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THE U.S. PATENT OFFICE (USPTO) RE-EXAMINATION UNIT ISSUED ACTION CLOSING PROSECUTION ON THE MERIT REJECTING OVER 50 CLAIMS INCLUDING CLAIMS RECITE DISCRIMINATING SPEED OF 1000bpm. PATENT OWNER FAILED TO RESPOND TO THE LAST OFFICE ACTION REJECTING THE SAME CLAIMS. PTO CONCLUDED THAT THESE 50 SOMETHING CLAIMS WILL BE CANCELLED UPON PUBLICATION OF THE REEXAMIANTION CERTIFICATE. SOON, BOTH PARTIES WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPEAL ON THE CLAIMS THAT BEING CONFIRMED IN THIS REEXAMINATION PROCEEDING.
cancelled claims: 1, 2, 7-9, 11, 13-16, 18-21, 23, 26, 28-30, 32-37, 39, 40, 43, 45-48, 51, 53-60, 62-65, 68-71, 88, 90 and 93-96.
confirmed claims: 3-6, 10, 12, 17, 22, 24, 25, 27, 31, 38, 41, 42, 44, 49, 50, 51, 61, 66, 67, 72-87, 89, 91, 92 and 97-110.

THE U.S. PATENT OFFICE (USPTO) RE-EXAMINATION UNIT ISSUED FIRST NON-FINAL OFFICE ACTION REJECTING OVER 50 CLAIMS. A FINAL OFFICE ACTION (ACTION CLOSING PROSECUTION) WOULD FOLLOW AFTER BOTH PARTIES HAVE A CHANCE TO REPLY THE DECISION.

THE U.S. PATENT OFFICE (USPTO) ORDERED RE-EXAMINATION OF CUMMINS-ALLISON’S PATENT USPN 7,672,499 FOR INVALIDITY OF 110 CLAIMS. ACCORDING TO EXAMINER, AMRO'S REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION AND PRIOR ARTS SUBMITTED, RAISED SUBSTANTIAL QUESTIONS OF PATENTABILITY OF ALL 110 CLAIMS INCLUDING THOSE HIGH-SPEED (1000 NPM) DISCRIMINATING CLAIMS. NON-FINAL OFFICE ACTION SHOULD BE FOLLOWED SOON.

AT AMRO'S REQUEST FILED ON 01/07/2011, THE U.S. PATENT OFFICE (USPTO) ORDERED RE-EXAMINATION OF CUMMINS-ALLISON’S PATENT USPN 5,692,067 FOR INVALIDITY OF ALL 80 CLAIMS. ACCORDING TO EXAMINER, AMRO'S REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION AND PRIOR ARTS SUBMITTED, RAISED BONA-FIDE SUBSTANTIAL QUESTIONS OF PATENTABILITY OF ALL 80 CLAIMS. NON-FINAL OFFICE ACTION SHOULD BE FOLLOWED SOON.

REQUESTER FILED IT'S APPEAL BRIEF TO PATENT BOARD OF APPEAL CONCERING THOSE CLAIMS CONFIRMED DURING INTER-PARTES RE-EXAMINATION.

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Oct 1, 2010:

THE U.S. PATENT OFFICE ISSUED ACTION CLOSING PROSECUTION ON USPN 7,536,046 FOR INVALIDITY REJECTING SOME BROADER CLAIMS DONOT RECITE ANY SPEED LIMITATION OR RECITE ONLY TRANSPORTING SPEED. REQUESTER FILED AN APPEAL TO PATENT BOARD OF APPEAL CONCERNING EXAMINER'S FINDING AND CONCLUSION.

Aug 12, 2009

THE U.S. PATENT OFFICE ORDERED RE-EXAMINATION OF USPN 7,536,046 FOR INVALIDITY AND ISSUED NON-FINAL OFFICE ACTION REJECTING ALL 116 CLAIMS UNDER RE-EXAMINATION. PATENT HOLDER AND REQUESTER RESPECTIVELY FILED RESPONSES TO THE REJECTION TIMELY.

Feb 26, 2010

THE U.S. PATENT OFFICE ISSUED FINAL OFFICE ACTION (ACTION CLOSING PROSECUTION) AND CONCLUDED EXAMINATION OF USPN 6,459,806 REJECTING CLAIMS 1-3, 6-8, 14-19, 21-24, 28-33, 37-42, 46-48, 82-84, 88-94 AND 98-100 . THESE CLAIMS WERE REJECTED AS OBVIOUS OVER PRIOR ART PATENTS OF O'MALEY (US #4,179,685) AND JONES (US # 4,114,804). REST OF THE CLAIMS WERE CONFIRMED BY PTO. NEITHER PARTIES FILED APPEAL.

IMPORTANT OBSERVATION:
CRU EXAMINER COMMENTED (See PAGE 2- 10) THAT THE "TOSHIBA DOCUMENTS" (Toshiba CF-400 Note Sorter and Mosler CF-401 Parts Manual) SUBMITTED FOR THIS RE-EXAMINATION ENABLED THE CLAIMED INVENTION OF '806 PATENT, HOWEVER, EXAMINER DECIDED THAT OUR EVIDENCE CONCERNING "TOSHIBA DOCUMENTS" WERE INSUFFICIENT TO ESTABLISH THE AVAILABILITY OF TOSHIBA DOCUMENTS AS A PRINTED PUBLICATION REQUIRED FOR PATENT RE-EXAMINATION. THEREFORE, "TOSHIBA DOCUMENTS" WERE NOT RELIED UPON DECIDING THE INVALIDITY OF '806 PATENT.