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US 8,313,405 · Confirmation No. 3230

CONTINUOUSLY AND/OR INFINITELY VARIABLE TRANSMISSIONS AND METHODS THEREFOR

Inventors: Matt Bazyn, Jeremy Carter, Charles B. Lohr, Curtis Malone, Loren T. McDaniel, Peter D. Poxton

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2024-12-13	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2024-12-04	`R3.73`	Assignee showing of ownership per 37 CFR 3.73	—	View
2024-12-04	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2024-12-04	`R3.73`	Assignee showing of ownership per 37 CFR 3.73	3	View
2024-12-04	`PA..`	Power of Attorney	2	View
2022-02-08	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2022-02-08	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2022-02-04	`PA..`	Power of Attorney	2	View
2022-02-04	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2022-02-04	`R3.73`	Assignee showing of ownership per 37 CFR 3.73	2	View
2017-09-29	`C.AD.PAIR`	Change of Address via Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR)	1	View
2013-04-23	`COCOUT`	Certificate of Correction - Post Issue Communication	1	View
2013-03-20	`COCIN`	Request for Certificate of Correction	1	View
2013-03-20	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2013-03-20	`COCIN`	Request for Certificate of Correction	1	View
2012-10-31	`ISSUE.NTF`	Issue Notification	1	View
2012-10-25	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2012-10-25	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	2	View
2012-10-24	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	1	View
2012-10-24	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2012-10-24	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	3	View
2012-10-24	`M327`	Miscellaneous Communication to Applicant - No Action Count	3	View
2012-10-12	`IFEE`	Issue Fee Payment (PTO-85B)	1	View
2012-10-12	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2012-10-12	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2012-10-12	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2012-10-12	`N427`	Post Allowance Communication - Incoming	2	View
2012-10-12	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	3	View
2012-10-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	14	View
2012-10-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	20	View
2012-10-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	2	View
2012-10-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	11	View
2012-10-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	7	View
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2012-10-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	7	View
2012-10-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	21	View
2012-10-12	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2012-10-12	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2012-10-11	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	1	View
2012-10-11	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2012-10-11	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2012-10-11	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	3	View
2012-09-17	`M327`	Miscellaneous Communication to Applicant - No Action Count	3	View
2012-09-17	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2012-09-12	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2012-07-16	`NOA`	Notice of Allowance and Fees Due (PTOL-85)	8	View
2012-07-16	`IMIS`	Miscellaneous Internal Document	3	View
2012-07-16	`IIFW`	Issue Information including classification, examiner, name, claim, renumbering, etc.	1	View
2012-07-16	`FWCLM`	Index of Claims	1	View
2012-06-27	`A.NE`	Response After Final Action	1	View
2012-06-27	`CLM`	Claims	3	View
2012-06-27	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	2	View
2012-06-27	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2012-06-27	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2012-05-10	`CTFR`	Final Rejection	5	View
2012-05-10	`FWCLM`	Index of Claims	1	View
2012-05-10	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2012-05-10	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	1	View
2012-05-10	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	1	View
2012-05-10	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	1	View
2012-02-21	`A...`	Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection	1	View
2012-02-21	`SPEC`	Specification	1	View
2012-02-21	`CLM`	Claims	3	View
2012-02-21	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	3	View
2012-02-21	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2012-02-21	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2012-02-02	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	1	View
2012-02-02	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	11	View
2012-02-02	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	3	View
2012-02-02	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	4	View
2012-02-02	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	42	View
2012-02-02	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	5	View
2012-02-02	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2012-02-02	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2012-02-02	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2011-11-22	`CTNF`	Non-Final Rejection	8	View
2011-11-22	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2011-11-22	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	2	View
2011-11-22	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2011-11-22	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	5	View
2011-11-22	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	22	View
2011-11-22	`FWCLM`	Index of Claims	1	View
2011-11-22	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2011-11-22	`BIB`	Bibliographic Data Sheet	1	View
2011-11-22	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2011-11-22	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2011-11-22	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	8	View
2011-11-22	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	1	View
2011-09-23	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	1	View
2011-09-23	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	10	View
2011-09-23	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	5	View
2011-09-23	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	7	View
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2011-09-23	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	8	View
2011-09-23	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	9	View
2011-09-23	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	74	View
2011-09-23	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	52	View
2011-09-23	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2011-09-23	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2011-09-15	`ELC.`	Response to Election / Restriction Filed	1	View
2011-09-15	`CLM`	Claims	2	View
2011-09-15	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	1	View
2011-09-15	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2011-08-19	`CTRS`	Requirement for Restriction/Election	6	View
2011-08-19	`FWCLM`	Index of Claims	1	View
2011-06-13	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	1	View
2011-06-13	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	10	View
2011-06-13	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	9	View
2011-06-13	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	18	View
2011-06-13	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	13	View
2011-06-13	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	5	View
2011-06-13	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	26	View
2011-06-13	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	53	View
2011-06-13	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2011-06-13	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2011-02-18	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	1	View
2011-02-18	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	9	View
2011-02-18	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	5	View
2011-02-18	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	19	View
2011-02-18	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2011-02-18	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2010-11-12	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	2	View
2010-11-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	6	View
2010-11-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	4	View
2010-11-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	9	View
2010-11-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	3	View
2010-11-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	3	View
2010-11-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	53	View
2010-11-12	`371P`	Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications	19	View
2010-11-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	110	View
2010-11-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	51	View
2010-11-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	108	View
2010-11-12	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2010-11-12	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2010-10-01	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	1	View
2010-10-01	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	21	View
2010-10-01	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	49	View
2010-10-01	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	17	View
2010-10-01	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	6	View
2010-10-01	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	8	View
2010-10-01	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	17	View
2010-10-01	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	18	View
2010-10-01	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2010-10-01	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2009-09-30	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	8	View
2009-09-30	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2009-09-30	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	5	View
2009-09-30	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	7	View
2009-09-30	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	12	View
2009-09-30	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	14	View
2009-09-30	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	28	View
2009-09-30	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	5	View
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2009-09-30	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	27	View
2009-09-30	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	41	View
2009-09-30	`371P`	Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications	14	View
2009-09-30	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2009-09-03	`NTC.PUB`	Notice of Publication	1	View
2009-05-11	`APP.FILE.REC`	Filing Receipt	3	View
2009-04-29	`PEFR`	Applicant Response to Pre-Exam Formalities Notice	3	View
2009-04-29	`DRW`	Drawings-only black and white line drawings	1	View
2009-04-29	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2009-03-18	`NT.CR.APP.PA`	Notice to File Corrected Application Papers	2	View
2009-03-18	`APP.FILE.REC`	Filing Receipt	3	View
2009-03-18	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2009-02-27	`PA..`	Power of Attorney	1	View
2009-02-27	`R3.73`	Assignee showing of ownership per 37 CFR 3.73	8	View
2009-02-27	`DRW`	Drawings-only black and white line drawings	41	View
2009-02-27	`ADS`	Application Data Sheet	6	View
2009-02-27	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2009-02-27	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2009-02-27	`SPEC`	Specification	52	View
2009-02-27	`CLM`	Claims	3	View
2009-02-27	`ABST`	Abstract	1	View
2009-02-27	`OATH`	Oath or Declaration filed	8	View
2009-02-27	`136A`	Authorization for Extension of Time all replies	3	View
2009-02-27	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View

