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USPTO – Reexamination Update August 15th

to August 21st, 2012

S.N Patent

number

Control

Number

Requested

date

Requester Type Title Abstract Assignee(s) Inventor(s) Primary

Class

Other Class

1 5,420,751 90/012,353 Jul. 11,

2012

Steven R.

Hansen,

Hansen IP

Law,

PLLC.,

Birmingha

m, MI

Ex Parte

Ultra high

density

modular

integrated

circuit

package

A multiple-

element

modular

package is

provided

which

includes a

plurality of

level-one

packages in

horizontal

or vertical

stacked

configuratio

n.

Staktek

Corporation

(Austin,

TX)

Burns,

Carmen D.

(Austin,

TX)

361/707

165/80.3,

165/185,

174/16.3,

257/719,

257/E21.504,

257/E23.002,

257/E23.092,

257/E25.022,

257/E25.023,

361/690,

361/715,

361/717,

361/719,

361/790

2 6,644,224 90/012,385 Jul. 3,

2012

Thomas E.

Hill, Greer

Burns &

Crain,

LTD.,

Chicago,

IL

Ex Parte

Apparatus

for

preparing

soil for the

placement

of seed and

additive

An

apparatus

for

preparing

soil for the

placement

therein of at

least one of

seed and

fertilizer. A

frame is

provided

Dawn

Equipment

Company

(Sycamore,

IL)

Bassett,

James H.

(Sycamore,

IL)

111/157

111/139,

111/140,

111/149,

172/559,

172/561,

172/562

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=5420751



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with there

being first

structure on

the frame

for

penetrating

the soil to

create an

opening for

at least one

of seed and

fertilizer as

the frame is

advanced in

a travel

direction. A

second

structure is

provided on

the frame at

least

partially

downstream

of the first

structure for

at least one

of a)

stripping

soil clods

from the

first


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number

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date


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structure

and b)

loosening

soil

downstream

of the first

structure.

3 7,011,543 90/012,389 Jul. 11,

2012

PATENT

OWNER Ex Parte

Electric

connector

An electric

connector

having a

housing in

which there

are

disposed,

side by side,

a plurality

of wire

holding

portions for

holding the

insulations

of insulated

wires. Each

wire holding

portion has:

a pair of

wire holding

pieces

disposed as

facing each

other to

J.S.T. Mfg,

Co., Ltd.

(Osaka, JP)

Hiramoto,

Masayuki

(Osaka, JP);

Suyama,

Takashi

(Osaka, JP);

Nakashima,

Terumi

(Osaka, JP)

439/405 439/942



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date


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form a wire

holding

groove; and

wire hold-

down pieces

not only for

guiding, in

the vertical

direction,

the insertion

of the

insulated

wire into the

wire holding

groove, but

also for

preventing

the insulated

wire from

coming off

from the

wire holding

groove. The

plurality of

wire holding

portions

has: a first

wire holding

portion

having wire

hold-down


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number

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pieces at a

first wire

hold-down

position;

and a

second wire

holding

portion

disposed

adjacent to

the first

wire holding

portion, and

having wire

hold-down

pieces at a

second wire

hold-down

position

different

from the

first wire

hold-down

position.

4 7,221,257 90/012,390 Jul. 12,

2012

Michael E.

Hudzinski,

Tucker

Ellis,

LLP.,

Cleveland,

OH

Ex Parte

Wireless

communic

ation

devices,

radio

frequency

identificati

Cards

communicat

ion devices,

and methods

of forming

the same

and

Micron

Technology,

Inc. (Boise,

ID, US)

Tuttle, Mark

E. (Boise,

ID, US)

340/10.1 340/572.8



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date


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on devices,

methods of

forming a

wireless

communic

ation

device, and

methods of

forming a

radio

frequency

identificati

on device

encoding

visibly

perceptible

information

on

communicat

ion devices

are

provided. A

remote

intelligent

communicat

ion device

includes: a

card-thin

housing

including:

an upper

surface; a

lower

surface; and

at least one

side

extending

between the

upper

surface and

the lower

surface

forming the

card-thin


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number

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date


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housing, the

side having

visibly

perceptible

information

thereon; and

communicat

ion circuitry

within the

housing

configured

to at least

one of

communicat

e and

receive

electronic

signals. A

method of

forming a

card

includes:

providing a

substrate

having: an

upper

surface; a

lower

surface, and

the upper

and lower


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number

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date


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surfaces

individually

having a

length and a

width; and a

plurality of

sides

individually

having a

thickness

less than the

lengths and

the widths

of the

surfaces;

and

encoding

visibly

perceptible

information

on at least

one of the

sides.

