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U.S. APPLICATION NUMBER NO. FIRSTNAMED APPLICANT ATry. DOCKETNO.

t2 l963,189

George Burrell2233Walnut AvenueVenice. CA 90291

George Timothy Burrell

I.A. FILING DATE PRIORITY DATE:

02/24/2049 02/27/2008

CONFIRMATION NO.4321371 ACCEPTANCE LETTE:R

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION NO.

PCT/AUO9/00204

10t22t2010DATE OF COMPLETION OF ALL35 U,S.C. 371 REQUIREMENTS

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NOTICE OF ACOEPTANGE OF AppLtCA]ilON UNDER 35 U.S.C 371 AND 37 CFR 1.49tt

The applicant is hereby advised that the United States Patent and Trademark Office in its capacity as aDesignated / Elected Office (37 CFR 1.495), has determined that the above identified international application frasmet the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 371, and is ACCEPTED for national patentability examination in the UnitedStates Patent and Trademark Office.

The United States Application Number assigned to the application is shown above and the relevant dates are:

:10t22t2010DATE oF REOEIPT oF 35 U.S.c. 371(c)(1),

(c)(2) and (o)(4) REQUIREMENTS

A Filing Receipt (PTO-103X) will be issued for the present application in due course. THE DATE APPEARINGON THE FILING RECEIPT AS THE " FILING DATE' IIS THE DATE ON WHICH THE LAST OF THE 35U.S.c.371 (c)(1), (c)(2) and (c)(a) REaUIREMENTS HAS BEEN RECEIVED lN THE OFFICE. THIS DATElS SHOWN ABOVE.Ihe filing date of the above identified application is the international filing date of theinternationalapplication (Article 11(3) and 35 U.S.C.363). Oncethe Filing Receipt has been received, send allcorrespondence to the Group Art Unit designated therelon.

The following items hal'e been received:

. Indication of Small tintity Status

. Copy of the International Application filed on 0711612010

. Copy of the International Search Report filed on 0711612010

.lnformation Disclosure Statements filed on 0711612010

. Oath or Declaration filed on 1012212010

. Request for lmmediate Examination filed on 0711612010

. U.S. Basic National Fees filed on 0711612010

. Priority Documents filed on 0711612010

. Authorization to Permit Access filed on 1012212010

FORM PCT/DO/EO/903 (37'l Acceptance Notice)

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Applicant is reminded that any communications to the United States Patent and T Office must be mailedto the address given in the heading and include the UrS. application no. shown above (3 cFR 1.5)

ANITA D JOHNSON

Telephone: (57 l) 27 2-0386

FoRM PCT/DO/Eo/903 (371 Acceptance Notice)

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121863,188 10/22/:1010

George Burrell2233 Walnut AvenueVenice, CA 90291

Date Mailed : 11 10512010

Receipt is acknowledgerd of this non-provisional patent application. The application will be taken up for examinationin due course. Applicant will be notified as to the results of the examination. Any correspondence concerning theapplication must includre the following identification information: the U.S. APPLICATION f'ilUMBER, FILING DA fE,NAME OF APPLICANT, and TITLE OF INVENTION. Fees transmitted by check or draft are subject to collection.Please verify the accuracy of the data presented on this receipt. lf an error is noted on this Filing Receipt, pleersesubmit a written requerst for a Filing Receipt Correction. Please provide a copy of this Filing Receipt with llhechanges noted thereon. lf you received a "Notice to File Missing Parts" for this application, please submitany corrections to this Filing Receipt with your reply to the Notice. When the USPIO processes the replyto the Notice, the USPTO will generate another Filing Receipt incorporating the reqgested corrections

Applicant(s)George Timothy Burrell, Venice, CA;

Power of Attorney: None

Domestic Priority datil as claimed by applicantThisr application is a 37 1 of PCT/AU09/00204 021241 2009

Foreign ApplicationsAUSTRALIA 2008900940 02t27 t2008AUSTRALTA 2008902849 06/06/2008AUSTRALIA 2008905662 10t29t2008

