Patent Application
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App. No. 16/437,673
· Confirmation No. 3716
Tethered Bridge Closure
Applicant:
Closure Systems International Inc.
Abandoned -- After Examiner's Answer or Board of Appeals Decision
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| 2026-07-02 | ABN |
Abandonment | 2 | View | |
| 2026-05-04 | OATH |
Oath or Declaration filed | 19 | View | |
| 2026-04-21 | APDA |
Patent Board Decision - Examiner Affirmed | 13 | View | |
| 2025-10-09 | AP_DK_M |
Appeal Docketing Notice | 2 | View | |
| 2025-10-06 | APRB |
Reply Brief Filed | 8 | View | |
| 2025-10-06 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2025-10-06 | N417.PYMT |
Electronic Fee Payment | 2 | View | |
| 2025-08-13 | APEA |
Examiner's Answer to Appeal Brief | 21 | View | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP.B |
Appeal Brief Filed | 54 | View | |
| 2025-07-11 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2025-05-22 | N/AP |
Notice of Appeal Filed | 2 | View | |
| 2025-05-22 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2025-05-22 | N417.PYMT |
Electronic Fee Payment | 2 | View | |
| 2025-05-22 | CTAV |
Advisory Action (PTOL-303) | 7 | View | |
| 2025-05-22 | ANE.I |
Amendment After Final or under 37CFR 1.312, initialed by the examiner. | 1 | View | |
| 2025-04-16 | DRW.SUPP |
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| 2025-04-16 | A.NE |
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Electronic Fee Payment | 2 | View | |
| 2025-04-16 | A.NE |
Response After Final Action | 1 | View | |
| 2025-04-16 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2025-04-16 | CLM |
Claims | 7 | View | |
| 2025-04-16 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 3 | View | |
| 2025-04-16 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 14 | View | |
| 2025-04-16 | AF/D.132 |
Affidavit-traversing rejections or objections rule 132 | 3 | View | |
| 2025-04-16 | AF/D.132 |
Affidavit-traversing rejections or objections rule 132 | 9 | View | |
| 2025-04-16 | REF.OTHER |
Other reference-Patent/Application/Search Documents | 11 | View | |
| 2025-04-16 | SCORE |
Placeholder sheet indicating presence of supplemental content in Supplemental Complex Repository for Examiners(SCORE) | 1 | View | |
| 2025-04-16 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2025-04-07 | EXIN |
Examiner Interview Summary Record (PTOL - 413) | 2 | View | |
| 2024-12-19 | CTFR |
Final Rejection | 33 | View | |
| 2024-12-19 | 892 |
List of references cited by examiner | 1 | View | |
| 2024-11-26 | DRW.SUPP |
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Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
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Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection | — | View | |
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Electronic Fee Payment | 2 | View | |
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Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection | 1 | View | |
| 2024-11-26 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2024-11-26 | CLM |
Claims | 7 | View | |
| 2024-11-26 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 3 | View | |
| 2024-11-26 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 10 | View | |
| 2024-11-26 | AF/D.132 |
Affidavit-traversing rejections or objections rule 132 | 9 | View | |
| 2024-11-26 | DRW.SUPP |
Drawings-black and white line and/or other drawings | — | View | |
| 2024-11-26 | SCORE |
Placeholder sheet indicating presence of supplemental content in Supplemental Complex Repository for Examiners(SCORE) | 1 | View | |
| 2024-11-26 | SCORE |
Placeholder sheet indicating presence of supplemental content in Supplemental Complex Repository for Examiners(SCORE) | 1 | View | |
| 2024-11-26 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2024-07-29 | CTNF |
Non-Final Rejection | 24 | View | |
| 2024-07-29 | 892 |
List of references cited by examiner | 1 | View | |
| 2024-07-29 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 3 | View | |
| 2024-07-29 | SRNT |
Examiner's search strategy and results | 14 | View | |
| 2024-06-27 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2024-06-27 | AP.B |
Appeal Brief Filed | 54 | View | |
| 2024-05-02 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2024-05-02 | N/AP |
Notice of Appeal Filed | 2 | View | |
| 2024-05-02 | N417.PYMT |
Electronic Fee Payment | 2 | View | |
| 2024-02-02 | CTFR |
Final Rejection | 41 | View | |
| 2024-02-02 | FWCLM |
Index of Claims | 1 | View | |
| 2024-02-02 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 3 | View | |
| 2024-02-02 | SRNT |
Examiner's search strategy and results | 149 | View | |
| 2024-02-02 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 29 | View | |
| 2024-02-02 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 103 | View | |
| 2023-11-06 | A... |
Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection | — | View | |
| 2023-11-06 | N417.PYMT |
Electronic Fee Payment | 2 | View | |
| 2023-11-06 | A... |
Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection | 1 | View | |
| 2023-11-06 | CLM |
Claims | 7 | View | |
| 2023-11-06 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 3 | View | |
| 2023-11-06 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 15 | View | |
| 2023-11-06 | AF/D.132 |
Affidavit-traversing rejections or objections rule 132 | 12 | View | |
