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r Addrc.snnlg \._ ~EPARTMENT O'F co-Ni'riERtE: \.) 

Paper No. ~ 

All contmnnic.tions te&~ing this 

M&JPllcation should give the &;rial number. I "'l'h<i Commis8ioner of Pat.,nta. dale of tiling. and name of ' /.. -

i W•shington, D. C.," ronn, U UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1

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1 'JW-0 ..,~:;~~;; b~;;T • - WASHINGTON :0'3'.:ri:. 

Please find below a communication from the EXA1WINER in -S \,>1'""f" ~ ~bf· ~J 9 ~ {r} 

the app:tcant 

' charge of this application. ~~ 

o Appl1. cant·. U .fi' • F'il!li!DIJAJ~ ET AL .. • o 11--86"3 Commi&$iontr of P alail3. r 

ROBERT v. LAOOHLm e CUA.s. A. not:z; _ c/o Chief of t;lle Ai.r Corpa1 !runit1ona Dldg .•• 

Wash •• n.c. 

rJon-J.s 

Kom 

Se lier bl us 

Korn 

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The cl.aims. are all rejected as dr,mn to matter in- . . 

sutt1e1cntly dioolo::Jed in. structure ruld £unction r£ the tmiversnl bar. 

Claims 1• 2 are rejected as f'\mctional am therefore 

indefinite !n the 0meana to cause said c~tators to per;fom0 , 

etc. 

Claims 9. 10 are ~ejected as f'niling to define because it sets forth only a raoult and not ~fieient atruct'Ul16 

to ~nt the same in t."lo 0 eleotrieal rn.ea.na" of li.na 5. 

Obviously the mere fact tlm t the neans is ccmf1ueti ve Md euri~t 

j.3 suppl.led is not sufficient structural recitation or whnt eausGs 

the eamr:rutat~s to do substitution ar.cel control functions. 

Cliiht l2 1s rejected as faili7l3 to dei'ine the naans 

of line 5 sutficiently in the e!ootrieal conducto~s since 

mere asaoo1ating electric coi1duc.tors ui th the cor.nin1tator 

bOdies will not noeessc.rily produce the renul t claiood. 

Cla1m 13 is rejected sa imecurnto in "s0lf'-co:?l-

~lled.n. Ckima 14 and 15; bQsoo on 13., ta:l""G r0jectcd. 

The conMU.tatora are or;enit~ bj necha .. ~siw con.zwcted to the 

keys. 
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i., '~~-" 

pmmts lTat b7 its uoo poaitivel~ causes the camnutn.~a to 

act ne elabnad,_ "P~t the same cOl!!mltat~s to fu.."letion 

ulternat.elyn# t?tc.~ i2 a statement of ~ault t!ithout sufficient 

Cl.aim 18 is inaptly uorded in line 7 °aeana to provide" 

the means is the "cha..~els 0 th~alves and might just as wall 

be called ~leeti:,ieal. c~tors...! t.aJe meana as sat forth ia 

ftu"'leti<mnl and iriiofir&.t.e since evon 1f eloot1'>1cal ehannela are 

pl"'ov1ded t.:.'tls structure docs not nooessar1ly man that 0 substi tut1ontt , 

will be pG?f'~ 'by one scriea ru'ld eontrol by tha othe?. 

Cla2Ts 19 and 20 dapsndent the?1'eon are rejected as 

inaec~te• e.s above notoo.. in sel.f'-controlled. 

Cltlira Zl. lino 8• neleetrical. irt.strunentalii::ios" ~ etc ••. 

is fuwtimnl and L.'1definita. siree as nbotro intim:lted., 

YleleCtl"iealH !>,.-~ ~if>-~"" <"";.,,.,,.~.,,,,<(l,~:i ""1!"~'1'7>·~e311""'0 nrtl "co.ntrolp. A"...Ji ~ .r..1~\.:J V:.:.,.,JL,/~'-41~~ tJ.,:J~ ... ------ "" 

oo.y be exereiaed ni~mt oomdng the same cm:mutatar to perfom 

tuo diff~t i'\h~tlor.!.S. 

xx. 

X!I. 

~0 ela!l,,.•J aro ez30uped as follooe: 

S'OOOifie t.o some or all of' Pigs. 

·c1nims 2. 9-12,, 16-28. 

speeil"!c to 7i,s. 1. Claim ;..a. 

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-' t-~ v-..-v:~T.n·n "~ID Si...'Jlee th.a goneric claim is reJec "W'U.• u.i ,..,;_,.._v~~ .. ~!. · 

:::.:3'~r:'l0!1 nre ~quired U;'1.d.cx• ~~1le ql. oot:\:lSGn txw clnioo of groups 

!I n..~ 111, rn~ :nll els.ins ~re f."urthei> t~jectoo bocm1oe Of this 

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