BLENDING JAR APPARATUS HAVING A GENERALLY RECTANGULAR SHAPE

Inventors: 7281842, K-TEC, INC.(OWNER), VITA-MIX COROPARATION(3RD.PTY.REQ.), VITA-MIX CORPORATION(REAL PTY.IN INTEREST), MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC

Reexamination Certificate issued

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2013-05-30	`RXCERT`	Reexamination Certificate Issued	2	View
2013-05-10	`RXNIRC`	Notice of Intent to Issue a Reexam Certificate	2	View
2013-05-10	`RXNIRC`	Notice of Intent to Issue a Reexam Certificate	1	View
2013-05-10	`IIFW`	Issue Information including classification, examiner, name, claim, renumbering, etc.	3	View
2013-05-10	`RXNIRC`	Notice of Intent to Issue a Reexam Certificate	1	View
2013-05-10	`BIB`	Bibliographic Data Sheet	1	View
2013-05-10	`RXFILJKT`	Paper Reexam File Jacket is scanned	1	View
2013-05-10	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2013-05-10	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	1	View
2013-04-30	`RXLITSR`	Reexam Litigation Search Conducted	45	View
2012-09-05	`CAFC.DEC.AFF`	Decision by Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit – Affirmed	6	View
2012-03-12	`CAFC.RPLY.BR`	Appellant’s Reply Brief to Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit	29	View
2012-03-12	`CAFC.RPLY.BR`	Appellant’s Reply Brief to Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit	29	View
2012-02-22	`CAFC.SOL.BR`	USPTO's Response to Appellant’s Brief (Solicitor's Brief)	49	View
2012-02-22	`CAFC.SOL.BR`	USPTO's Response to Appellant’s Brief (Solicitor's Brief)	49	View
2011-12-31	`CAFC.AP.BR`	Appellant’s Brief to Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC)	89	View
2011-12-11	`CAFC.AP.BR`	Appellant’s Brief to Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC)	89	View
2011-08-29	`CAFC.AP.BR`	Appellant’s Brief to Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC)	3	View
2011-07-28	`RXBDAF`	Patent Board Decision - Affirmance	15	View
2011-06-29	`XI.RSBO`	Respondent Brief - Owner	31	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	6	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	33	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	40	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	14	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	9	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	16	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	2	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	2	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	2	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	4	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	2	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	2	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	2	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	3	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	2	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	2	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	2	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	2	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	6	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	6	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	9	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	2	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	5	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	12	View
2011-06-29	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	10	View
2011-06-29	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	2	View
2011-06-29	`RXTRLTR`	Transmittal letter filing of a response in a reexam	1	View
2011-06-29	`ARTIFACT`	Artifact sheet indicating an item has been filed which cannot be scanned	1	View
2011-06-29	`ARTIFACT`	Artifact sheet indicating an item has been filed which cannot be scanned	1	View
2011-06-24	`RXPTDI`	Reexam Petition Decision - Dismissed	5	View
2011-06-17	`CTMS`	Miscellaneous Action with shortened statutory period (SSP)	45	View
2011-06-16	`PET.41.3`	Petition under Rule 41.3 to Chief Administrative Patent Judge	3	View
2011-06-16	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2011-06-16	`RXPTDE`	Reexam Petition Decision - Denied	7	View
2011-06-15	`PET.41.3`	Petition under Rule 41.3 to Chief Administrative Patent Judge	2	View
2011-06-15	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2011-06-15	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2011-06-07	`PET.OP`	Petition for review by the Office of Petitions	3	View
2011-06-07	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2011-06-07	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2011-06-07	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2011-06-07	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	3	View
2011-06-07	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2011-06-07	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2011-06-07	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2011-06-07	`RXNOCP`	Notice of concurrent proceeding(s)	67	View
2011-06-07	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2011-05-31	`APCH`	Confirmation of Hearing by Appellant	2	View
2011-05-31	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2011-05-27	`APCH`	Confirmation of Hearing by Appellant	2	View
2011-05-27	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2011-04-20	`RXPTDI`	Reexam Petition Decision - Dismissed	7	View
2011-04-11	`XI.APOHO`	Oral Hearing Request-Owner	1	View
2011-04-11	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2011-04-11	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2011-04-11	`APCH`	Confirmation of Hearing by Appellant	2	View
2011-04-01	`RXPET.`	Receipt of Petition in a Reexam	3	View
2011-04-01	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2011-04-01	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2011-03-30	`APCH`	Confirmation of Hearing by Appellant	2	View
2011-03-30	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2011-03-21	`APNH`	Notification of Appeal Hearing	3	View
2011-02-25	`AP_DK_M`	Appeal Docketing Notice	2	View
2011-02-17	`RXPTGR`	Reexam Petition Decision - Granted	3	View
2011-02-10	`RXL/RD`	Letter Acknowledging That an Improper Paper in a Reexam Proceeding Has Been Returned/Destroyed	3	View