5 7,833,301 90/012,386 Jul. 5,

2012

PATENT

OWNER Ex Parte

Engine

exhaust

cooler and

air pre-

cleaner

aspirator

A diffuser

for a work

machine

having an

air breathing

fuel

consuming

internal

Deere &

Company

(Moline, IL,

US)

Schindler,

Rodney A.

(Bettendorf,

IA, US);

Sheidler,

Alan D.

(Moline, IL,

US)

55/385.3

55/419,

55/468,

55/DIG.28,

55/DIG.30,

60/315,

60/316,

60/319,

60/320,



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number

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date


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combustion

engine with

an exhaust

aftertreatme

nt device

periodically

elevating

the exhaust

temperature

s to a high

level. The

diffuser has

a venturi

section and

the excess

contaminant

s from an

intake air

pre-cleaner

are directed

to the throat

of the

venturi to

aspirate and

dispose of

excess

contaminant

s while

cooling the

exhaust

flow.

95/32,

95/267,

96/327,

96/378,

96/389,

123/198E


S.N Patent

number

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Requested

date


Class

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Additional

openings in

the

divergent

section of

the diffuser

assist in

providing

significant

reductions

in exhaust

temperature

s within a

short axial

envelope.

6 7,929,954 90/012,391 Jul. 12,

2012

Richard

Krukar,

Ortiz &

Lopez,

PLLC.,

Albuquerq

ue, NM

Ex Parte

Method for

verifying

access

based on a

determined

geographic

location of

a

subscriber

of a service

provided

via a

computer

network

A method of

limiting

presentation

of rules

based events

includes

receiving a

request to

view a rules

based event

at a

computer. A

first

estimate of

a first

geographic

MLB

Advanced

Media, L.P.

(New York,

NY, US)

Choti,

Joseph

Francis

(Stockton,

NJ, US);

Shaffer,

Justin

Alexander

(New York,

NY, US);

Sun,

Christopher

(New York

City, NY,

US); Willis,

Shadeed S.

455/414.

1

455/410,

455/415,

455/419,

455/456.1



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date


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location of

the

computer is

obtained.

The first

estimate

includes a

first

confidence

determinatio

n. If the first

confidence

determinatio

n is less

than a first

established

confidence

level, a

second

estimate of

the first

geographic

location of

the

computer is

obtained.

The second

estimate

includes a

second

confidence

(Jersey City,

NJ, US)


S.N Patent

number

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date


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determinatio

n for

comparison

to a second

established

confidence

level. The

first

estimate and

the second

estimate

define a

composite

estimated

geographic

location of

the

computer.

Information

on a second

geographic

location of

the rules

based event

is retrieved.

The

retrieved

information

is compared

with the

composite


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date


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estimated

geographic

location of

the

computer.

Access to

the rules

based event

is provided

based on

access rules,

the

comparison,

and the

composite

estimated

geographic

location.

7 8,030,026 90/012,377 Jul. 17,

2012

Hy Test

Oy, Ann-

Louise

Kerner,

K&L

Gates,

LLP.,

Boston,

MA

Ex Parte

Antibodies

to troponin

I and

methods of

use thereof

The subject

invention

relates to

antibodies

to troponin I

as well as

methods of

use thereof.

In

particular,

such

antibodies

may be used

Abbott

Laboratories

(Abbott

Park, IL,

US)

Brophy,

Susan E.

(Lindenhurs

t, IL, US);

Tu, Bailin

(Libertyville

, IL, US);

Tyner, Joan

D. (Beach

Park, IL,

US); Tyner,

Legal

Representati

435/69.1

435/70.1,

435/70.21,

435/70.3,

435/320.1,

435/326,

435/344.1,

435/358,

536/23.1,

536/23.5,

536/23.53



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to detect

Troponin I

in a patient

and may

also be used

in the

diagnosis

of, for

example, a

myocardial

infarction or

acute

coronary

syndrome.

ve Lowell J.