Permission to Access - A proper Authorization to Permit Access to Application(PTO/SB/39 or its equivalent) has been received by the USPTO.

fv Participating Offices

lf Required, Foreign Filing License Granted: 1110412010

The country code and number of your priority application, to be used for fil ing abroad under the Paris Convention,is US 121863,188

Projected Publication Date: 371 Perfected

Non-Publication Request: No

Early Publication Request: No** SMALL ENTITY **

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932 20 1GONFIRMATION NO.4321

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PROTIECTING YOUR INVENTION OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

Since the rights granted by a U.S. patent extend only throughout the territory of the United States and have noeffect in a foreign country, an inventor who wishes patent protection in another country must apply for a patentin a specific country or in regional patent offices. Applicants may wish to consider the filing of an internationalapplication under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). An international (PCT) application generally has the sameeffect as a regular national patent application in each F|CT-member country. The PCT process simplifies the filingof patent applications on the same invention in member countries, but does not result in a grant of "an internationalpatent" and does not eliminate the need of applicants to file additional docutrnents and fees in countries where patentprotection is desired.

Almost every country has its own patent law, and a person desiring a patent in a particular country must make anapplication for patent inr that country in accordance with its particular laws. Since the lawq of many countries dillferin various respects fronr the patent law of the United States, applicants are advised to seek guidance from specificforeign countries to ensure that patent rights are not lost prematurely.

Applicants also are advised that in the case of inventions made in the United States, the Difector of the USPTO mustissue a license before applicants can apply for a patent in a foreign country. The filing of a U,S, patent applicationserves as a request for a foreign filing license. The application's filing receipt containq further information andguidance as to the status of applicant's license for foreign filing.

Applicants may wish to consult the USPTO booklet, "General Information Concerning Patents" (specifically, thesection entitled "Treatiers and Foreign Patents") for more information on timeframes and deadlines for filing foreignpatent applications. Thr.' guide is available either by contacting the USPTO Contact Centqr at 800-786-9199, or itcan be viewed on the LISPTO website at http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/doc/general/index.htrnl.

For information on preventing theft of your intellectual property (patents, trademarks and gopyrights), you may wishto consult the U.S. Government website, http://www.stopfakes.gov. Part of a Department of Commerce initiative,this website includes serlf-help "toolkits" giving innovators guidance on how to protect intellectual property in specificcountries such as China, Korea and Mexico. For questions regarding patent enforcemerpt issues, applicants maycall the U.S. Governmeni hotline at 1 -866-999-HALT (1 -866-999-41 5B).

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The appl icant has been granted a l icense under 35 U.S.C. 184, t t the phrase' lF REQUIRED, FOREIGN FILINGLICENSE GRANTED'lfollowed by a date appears on this form. Such licenses are issued in all applications wherethe conditions for issuance of a license have been met, regardless of whether or not a license may be required asset forth in 37 CFR 5.115. The scope and limitations of this license are set forth in 37 CFR 5.15(a) unless an earlier

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license has been issued under 37 CFR 5.15(b). The lioense is subject to revocation upon written notification. t-hedate indicated is the effective date of the license, unless an earlier license of similar scope has been granted unrder37 CFR 5.13 or 5 .14.

This license is to be reterined by the licensee and may be used at any time on or after the effective date thereof unlessit is revoked. This license is automatically transferred to any related applications(s) filed under 37 CFR 1.53(d). Thislicense is not retroactiv,e.

The grant of a license drces not in any way lessen the responsibility of a licensee for the security of the subject matteras imposed by any Go'vernment contract or the provisions of existing laws relating to espionage and the nationalsecurity or the export olf technical data. Licensees should apprise themselves of current regulations especially withrespect to certain countries, of other agencies, particularly the Office of Defense Trade Controls, Department ofState th respect to ,Arms, Munitions and lmplements of \Nar (22 CFR 121-128)); the Bureau of Industry and

Department o'f Commerce (15 CFR parts 730-774); the Office of Foreign AssetsControl, Depar-tmenii of(31 CFR Part:s 500+) and the Department of Energy.