Inventors

Matt Bazyn Leander, TX

Jeremy Carter Austin, TX

Charles B. Lohr Austin, TX

Curtis Malone Mustang, OK

Loren T. McDaniel Austin, TX

Peter D. Poxton Mustang, OK

Attorneys & Agents of Record

THEODORE MAYER Reg. 78910 Agent

LORNA TANNER Reg. 50782 Attorney · SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

SUSAN HWANG Reg. 50861 Attorney · SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

JOSHUA WEISENFELD Reg. 80496 Attorney · SHEPPARD MULLIN

JAMES GATTO Reg. 32694 Attorney · SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON, LLP

DOMINIQUE COMBS Reg. 71561 Attorney · SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

WEIGUO CHEN Reg. 61878 Attorney · SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

SAMANTHA YOUNG Reg. 81142 Attorney · SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

XIN XIE Reg. 70890 Agent · SHEPPARD MULLIN

WILLIAM LAMBERT Reg. 44857 Attorney · SHEPPARD MULLIN RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

MARC SOCKOL Reg. 40823 Attorney · SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

DAVID HEISEY Reg. 42651 Attorney · SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

DANIEL YANNUZZI Reg. 36727 Attorney · SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP

Classification

USPC 475/196

F16H15/52 Y10T74/19555 F16H15/50 F16H15/503 F16H57/0426 F16H57/043 F16H57/0471 F16H57/0479 F16H57/0484 F16H57/0487

Prosecution

Examiner: LEWIS, TISHA D
Art Unit: 3655
Customer No.: 69849
Docket No.: 75ZS-328565-US
Confirmation No.: 3230

Publication

Pub. No.: US20090221391A1
Pub. Date: 2009-09-03

Patent Term Adjustment

-22days

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

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App. 61/032,834

Filed 2008-02-29 · Provisional Application Expired

Child is a Continuation of

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App. 14/147,866 · US 9,182,018

Filed 2014-01-06 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child is a Continuation of

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App. 14/935,213 · US 9,850,993

Filed 2015-11-06 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Child is a Continuation of

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App. 15/845,954

Filed 2017-12-18 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

Child is a Continuation of

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App. 13/679,337 · US 8,622,866

Filed 2012-11-16 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

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