20080109026A1
Examiner: WEISBERG, AMY REGINA
Art Unit: 3734

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