2011-01-06	`RXMISC`	Reexam - Miscellaneous Action	5	View
2010-11-12	`ARTIFACT`	Artifact sheet indicating an item has been filed which cannot be scanned	1	View
2010-11-10	`XI.APOHR`	Oral Hearing Request - Third Party Requester	4	View
2010-11-10	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2010-11-10	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2010-11-10	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2010-10-28	`TRNA`	Transmittal of New Application	1	View
2010-10-28	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	3	View
2010-10-28	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2010-10-13	`XI.RBBR`	Rebuttal Brief - Requester	15	View
2010-10-13	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2010-10-13	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2010-09-13	`APEA`	Examiner's Answer to Appeal Brief	5	View
2010-09-13	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	5	View
2010-07-02	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	3	View
2010-07-02	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2010-07-02	`TRNA`	Transmittal of New Application	3	View
2010-01-29	`XI.RSBO`	Respondent Brief - Owner	45	View
2010-01-29	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	2	View
2010-01-26	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	3	View
2010-01-26	`ARTIFACT`	Artifact sheet indicating an item has been filed which cannot be scanned	2	View
2010-01-26	`RXPET.`	Receipt of Petition in a Reexam	4	View
2009-12-30	`XI.AP.BR`	Appeal Brief - Third Party Requester	29	View
2009-12-30	`XI.AP.BR`	Appeal Brief - Third Party Requester	3	View
2009-12-30	`XI.AP.BR`	Appeal Brief - Third Party Requester	1	View
2009-12-30	`XI.AP.BR`	Appeal Brief - Third Party Requester	1	View
2009-12-30	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2009-12-30	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2009-12-22	`RXNDEFCT`	Notification of Defective Paper in a Reexam	6	View
2009-11-23	`XI.AP.BR`	Appeal Brief - Third Party Requester	29	View
2009-11-23	`XI.AP.BR`	Appeal Brief - Third Party Requester	3	View
2009-11-23	`XI.AP.BR`	Appeal Brief - Third Party Requester	1	View
2009-11-23	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2009-11-23	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2009-11-02	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	5	View
2009-09-21	`XI.N/APR`	Notice of Appeal - Requester	3	View
2009-09-21	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2009-09-21	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2009-09-21	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2009-09-03	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	3	View
2009-09-03	`FWCLM`	Index of Claims	1	View
2009-09-03	`XI.RAN.`	Right of Appeal Notice	41	View
2009-07-08	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	2	View
2009-07-08	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	3	View
2009-07-08	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2009-07-08	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2009-07-08	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2009-07-08	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2009-04-10	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2009-04-10	`FWCLM`	Index of Claims	1	View
2009-04-10	`XI.ACP`	Action Closing Prosecution (nonfinal)	20	View
2009-04-09	`RXLITSR`	Reexam Litigation Search Conducted	41	View
2008-09-26	`RXNOCP`	Notice of concurrent proceeding(s)	2	View
2008-09-26	`ARTIFACT`	Artifact sheet indicating an item has been filed which cannot be scanned	1	View
2008-09-26	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2008-05-28	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	1	View
2008-05-28	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2008-05-28	`XI.RNFRC`	Third Party Requester Comments after Non-final Action	19	View
2008-05-28	`ARTIFACT`	Artifact sheet indicating an item has been filed which cannot be scanned	1	View
2008-05-21	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	2	View
2008-05-21	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	1	View
2008-05-21	`RXC/M.`	Reexam Certificate of Mailing	1	View
2008-05-21	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2008-04-28	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	5	View
2008-04-28	`ARTIFACT`	Artifact sheet indicating an item has been filed which cannot be scanned	1	View
2008-04-28	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	4	View
2008-04-28	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	24	View
2008-04-28	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	8	View
2008-04-28	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	107	View
2008-04-28	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	10	View
2008-04-28	`AF/D`	Affidavit-submitted prior to Mar 15, 2013	4	View
2008-04-28	`RXC/M.`	Reexam Certificate of Mailing	1	View
2008-04-28	`RXC/SR`	Reexam Certificate of Service	1	View
2008-04-28	`XI.A...`	Response after non-final action-owner timely	34	View
2008-03-28	`RXREXO`	Determination -- Reexam Ordered	16	View
2008-03-28	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2008-03-28	`RXFILJKT`	Paper Reexam File Jacket is scanned	1	View
2008-03-28	`RXR.NF`	Reexam - Non-Final Action	44	View
2008-03-28	`FWCLM`	Index of Claims	1	View
2008-02-21	`RXLITSR`	Reexam Litigation Search Conducted	37	View
2008-02-20	`RXNREQAU`	Notice of Assignment of Reexamination Request	1	View
2008-02-20	`RXNREQFD`	Notice of reexamination request filing date	1	View
2008-02-20	`RXFILJKT`	Paper Reexam File Jacket is scanned	5	View
2008-02-19	`W/AC`	Letter Withdrawing/Vacating Office Action	3	View
2008-02-19	`TRNA`	Transmittal of New Application	1	View
2008-02-19	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2008-02-04	`RXTTLRPT`	Title Report	1	View
2008-01-18	`TRNA`	Transmittal of New Application	2	View
2008-01-18	`RXOSUB.R`	Receipt of Original Ex Parte Request by Third Party	31	View
2008-01-18	`RXPATENT`	Copy of patent for which reexamination is requested	20	View
2008-01-18	`BIB`	Bibliographic Data Sheet	1	View