(Chicago,

IL, US);

Huang,

Dagang

(Mundelein,

IL, US);

Ziemann,

Robert N.

(Lindenhurs

t, IL, US)

8 6,425,828 95/002,033 Jul. 3,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

Sony

Computer

Entertainm

ent

America,

LLC.;

(Att'y Is:

Callie

Pendergras

s, Erise,

IP, PA.,

Overland

Park, KS),

Real Party

Inter

Partes

Database

driven

online

distributed

tournament

system

A method

and a

system for a

distributed

electronic

tournament

system in

which many

remotely

located

players

participate

in a

tournament

through

input/output

devices

Walker

Digital,

LLC

(Stamford,

CT)

Walker, Jay

S.

(Ridgefield,

CT);

Jorasch,

James A.

(Stamford,

CT)

463/42 463/23,

700/92



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number

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Requested

date


Class

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in Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

connected to

a central

controller

which

manages the

tournament.

The method

includes the

steps of (a)

uniquely

identifying a

player

communicat

ing with the

central

controller

via an

associated

input/output

device; (b)

responding

to payment

of an entry

fee by the

player for

allowing the

player to

participate

in a

tournament

occurring


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within a

fixed time

window via

an

associated

input/output

device; (c)

accessing a

database to

store in the

database

player

information

that is

generated as

the player

participates

in the

tournament,

such

information

being

available for

use in a

subsequent

tournament,

which is

administere

d by said

controller

and in


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date


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which the

player

participates;

and (d)

awarding

the player a

prize for

achieving a

preestablish

ed

performance

level in the

tournament.

In another

preferred

embodiment

, the method

further

includes the

steps of

determining

whether the

player has

been

qualified to

advance to a

subsequent

game

session, in

which at

least one


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date


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player is

eliminated

from the

previous

game

session; and

permitting

each player

qualified to

a

subsequent

game

session to

participate

in that game

session. The

system

includes

software

and

hardware to

implement

the method

steps.

9 7,024,387 95/002,032 Jul. 2,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

Chicago

Mercantile

Exchange,

Inc.; (Att'y

Inter

Partes

Automated

system for

conditional

order

transaction

s in

securities

An

apparatus

and method

of

automaticall

y and

anonymousl

Nieboer,

Robert Scott

(217

Lynwood

Ter.,

Nashville,

TN, US);

705/37 705/313



S.N Patent

number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

Is: Rickard

K.

DeMille,

Brinks

Hofer

Gilson &

Lione,

Chicago,

IL), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

or other

items in

commerce

y buying

and selling

positions in

fungible

properties

between

subscribers.

The specific

embodiment

described in

the

disclosure

relates to

the buying

and selling

of securities

or contracts

where the

offer to

purchase or

sell the

property

may be

conditioned

upon factors

such as the

ability to

purchase or

sell other

property or

the actual

Balcarce,

Pedro V.

(1617

Maple

Timber Ct.,

Antioch,

TN, US);

Zhidov,

Ivan N.

(3721

Hillbrook

Ct.,

Nashville,

TN, US);

Eldred,

Micah

James (510

Old Hickory

Blvd., Apt.

1117,

Nashville,

TN, US)


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purchase or

sale of other

property.

Specifically,

the system

described

includes

methods by

which the

system will

sort and

display the

information

available on

each order,

methods by

which the

system will

match buy

and sell

order and

attempt to

use other

markets to

effect the

execution of

transactions

without

violating

conditions

set by the


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number

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date


Class

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subscriber,

methods by

which the

apparatus

will execute

transaction

and report

prices to

third parties

such that the

user is

satisfied and

short sales

are reported

as

prescribed

by the rules

and

regulations

of the

appropriate

regulatory

body

governing

each

subscriber

in the

associated

transaction.

A

communicat


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number

Control

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date


Class

Other Class

ion system

is described

which

allows

subscribers

to

communicat

e

anonymousl

y for the

purpose of

effecting

transactions

in such

property

under such

conditions.

10 7,772,347 95/000,675 Jun. 30,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

Rockwool

Internation

al

A/S; (Att'y

Is: John S.

