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6 9lfth 1943 • •nr•m 

Fur • SYSTEM POR EHCIPBERittU 

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Ia r.pame to Patent 0tt1ee acUan or JD JUDtt 1948 in the aboft1.c:JanUfted application tor patent, please amend the oa.e in the 

.tolloring 1"8apec"8: 

Page 1, line 'Zl - A.tter "biued• oa.noel the coma.. 

28'- 1t'ter "direct• insert. CC811!.. 

19 - A.ftcla •cU.rect• 1mert a ccma. 

29 - After "'Z'I" in~ert a oor111a. 

Page 5, line 15 - A.f'ter "l" 1uert a cc-.. 

20 - After "energize" cancel an and insert - while - • 

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Cla1a 1 

Clda 2 

Claill 3 

Clda 4 

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- Olmoel.. 

- Canael. 

- Cuael. 

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REF ID:A1146" 

CLJJ! ;, line 21 - Cancel "elector aachan'eal" ud t:s.-. 

- electromechanical - • 

Claim 8 - Canael. 

Claila 9, line 3 • Cancel "writteD •tter" aJJd 1llll9l"1; - - .... - • 

6 - Cancel "1Dterpoa1Dg in and l"MOrillg 1apnls• 

trm add aeries or. 

~~ ~ tr&.-.mr.itting th~ result.:1.111"• 

8 - Ca.noel "serid.'1 Of im~GS to the re<".ei"'f'inc 

3tat!on• a.nd insert - utilising said ser1u ot 

impulses to do1;em:i.Jw tho selection or a control 

cL."""Cuit tor a switch; utUiaing a diaa1w1J•r 

non~·ucbronoua series or iapulsee to detcJ.'llille 

selection or o. oonVol oSrcult tar ~ nitohJ 

and determining succeaa1w control airouita £or a 

'tzanami tting device accordiut to the coraM _, ettect or 0C11d f'1rst two mentioned oon\rol oiftm:t. 

to transmit a series r4 impulses - • 

9 - r.f'ter · 111.~pul.ae:J" wort - and utilising the --

to detemine sncoeaaiw cuntrol circuits toe a 

turtbm' switch - • 

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Cla1m·9, l.1ne 9 - ~l "re-". 

Claim 11 

Clai.Ja 12 

lD - Cancel "moving impulses tmt wre in~ed 

in a ser:ios of impulses at the"• 

11 - Cancel "transmitting atation and adding 

l2 - Co.noel "series or 1m?llses at the transmitt1Dc 

station" .:llld inoort - utiJ bd ng another eer1ee 

ot h1pulses a~nilar to the second-ment1one4 

..n. to deterinine the selection ot a OOlrtirol 

cirouit tor an additional switohJ and determining suooessiw CGDtrol circKdts tar a NOOrd1ng 

device MCQl'ding to the 0011bi.Md ettect ~ -.Id 

last two menti.ODed control circuits - • 

- Cancel. 

- Ce.noel. 

13. In an .J.pparatu.s or t!le nature describe<~ terr tranmdtting ~ 

infonau tion, neo.ns for sea..'1.T11ng a ~ssagc to be tre.nsa1 tted to 

deriw thorefrorc t-Jl electric s~ irrcgu.l.i:..rlJr assuming a succession or vnlucs responsive to the photographic deaait,. or the 

11essagc at the point or sca.nnini;, means tor subatantially aimul• 

taneousl,y sca.'l!ling a camoutlage message to deriw a aecond el.eotric signal 1.rraeularl¥ as:naing a euccession o£ values dctpenMng 

upon the pbotoera~h1e dens1.ty er th(; cru:.:>u.flage messaee at th• 

point of' soar .. 1.ing the~ ~9COlld said electric signal ~ neut• 

ahronous nth the nrat wi+Ji respect to the variations ~ 
a nit.ell ba'WS.118 \wo o1Jocu1t-elw'nc JIDlll,U.., - tcr 

-'•add •toh to.-- - ot it.a c!Nt&i.._lo1dnc 

...u.u.. .. ea1d &ti' 111ts.o..t -~ ..... ] -

- - .i- and 1ibe o1ibar ot it. eireu:1~ 

-u.~ .. tb9 u1d ~~.gm] .. _ 

~ ~ 1"8 wluu, n eeeoal nitch baTiDg t1ID eiroui\-

oloetQ& omd1Uom, and ~ ror aon\ml.11.ac said nitlll 

nllJllDMiw tD aa1d eeocmd eleotrio .,.,.,,a iih1rd Ritell, 

a omtHl. e1Nait tar aa1d th1rd awiteh aa1d ci:'n1t ....,_ 

illc - e1- aid ewlteh --ta. ~ -

aw1taib9e .. ia ~ ~t-ol.oeiac podU.. 

