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US 8,935,302 · Confirmation No. 1065

APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DATA BLOCK USAGE INFORMATION SYNCHRONIZATION FOR A NON-VOLATILE STORAGE VOLUME

Inventors: David Flynn, David Atkisson, Drex Dixon, Jonathan Flynn, Brandon Hansen

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2015-08-12	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2015-08-12	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2015-08-04	`PA..`	Power of Attorney	2	View
2015-08-04	`R3.73`	Assignee showing of ownership per 37 CFR 3.73	2	View
2015-08-04	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2015-08-04	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2015-07-22	`PEFN`	Pre-Exam Formalities Notice	1	View
2015-07-22	`N572`	Response - Re: Informal Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2015-07-14	`PA..`	Power of Attorney	2	View
2015-07-14	`R3.73`	Assignee showing of ownership per 37 CFR 3.73	2	View
2015-07-14	`ADS`	Application Data Sheet	9	View
2015-07-14	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2015-07-14	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2014-12-23	`ISSUE.NTF`	Issue Notification	1	View
2014-12-10	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	6	View
2014-12-10	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	2	View
2014-12-04	`IFEE`	Issue Fee Payment (PTO-85B)	1	View
2014-12-04	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2014-12-04	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2014-12-04	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2014-12-04	`LET.`	Miscellaneous Incoming Letter	2	View
2014-12-04	`SES.LOSS`	Notification of loss of entitlement to small entity status	2	View
2014-10-14	`APP.FILE.REC`	Filing Receipt	4	View
2014-09-08	`NOA`	Notice of Allowance and Fees Due (PTOL-85)	5	View
2014-09-08	`OA.APPENDIX`	Office Action Appendix	1	View
2014-09-08	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	18	View
2014-09-08	`FWCLM`	Index of Claims	2	View
2014-09-08	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	1	View
2014-09-08	`IIFW`	Issue Information including classification, examiner, name, claim, renumbering, etc.	3	View
2014-08-26	`A.NE`	Response After Final Action	1	View
2014-08-26	`CLM`	Claims	12	View
2014-08-26	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	1	View
2014-08-26	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2014-08-26	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2014-06-26	`CTFR`	Final Rejection	6	View
2014-06-26	`FWCLM`	Index of Claims	2	View
2014-06-17	`A...`	Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection	1	View
2014-06-17	`CLM`	Claims	13	View
2014-06-17	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	7	View
2014-06-17	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2014-06-17	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2014-06-17	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2014-06-17	`PET.DEC.TC`	Petition decision routed to the Technology Center to act on the decision or continue prosecution	2	View
2014-04-23	`PET.OP`	Petition for review by the Office of Petitions	5	View
2014-04-23	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2014-04-23	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2014-04-03	`M327`	Miscellaneous Communication to Applicant - No Action Count	1	View
2014-03-31	`CFILE`	Request for Corrected Filing Receipt	2	View
2014-03-31	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2014-03-31	`ADS`	Application Data Sheet	8	View
2014-02-04	`CTNF`	Non-Final Rejection	55	View
2014-02-04	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2014-02-04	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	2	View
2014-02-04	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2014-02-04	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	2	View
2014-02-04	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	4	View
2014-02-04	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	1	View
2014-02-04	`FWCLM`	Index of Claims	2	View
2013-10-14	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	4	View
2013-10-14	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	3	View
2013-10-14	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	4	View
2013-10-14	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	26	View
2013-10-14	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	3	View
2013-10-14	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	1	View
2013-10-14	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	1	View
2013-10-14	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	1	View
2013-10-14	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	42	View
2013-10-14	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	70	View
2013-10-14	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	37	View
2013-10-14	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	26	View
2013-10-14	`REF.OTHER`	Other reference-Patent/Application/Search Documents	3	View
2013-10-14	`REF.OTHER`	Other reference-Patent/Application/Search Documents	9	View
2013-10-14	`REF.OTHER`	Other reference-Patent/Application/Search Documents	14	View
2013-10-14	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2013-04-12	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	2	View
2013-04-12	`REF.OTHER`	Other reference-Patent/Application/Search Documents	4	View
2013-04-12	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	3	View
2013-04-12	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2013-04-12	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2013-03-26	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	1	View
2013-03-26	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2013-03-26	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	3	View
2013-03-26	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2013-03-25	`RCEX`	Request for Continued Examination (RCE)	3	View
2013-03-25	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2013-03-25	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2013-03-25	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2013-03-25	`A.NE`	Response After Final Action	1	View
2013-03-25	`CLM`	Claims	14	View
2013-03-25	`INTRVIEW.APP`	Applicant summary of interview with examiner	1	View
2013-03-25	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	5	View
2013-03-25	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2012-11-23	`CTFR`	Final Rejection	49	View
2012-11-23	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2012-11-23	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	1	View
2012-11-23	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2012-11-23	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	3	View
2012-11-23	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	4	View
2012-11-23	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2012-11-23	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	1	View
2012-11-23	`FWCLM`	Index of Claims	2	View
2012-10-10	`A...`	Amendment/Request for Reconsideration-After Non-Final Rejection	1	View
2012-10-10	`CLM`	Claims	16	View
2012-10-10	`INTRVIEW.APP`	Applicant summary of interview with examiner	1	View
2012-10-10	`REM`	Applicant Arguments/Remarks Made in an Amendment	7	View
2012-10-10	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2012-10-10	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2012-10-10	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2012-10-10	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View
2012-09-19	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	1	View
2012-09-19	`REF.OTHER`	Other reference-Patent/Application/Search Documents	8	View
2012-09-19	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2012-09-19	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2012-09-19	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	3	View
2012-09-05	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	1	View
2012-09-05	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2012-09-05	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2012-09-05	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2012-09-05	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	3	View
2012-08-24	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	1	View
2012-08-24	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2012-08-24	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2012-08-24	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2012-08-24	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	3	View
2012-06-12	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	4	View
2012-06-12	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2012-06-12	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	3	View
2012-06-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	38	View
2012-06-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	38	View
2012-06-12	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	20	View
2012-06-12	`371P`	Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications	6	View
2012-06-12	`371P`	Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications	7	View
2012-06-12	`371P`	Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications	6	View
2012-06-12	`371P`	Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications	8	View
2012-06-12	`371P`	Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications	15	View
2012-06-12	`371P`	Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications	12	View
2012-06-12	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2012-06-12	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	6	View
2012-06-06	`CTNF`	Non-Final Rejection	40	View
2012-06-06	`892`	List of references cited by examiner	1	View
2012-06-06	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	8	View
2012-06-06	`FWCLM`	Index of Claims	2	View
2012-06-06	`SRFW`	Search information including classification, databases and other search related notes	1	View
2012-06-06	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	6	View
2012-06-06	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	5	View
2012-06-06	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	10	View
2012-06-06	`BIB`	Bibliographic Data Sheet	1	View
2012-06-06	`1449`	List of References cited by applicant and considered by examiner	4	View
2012-05-24	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	1	View
2012-05-01	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2012-05-01	`N570`	Communication - Re: Power of Attorney (PTOL-308)	1	View
2012-04-24	`PA..`	Power of Attorney	1	View
2012-04-24	`R3.73`	Assignee showing of ownership per 37 CFR 3.73	2	View
2012-04-24	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	1	View
2012-04-24	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2012-03-13	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	4	View
2012-03-13	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2012-03-13	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2012-03-07	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	8	View
2012-03-07	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2012-03-07	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	1	View
2012-03-07	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	58	View
2012-03-07	`371P`	Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications	15	View
2012-03-07	`371P`	Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications	13	View
2012-03-07	`371P`	Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications	15	View
2012-03-07	`371P`	Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications	13	View
2012-03-07	`371P`	Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications	9	View
2012-03-07	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2011-11-02	`SRNT`	Examiner's search strategy and results	1	View
2011-02-01	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	6	View
2011-02-01	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2011-02-01	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	51	View
2011-02-01	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	28	View
2011-02-01	`FOR`	Foreign Reference	25	View
2011-02-01	`371P`	Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications	10	View
2011-02-01	`371P`	Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications	13	View
2011-02-01	`371P`	Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications	15	View
2011-02-01	`371P`	Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications	13	View
2011-02-01	`371P`	Documents submitted with 371 (National Stage) Applications	15	View
2011-02-01	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	4	View
2011-02-01	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2011-02-01	`IDS`	Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) Form (SB08)	5	View
2011-02-01	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2011-02-01	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2011-02-01	`TRAN.LET`	Transmittal Letter	2	View
2010-08-19	`NTC.PUB`	Notice of Publication	1	View
2010-05-12	`APP.FILE.REC`	Filing Receipt	3	View
2010-04-30	`OATH`	Oath or Declaration filed	6	View
2010-04-30	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2010-04-30	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	2	View
2010-03-08	`APP.FILE.REC`	Filing Receipt	3	View
2010-03-08	`NTC.MISS.PRT`	Notice to File Missing Parts	2	View
2010-02-23	`SPEC`	Specification	116	View
2010-02-23	`CLM`	Claims	14	View
2010-02-23	`ABST`	Abstract	1	View
2010-02-23	`DRW`	Drawings-only black and white line drawings	15	View
2010-02-23	`ADS`	Application Data Sheet	6	View
2010-02-23	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	2	View
2010-02-23	`N417`	Electronic Filing System Acknowledgment Receipt	3	View
2010-02-23	`WFEE`	Fee Worksheet (SB06)	1	View

