# Presentation: 850961

## TRANSMITTAL LETTER TO THE UNITED STATES RECEIVING OFFICE

- Express Mail mailing number:

- Date of deposit:

- File reference no.:

- The person
- signing this
- form is:

- Applicant

- Attorney/Agent  (Reg. No.)

- Common Representative

- Name of person signing

- Signature

- PTO-1382 (Rev. 12/2006)

- application no.

- The present international application contains additional subject matter not found in the prior U.S. application(s)
- identified above.  The additional subject matter is found on pages
- and            **DOES NOT ALTER**                      **MIGHT BE CONSIDERED TO ALTER**   the general nature of the
- invention in a manner which would require the U.S. application to have been made available for inspection by the
- appropriate defense agencies under 35 U.S.C. 181 and 37 C.F.R. 5.15.

- application no.

- filed on

- filed on

**SCREENING DISCLOSURE INFORMATION:**

- In order to assist in screening the accompanying international application for purposes of determining whether a
- license for foreign transmittal should and could be granted and for other purposes, the following information is
- supplied.  (check as boxes as apply):

- The invention disclose was **not** made in the United States of America.

- There is no prior U.S. application relating to this invention.

- The following prior U.S. application(s) contain subject matter which is related to the invention disclosed in the
- attached international application.  (*NOTE:  priority to these applications may or may not be claimed on the *
*Request (form PCT/RO/101) and this listing does ****not**** constitute a claim for priority.)*

** ****This is a new International Application**

- Title of the invention:

- Earliest priority date claimed (Day/Month/Year):

- International application no. (if known):

**Itemized list of contents**

- Sheets of Request form:

- Sheets of description
- (excluding sequence listing):

- Sheets of claims:

- Sheets of abstract:

- Sheets of drawings:

- Sheets of sequence listing:

- Power of attorney:

- Check no.:

- Sequence listing diskette/CD:

- Return receipt postcard:

- Certified copy of  priority
- document (specify):

- Other (specify):

- Tables related to sequence listing CD:

- PTO-1382 (Rev. 12-2006)
- Approved for use through 3/31/2007. OMB 0651-0021
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
- Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.

- Page 1 of 2

- Customer Number1:

- 1 **Customer Number will allow access to the application in Private PAIR but cannot be used to establish or change the correspondence address.**

## Applicant’s Entitlement to Reduced Search Fee Under 37 CFR 1.445(a)(2)

**Corresponding prior US national application filed under 35 USC 111(a)**

- Filing date:

- PTO-1382 (Rev. 12/2006)

- Title of the invention:

- Application no. (if known):

- PTO-1382 (Rev. 12-2006)
- Approved for use through 3/31/2007. OMB 0651-0021
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
- Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.

- Page 2 of 2

- Inventor’s Name(s):

- Application docket no. (if applicable):

- This collection of information is required by 37 CFR 1.10 and 1.412. The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public, which is to file (and by the USPTO to process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.11 and 1.14. This collection is estimated to take 15 minutes to complete, including gathering information, preparing, and submitting the completed form to the USPTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any comments on the amount of time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS.
**SEND TO: Mail Stop PCT, Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450.**