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App. No. 09/861,815
· Confirmation No. 9744
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| 2014-05-12 | IMIS |
Miscellaneous Internal Document | 1 | View | |
| 2007-02-28 | ISSUE.NTF |
Issue Notification | 1 | View | |
| 2007-01-30 | LET. |
Miscellaneous Incoming Letter | 1 | View | |
| 2007-01-30 | IFEE |
Issue Fee Payment (PTO-85B) | 1 | View | |
| 2007-01-30 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 2 | View | |
| 2007-01-30 | N417 |
Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt | 2 | View | |
| 2007-01-11 | NOA |
Notice of Allowance and Fees Due (PTOL-85) | 3 | View | |
| 2007-01-11 | NOA |
Notice of Allowance and Fees Due (PTOL-85) | 3 | View | |
| 2007-01-11 | IIFW |
Issue Information including classification, examiner, name, claim, renumbering, etc. | 1 | View | |
| 2007-01-11 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 1 | View | |
| 2007-01-11 | BIB |
Bibliographic Data Sheet | 1 | View | |
| 2006-09-27 | APDR |
Patent Board Decision - Examiner Reversed | 7 | View | |
| 2006-08-18 | APCH |
Confirmation of Hearing by Appellant | 2 | View | |
| 2006-08-18 | APCH |
Confirmation of Hearing by Appellant | 2 | View | |
| 2006-07-28 | APNH |
Notification of Appeal Hearing | 1 | View | |
| 2006-03-28 | AP_DK_M |
Appeal Docketing Notice | 1 | View | |
| 2006-03-27 | APPENDIX |
Appendix to the specification | 2 | View | |
| 2005-11-04 | RBNE |
Reply Brief Noted - Patent Board | 3 | View | |
| 2005-09-23 | APRB |
Reply Brief Filed | 3 | View | |
| 2005-09-23 | APOH |
Request for Oral Hearing | 1 | View | |
| 2005-07-21 | APEA |
Examiner's Answer to Appeal Brief | 6 | View | |
| 2005-04-28 | AP.B |
Appeal Brief Filed | 14 | View | |
| 2005-04-28 | XT/ |
Extension of Time | 1 | View | |
| 2004-10-13 | CTAV |
Advisory Action (PTOL-303) | 3 | View | |
| 2004-10-06 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2004-09-27 | N/AP |
Notice of Appeal Filed | 1 | View | |
| 2004-09-27 | XT/ |
Extension of Time | 2 | View | |
| 2004-09-27 | A.NE |
Response After Final Action | 1 | View | |
| 2004-09-27 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 5 | View | |
| 2004-05-25 | CTFR |
Final Rejection | 7 | View | |
| 2004-05-25 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 1 | View | |
| 2004-05-25 | FWCLM |
Index of Claims | 1 | View | |
| 2004-03-26 | A... |
Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection | 1 | View | |
| 2004-03-26 | CLM |
Claims | 7 | View | |
| 2004-03-26 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 7 | View | |
| 2004-03-26 | XT/ |
Extension of Time | 1 | View | |
| 2003-09-24 | CTNF |
Non-Final Rejection | 7 | View | |
| 2003-09-24 | 892 |
List of references cited by examiner | 1 | View | |
| 2003-09-24 | 1449 |
List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner | 2 | View | |
| 2003-09-05 | A... |
Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection | 4 | View | |
| 2003-09-05 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 2 | View | |
| 2003-06-24 | A... |
Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection | 2 | View | |
| 2003-06-24 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 2 | View | |
| 2003-04-25 | CTNF |
Non-Final Rejection | 4 | View | |
| 2003-04-25 | 892 |
List of references cited by examiner | 1 | View | |
| 2003-04-18 | SRNT |
Examiner's search strategy and results | 1 | View | |
| 2003-03-24 | C.AD |
Change of Address | 1 | View | |
| 2002-08-22 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 1 | View | |
| 2002-08-22 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 82 | View | |
| 2002-08-22 | FOR |
Foreign Reference | 28 | View | |
| 2002-08-12 | STATUS.LET |
Request for status of Application | 1 | View | |
| 2001-10-01 | IDS |
Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08) | 1 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | TRNA |
Transmittal of New Application | 2 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | A.PE |
Preliminary Amendment | 13 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | SPEC |
Specification | 13 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | CLM |
Claims | 7 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | ABST |
Abstract | 1 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | DRW |
Drawings-only black and white line drawings | 3 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | OATH |
Oath or Declaration filed | 3 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | IIFW |
Issue Information including classification, examiner, name, claim, renumbering, etc. | 1 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | SRFW |
Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes | 1 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | FWCLM |
Index of Claims | 1 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | TRNA |
Transmittal of New Application | 2 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | DRW |
Drawings-only black and white line drawings | 3 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | SPEC |
Specification | 12 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | CLM |
Claims | 7 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | ABST |
Abstract | 1 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | OATH |
Oath or Declaration filed | 9 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | WFEE |
Fee Worksheet (SB06) | 1 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | WCLM |
Claims Worksheet (PTO-2022) | 1 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | A.PE |
Preliminary Amendment | 1 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | CLM |
Claims | 6 | View | |
| 2001-05-21 | REM |
Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment | 6 | View |
Inventors
Donald Dieter Frantz
Kitchener, CANADA
Paul David Clausen
Kitchener, CANADA
Terry Harold Fisher
Waterloo, CANADA
Stephen Eldon Leis
Waterloo, CANADA
Attorneys & Agents of Record
Classification
USPC
600/409
A61B5/06
A61B2034/2051
A61B5/062
Prosecution
- Examiner
- SMITH, RUTH S
- Art Unit
- 3737
- Customer No.
- 26161
- Docket No.
- 07508-027002
- Confirmation No.
- 9744
Publication
- Pub. No.
- US20020052546A1
- Pub. Date
- 2002-05-02
Patent Term Adjustment
-126days
CORRECTION OF ASSINGEE INFORMATION FROM "BMO CAPTIAL CORPOORATION" TO "BMO CAPITAL CORPORATION"
Recorded 2008-04-18
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded 2007-01-18
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Quick Facts
- App. No.
- 09/861,815
- Filed
- 2001-05-21
- Granted
- 2007-03-20
- Pub. No.
- US20020052546A1
- Examiner
- SMITH, RUTH S
- Art Unit
- 3737
- PTA
- -126 days
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