~. and wna f'ar trwllitt.inc a signal 1lhm 1!18.id third 

..... 1a 1a oloeect condiU.. 

. u. ... tor MOre~ tran81dtt1ncppl!• inf'wUon aoapr1ainl 

a dnSoe fw eoann1nz and representiaa aa1d ~ ~ 

t.1an aa a Hr1Alla ot electric illpulaes ot 'fa1'71ng intensi v, a 

camoai"lage 111Da~, ~ aeoond dovioc ~ for aoamdDe said 

CUIOlli1qe mssage al¥l reproducing the 88.118 a.a a second s11r1es 

or electric ~ea or VFJ.171ng :1ntena1ty t.bo .1.apuls• or add 

a11rml eerlas being nonqnchronoua with t.1-ie ila11'11Des or said 

l'1rat soriea, on aleotromechanical. interlock 0Dm1ectt~~ 'tlllder 

t.i. control c4 both of au.id seriN or iapu.laes tor energization 

.....,_. precl.etendned oombinaUom ot blpnlaes ooaazo 1n the 

..._ -.id aeries or iJ!lpulaes, a.....t a 1iramlaitter oontrolled l:f" 

aai4 llrWlock and adapted to eait 1mpuaes whenewr sa1d 

iAterlooJc la ~-

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a din':t. i.. 11 $1ftC a 111 ... to be ti I rt"'4 ..a 1e111et I 

1Dg -.14 •• ._ ... ..n. ot •1-\ri.o ''IP"•• et ....,_ 

1nt.ea11'r, a eeoond clnioe tor -.nntnc a ....tlap •••• 

and reproducing '\be -- as a eeri.N ot eleetr1c 1.apnlae1 ot 

varying in\maity the 1llpalaea ot aid ll8008d Ml'1ee beinl ~ 

synchronous with the 111pu].ees ot the aa1d tint aeriaa, a n1lr 

canneo1ied. under the cOll'trol ot ea1d t1ret dnioe and arranpd tie 

be mNCl h1' each ot said tmpulaes to one ot t.wo poaitloaa, a 

lleOOnd rela7 eannected under the control of aa1d second den. 

and arranged to be JIOYed by ea.eh of the iapnl- ot Mid wDlllll 

aeries of said iapala• to om ot two poelU.., an •l.eetrSa 

circuit including ea1d rel.Q11 lldapted to be ola11d ~ ..... 

predeterained combinations ot closed positions in ea.id r.elap 

occur eimltaneoaa~, and a transmitter oc:mnected under tlMt ccmtrol or said electric circuit so as to eait 1apulaee on.11 

wbenn9r said oircui°' is closed. 

•wns 

The ...twents to the speeifie'ltion merelJ correct obvious irrqv.larl"iee 

1n the text. 

Claims 1, 2, J, 4, a, ll, Md 12 haft been canceled and 1-w been 

replaced by ClaiM 13, 14, and 15 which are directed 1n pneral to ta. 

subject IJatter or the canooled claim but which appear in the term ot 

Cl.aim 5, 6, and 7, aa1.d to be alloable. The new cla1ms, 1n otbar 

901'ds, include atrocture llld.tUg th9ll to f'acs1111l.8 apparatua, w11ih 

nch api-ratus actuall¥ ent.er1ng into and cooperating 1n the 8"V&l 

cmbina~. 
The new claims, u well e.s et!"!f!nded Claim 9, include the t'eature ot 

~-as between the impulee~ or a nessagc seq~enec and a 

lteJ'ing sequence. This eoneept is altogether missing from the re.t'erenoea. It would in f'act make inoperative :u;.y a.ppe.r:it'U.5 or method 

tor handling Bs.udot or other 11Ultiple-unit code. 

It appears that a final acUon at this t!M would be pruatare 

(notwith8tanding the pendency or ti» cue ainee 6 m.roh 1943) Sa 

dew ot the change ot Patent Office poei'lion indicaW 1n 1ibe l.ut 

aoUon whereill but three claims, 5, 6, and 7, wre indicated u 

all.oable, wbareu Appl.1cant bad rea.sen to beli.,.. on the bu1a 

~ trhe act1on ot 22 April 1947 1ihat C1.d.m 1, 21 31 41 5, 6, ud 7 

WDUl.cl be al.la9ed. Ubder' the o~. adeq•te UM should be 

allowd tor tihe Applioant t.o attempt to perfect h18 cla1me. 

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