Pratt,

Kilpatrick

Townsend

&

Stockton,

LLP.,

Inter

Partes

Binder and

fiber glass

product

from

maillard

reactants

The present

disclosure is

directed to

cured and

uncured

binders

useful in the

fabrication

of products

from loosely

assembled

fibers. For

example,

the

Knauf

Insulation

GmbH

(Shelbyville

, ID, US)

Swift, Brian

Lee

(Morristown

, IN, US);

Xu, Ruijian

(Indianapoli

s, IN, US);

Kissell,

Ronald E.

(Shelbyville

, IN, US)

527/312 524/14,

524/847



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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

Atlanta,

GA), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

disclosure

describes

cured and

uncured

binders

useful in the

fabrication

of products

from loosely

assembled

glass fibers.

The

disclosure

also

describes

methods of

fabricating

products

from loosely

assembled

fibers

utilizing the

aforementio

ned binders.

11 7,807,771 95/000,673 Jun. 30,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

Rockwool

Internation

al

A/S; (Att'y

Inter

Partes

Binder and

fiber glass

product

from

maillard

reactants

The present

disclosure is

directed to

cured and

uncured

binders

useful in the

Knauf

Insulation

GmbH

(Shelbyville

, IN, US)

Swift, Brian

Lee

(Morristown

, IN, US);

Xu, Ruijian

(Indianapoli

s, IN, US);

527/312 524/847



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number

Control

Number

Requested

date


Class

Other Class

Is: John S.

Pratt,

Kilpatrick

Townsend

&

Stockton,

LLP.,

Atlanta,

GA), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

fabrication

of products

from loosely

assembled

fibers. For

example,

the

disclosure

describes

cured and

uncured

binders

useful in the

fabrication

of products

from loosely

assembled

glass fibers.

The

disclosure

also

describes

methods of

fabricating

products

from loosely

assembled

fibers

utilizing the

aforementio

ned binders.

Kissell,

Ronald E.

(Shelbyville

, IN, US)


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number

Control

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date


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12 7,854,980 95/000,674 Jun. 30,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

Rockwool

Internation

al

A/S; (Att'y

Is: John S.

Pratt,

Kilpatrick

Townsend

&

Stockton,

LLP.,

Atlanta,

GA), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

Inter

Partes

Formaldeh

yde-free

mineral

fibre

insulation

product

A packaged

mineral

fibre

insulating

material

has: a) a

Recovered

Thickness

of at least

95%

nominal

thickness;

and b) an

Ordinary

Parting

Strength of

at least 95

g/g; and c) a

Weathered

Parting

Strength of

at least 75

g/g the

material

comprising

mineral

fibres and

an organic,

formaldehy

de free

binder in a

Knauf

Insulation

Limited (St.

Helens,

Merseyside,

GB)

Jackson,

Roger

(Merseyside

, GB);

Aindow,

Tony

(Merseyside

, GB);

Baybutt,

George

(Merseyside

, GB)

428/45 428/47,

524/487



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date


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quantity of

less than

15% by

weight,

preferably

less than

10% by

weight, said

binder

having been

applied to

the fibres of

the

insulating

material in

liquid form

at pH of

greater than

5.

13 7,888,445 95/000,672 Jun. 30,

2012

Third

Party

Requester:

Rockwool

Internation

al

A/S; (Att'y

Is: John S.

Pratt,

Kilpatrick

Townsend

&

Inter

Partes

Fibrous

products

and

methods

for

producing

the same

The present

disclosure is

directed to

fibrous

products,

such as

fiberglass,

and methods

for

producing

the same.

For

Knauf

Insulation

GmbH

(Shelbyville

, IN, US)

Swift, Brian

Lee

(Morristown

, IN, US);

Xu, Ruijian

(Indianapoli

s, IN, US);

Kissell,

Ronald E.

(Shelbyville

, IN, US)

527/312 527/303



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number

Control

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Requested

date


Class

Other Class

Stockton,

LLP.,

Atlanta,

GA), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

example,

the

disclosure

describes

cured and

uncured

binders

useful in the

fabrication

of products

from loosely

assembled

fibers. The

disclosure

also

describes

methods of

fabricating

products

from loosely

assembled

fibers

utilizing the

aforementio

ned binders.

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