| 2023-11-06 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2023-10-10 | EXIN |
Examiner Interview Summary Record (PTOL - 413) | 3 | View | |
| 2023-10-10 | OA.APPENDIX |
Office Action Appendix | 2 | View | |
| 2023-06-05 | CTNF |
Non-Final Rejection | 36 | View | |
| 2023-06-05 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 2 | View | |
| 2023-06-05 | FWCLM |
Index of Claims | 1 | View | |
| 2023-06-05 | SRNT |
Examiner's search strategy and results | 132 | View | |
| 2023-04-05 | RCEX |
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) | 3 | View | |
| 2023-04-05 | N417.PYMT |
Electronic Fee Payment | 2 | View | |
| 2023-04-05 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2023-04-05 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2023-01-06 | A.NE |
Response After Final Action | 1 | View | |
| 2023-01-06 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2023-01-06 | SPEC |
Specification | 1 | View | |
| 2023-01-06 | CLM |
Claims | 7 | View | |
| 2023-01-06 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 14 | View | |
| 2023-01-06 | DRW |
Drawings-only black and white line drawings | 4 | View | |
| 2023-01-06 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2023-01-06 | DRW |
Drawings-only black and white line drawings | 4 | View | |
| 2023-01-06 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2023-01-06 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2023-01-06 | AMSB |
Amendment Submitted/Entered with Filing of Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)/Request for Continued Examination(RCE) | 1 | View | |
| 2022-10-06 | CTFR |
Final Rejection | 45 | View | |
| 2022-10-06 | 892 |
List of references cited by examiner | 1 | View | |
| 2022-10-06 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 2 | View | |
| 2022-10-06 | FWCLM |
Index of Claims | 1 | View | |
| 2022-10-06 | SRNT |
Examiner's search strategy and results | 115 | View | |
| 2022-08-03 | A... |
Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection | 1 | View | |
| 2022-08-03 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2022-08-03 | SPEC |
Specification | 1 | View | |
| 2022-08-03 | CLM |
Claims | 9 | View | |
| 2022-08-03 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 27 | View | |
| 2022-08-03 | DRW |
Drawings-only black and white line drawings | 5 | View | |
| 2022-08-03 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 2 | View | |
| 2022-08-03 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 3 | View | |
| 2022-08-03 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2022-03-10 | CTNF |
Non-Final Rejection | 44 | View | |
| 2022-03-10 | 892 |
List of references cited by examiner | 3 | View | |
| 2022-03-10 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 2 | View | |
| 2022-03-10 | FWCLM |
Index of Claims | 1 | View | |
| 2022-03-10 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 27 | View | |
| 2022-03-10 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 34 | View | |
| 2022-03-10 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 18 | View | |
| 2022-03-10 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 27 | View | |
| 2022-03-10 | SRNT |
Examiner's search strategy and results | 58 | View | |
| 2022-03-10 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 6 | View | |
| 2022-03-10 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 25 | View | |
| 2022-03-10 | BIB |
Bibliographic Data Sheet | 1 | View | |
| 2021-12-21 | RCEX |
Request for Continued Examination (RCE) | 3 | View | |
| 2021-12-21 | AMSB |
Amendment Submitted/Entered with Filing of Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)/Request for Continued Examination(RCE) | 1 | View | |
| 2021-12-21 | CLM |
Claims | 9 | View | |
| 2021-12-21 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 20 | View | |
| 2021-12-21 | TRAN.LET |
Transmittal Letter | 2 | View | |
| 2021-12-21 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 2 | View | |
| 2021-12-21 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 3 | View | |
| 2021-12-21 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2021-12-16 | CTAV |
Advisory Action (PTOL-303) | 4 | View | |
| 2021-12-16 | ANE.I |
Amendment After Final or under 37CFR 1.312, initialed by the examiner. | 1 | View | |
| 2021-11-05 | A.NE |
Response After Final Action | 1 | View | |
| 2021-11-05 | CLM |
Claims | 9 | View | |
| 2021-11-05 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 2 | View | |
| 2021-11-05 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 3 | View | |
| 2021-11-05 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 10 | View | |
| 2021-11-05 | AF/D.132 |
Affidavit-traversing rejections or objections rule 132 | 9 | View | |
| 2021-11-05 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2021-11-05 | AMSB |
Amendment Submitted/Entered with Filing of Continued Prosecution Application (CPA)/Request for Continued Examination(RCE) | 1 | View | |
| 2021-07-08 | CTFR |
Final Rejection | 38 | View | |
| 2021-07-08 | 892 |
List of references cited by examiner | 3 | View | |
| 2021-07-08 | FWCLM |
Index of Claims | 1 | View | |
| 2021-07-08 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 2 | View | |
| 2021-07-08 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 19 | View | |
| 2021-07-08 | SRNT |
Examiner's search strategy and results | 29 | View | |
| 2021-07-08 | BIB |