SecurityT

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under 35 U.S.C. 184 has been granted at this t ime, i f the phrase " lF REQUIRED, FOREIGN FILINGGRANTED" DOES NOT appear on this form. Applicant may still petition for a license under 37 CFR 5.12,is desired berfore the expiration of 6 months from the filing date of the application. lf 6 months has laps;ed

date of this application and the licensee has not received any indication of a secrecy order under 351 , the licensee may foreign file the application pursuant to 37 CFR 5.15(b).

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SoeunNcn Lrsrrncs AND lfanlrs Rnulrnn THnnnro txINTERN,ITIONAL ATTITCA.TIoNS FILED IN THE U.S. RncBIVING OrrIcn

The Administrative Instructions (AIs) under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), in force as of July l,Z00g,contain important changes relating to the manner of filing, and applicable fees for, sequence listings and/ortables related thereto (sequence-related tables) in international applications. The complete text may be accessedat http ://www.wipo. irrt/pcVen/texts/index.htm.

Effective July l' 2009,Part 8 and Annex C-brs will no longer form part of the AIs. Part 8 was introduced in2001 as a temporary srolution to problems arising from the filing of very large sequence listlngs on paper andprovided for a sequence listing forming part of the international application to be filed in ef ectronic form onphysical medium (e.g., CD), together with the remainder of the application on paper. In 2002, Part 8 wasexpanded to include sequence-related tables and Annex C-brs was added to provide technical requirements. Allapplicants may now file complete international applications in electronic form, eliminating the need for thesetemporary provisions,

I. AIS PART 8 AND ANNEXC-BIS DELETEDAS OF "TULY I.2OO9A) Sequence-relal;ed tables cannot be filed as a separate part of the desciigition On in t€xt format. They

must be provided as an integral part ofthe international application either:r in PDF forrnat as part of an international application filed in electronic form via EFS-Web; or. on paper as part ofan international application filed on paper.

B) A sequence listing forming part of an international application may be provided either:r in electroni,c form, as part of an international application filed in electronic form rlia EFS-Web, in

, Annex C/ST.25 text format (preferred), or. PDF format; or

. on paper as part ofan international application filed on paper.

C) A sequence listing notforming part of the international application (for search under PCT Rulel3ter\ in Anne:r C/ST.25 text formato is not requirred where the sequence listingforming part of the international application was filed in

Annex C/S'1.25 text format as part of an international application filed in electronic form via EFS-Web

. is required lfor search where the sequence listingforming port of the international applicationwasfiled in PDIr

r is required lfor search on physical medium (e.g., CD) where the sequence listingfqrming part of theinternationql application was filed on paper as part of an intemational application filed on paper,

II. CALCULATION OIF THE INTERNATIONAL FILING FEE AND FEE REDUCTION UNDER AI $ 707A) A sequence-related table must form an integral part of the international application and will incur FULL

page feies with:r-upper i imit.

B) A sequence list,ing forming part of an international application filed:. via EFS-Web in Annex C/ST.25 text format will incur NO page fees;. on paper or in PDF format will incur FULL page fees with no upper limit.

III. AVAILABILITY OF SEOUBNcE LISTINGS SUBMITTED FoR SEARcH UNDER PCT RUT]B 13TEnIntemational SearchLing Authorities will be required to transmit to the International Bureau a copy of anAnnex C/ST.25 texl, format sequence listing provided for search under PCT Rule l3rer. Any such sequencelisting will be made available on PATENTSCOPE@ (sequence listings forming part of the internationalappl i c ati on are already avai lable).

IV. Julv 2Q09 RnouESr (PCT/RO/101)

The Request now has two options for the last sheet: one for paper filings; and one for EFS-Web filings. TheJuly 2009 Request rnay be accessed at http://www.wipo.intlpcVen/forms/index.htm.