Inventors

7281842

K-TEC, INC.(OWNER) OREM, UT

VITA-MIX COROPARATION(3RD.PTY.REQ.) CLEVELAND, OH

VITA-MIX CORPORATION(REAL PTY.IN INTEREST) CLEVELAND, OH

MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC CLEVELAND, OH

Attorneys & Agents of Record

CHRISTOPHER SWICKHAMER Reg. 59853 Attorney · HOLLAND & HART LLP

MATTHEW MONTGOMERY Reg. 73933 Attorney · HOLLAND & HART LLP

LOREN HULSE Reg. 46784 Attorney · HOLLAND & HART LLP

SARAH BOLDT Reg. 82226 Agent · ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP

JOHN LOMENICK Reg. 73744 Attorney · HOLLAND & HART

HERBERT SCHULZE Reg. 30682 Attorney

ANTHONY FERRIS Reg. 77060 Attorney · ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP

J. KARREN Reg. 58665 Attorney · HOLLAND & HART LLP

BRIAN SULLIVAN Reg. 73392 Agent · HOLLAND & HART LLP

TIMOTHY DWYER Reg. 81232 Agent

SONJA AVENA Reg. 75198 Attorney · HOLLAND & HART LLP

THOMAS ANDERSON Reg. 56293 Attorney · HOLLAND & HART LLP

BENJAMIN DAILEY Reg. 77573 Attorney · HOLLAND & HART, LLP

IAN CLOUSE Reg. 72713 Attorney

MATTHEW HARVEY Reg. 65032 Attorney · HOLLAND & HART LLP

ROBERT RYAN Reg. 29343 Attorney · HOLLAND & HART LLP

RACHEL CARNAGGIO Reg. 63084 Attorney · HOLLAND & HART

PHILIP HARRIS Reg. 70011 Attorney · HOLLAND & HART, LLP

KENNETH WINTERTON Reg. 48040 Attorney · HOLLAND & HART LLP

CHRISTOPHER BUTLER Reg. 73808 Attorney · AMSTRONG TEASDALE

NATHAN MUTTER Reg. 70107 Attorney · HOLLAND & HART LLP

BRYCE PERSICHETTI Reg. 78215 Attorney · HOLLAND & HART LLP

BRETT KELLY Reg. 79498 Agent · HOLLAND & HART LLP

Classification

USPC 366/205

Prosecution

Examiner: SPEER, TIMOTHY M
Art Unit: 3991
Customer No.: 57600
Docket No.: 24122-00084
Confirmation No.: 7858

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Quick Facts

App. No.: 95/000,339
Filed: 2008-01-18
Examiner: SPEER, TIMOTHY M
Art Unit: 3991

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