Bibliographic Data Sheet | 1 | View | |
| 2021-07-08 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 6 | View | |
| 2021-07-08 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 35 | View | |
| 2021-04-30 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2021-04-30 | A... |
Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection | 1 | View | |
| 2021-04-30 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2021-04-30 | SPEC |
Specification | 1 | View | |
| 2021-04-30 | CLM |
Claims | 9 | View | |
| 2021-04-30 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 8 | View | |
| 2021-04-30 | DRW |
Drawings-only black and white line drawings | 4 | View | |
| 2021-04-30 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 2 | View | |
| 2021-04-30 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 3 | View | |
| 2021-04-26 | EXIN |
Examiner Interview Summary Record (PTOL - 413) | 3 | View | |
| 2021-02-03 | CTNF |
Non-Final Rejection | 35 | View | |
| 2021-02-03 | 892 |
List of references cited by examiner | 2 | View | |
| 2021-02-03 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 2 | View | |
| 2021-02-03 | FWCLM |
Index of Claims | 1 | View | |
| 2021-02-03 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 1 | View | |
| 2021-02-03 | SRNT |
Examiner's search strategy and results | 14 | View | |
| 2021-02-03 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 19 | View | |
| 2021-02-03 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 2 | View | |
| 2021-02-03 | BIB |
Bibliographic Data Sheet | 1 | View | |
| 2021-02-03 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 1 | View | |
| 2021-02-03 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 1 | View | |
| 2020-12-16 | ELC. |
Response to Election / Restriction Filed | 1 | View | |
| 2020-12-16 | CLM |
Claims | 7 | View | |
| 2020-12-16 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2020-12-16 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2020-12-04 | CTRS |
Requirement for Restriction/Election | 6 | View | |
| 2020-12-04 | FWCLM |
Index of Claims | 1 | View | |
| 2020-11-03 | A.PE |
Preliminary Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2020-11-03 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 2 | View | |
| 2020-11-03 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 3 | View | |
| 2020-11-03 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2020-11-03 | CLM |
Claims | 7 | View | |
| 2020-11-03 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2020-01-14 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 1 | View | |
| 2020-01-14 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 7 | View | |
| 2020-01-14 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 33 | View | |
| 2020-01-14 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2020-01-14 | TRAN.LET |
Transmittal Letter | 2 | View | |
| 2020-01-07 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 1 | View | |
| 2020-01-07 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2020-01-07 | TRAN.LET |
Transmittal Letter | 2 | View | |
| 2019-12-12 | NTC.PUB |
Notice of Publication | 1 | View | |
| 2019-10-07 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 1 | View | |
| 2019-10-07 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2019-10-07 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 2 | View | |
| 2019-10-01 | REQ.MIS.PART |
Certification and Request for Missing Parts | 1 | View | |
| 2019-10-01 | OATH |
Oath or Declaration filed | 1 | View | |
| 2019-10-01 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2019-10-01 | OATH |
Oath or Declaration filed | 2 | View | |
| 2019-06-19 | M327 |
Miscellaneous Communication to Applicant - No Action Count | 1 | View | |
| 2019-06-19 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2019-06-19 | APP.FILE.REC |
Filing Receipt | 3 | View | |
| 2019-06-11 | A.PE |
Preliminary Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2019-06-11 | SPEC |
Specification | 1 | View | |
| 2019-06-11 | CLM |
Claims | 6 | View | |
| 2019-06-11 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2019-06-11 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 2 | View | |
| 2019-06-11 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 3 | View | |
| 2019-06-11 | ADS |
Application Data Sheet | 8 | View | |
| 2019-06-11 | SPEC |
Specification | 12 | View | |
| 2019-06-11 | CLM |
Claims | 6 | View | |
| 2019-06-11 | ABST |
Abstract | 1 | View | |
| 2019-06-11 | DRW |
Drawings-only black and white line drawings | 4 | View |
Inventors
John Edie
Linden, IN
Leland T. Lutton
Crawfordsville, IN
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
215/44
B65D41/3428
B65D2401/30
B29C59/02
B65D1/0246
B65D41/325
B65D55/16
B65D81/267
Prosecution
- Examiner
- STEVENS, ALLAN D
- Art Unit
- 3736
- Customer No.
- 56356
- Docket No.
- 077025-003920USPT
- Confirmation No.
- 3716
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20190375555A1
- Pub. Date
- 2019-12-12
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded 2026-05-04
NOTICE AND CONFIRMATION OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS
Recorded 2019-12-20
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2019-09-03
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Quick Facts
- App. No.
- 16/437,673
- Filed
- 2019-06-11
- Pub. No.
- US20190375555A1
- Examiner
- STEVENS, ALLAN D
- Art Unit
- 3736
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