Inventors

David Flynn Sandy, UT

David Atkisson Draper, UT

Drex Dixon South Jordan, UT

Jonathan Flynn West Jordan, UT

Brandon Hansen Highland, UT

Attorneys & Agents of Record

PAUL ANGELLO Reg. 30991 Attorney · STOEL RIVES LLP

BRIAN PARK Reg. 45519 Attorney · STOEL RIVES LLP

JOHN THOMPSON Reg. 40842 Attorney · STOEL RIVES, LLP

KASSIM FERRIS Reg. 39974 Attorney · STOEL RIVES, LLP

Classification

USPC 707/813

G06F3/0619 G06F3/0616 G06F3/064 G06F3/065 G06F3/0652 G06F3/0665 G06F3/0679 G06F3/0688 G06F3/0689 G06F9/52 G06F11/108 G06F12/0246 G06F13/28 G06F13/4022 G06F21/78 G06F2206/1014 G06F2211/103 G06F2212/7205 G06F2212/7208 H04L12/403 H04L67/1097

Prosecution

Examiner: YEN, SYLING
Art Unit: 2166
Customer No.: 130036
Docket No.: 54361/129
Confirmation No.: 1065

Publication

Pub. No.: US20100211737A1
Pub. Date: 2010-08-19

Patent Term Adjustment

-310days

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App. 11/952,109 · US 8,296,337

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Filed 2007-12-06 · Patented Case

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

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App. 60/873,111

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Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

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App. 60/974,470

Filed 2007-09-22 · Provisional Application Expired

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App. 14/569,021 · US 10,558,371

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Filed 2020-01-24 · Abandoned -- Failure to Respond to an Office Action

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