/''. ,,_ 

• ~-" 

~In re applicatioa ot ~illis.a F. Friedaan. et al., 

, Piled J'anuat"1 2$• · 1932, 

S9ria.l lo. Aj.;SM 

CryptographiO:S1ana 

D1T. 5S' Rooa 6891 

~· .... ~ 

Febl"'QN'7 26, l9Zi5. 

. ·' Sirt 

Cla.ia '4, 11~ 2. after " bank" and before the semicolon 

tnaerl - - 1 ttPid eetP of e'leme::lta beiup, ehctricall.J 1nt.errellt.te4 - -

· J,ine ,1, CL'lCel " connectiorut " A.nd substttute - - eleetrical relation - -

Olo.1Ja JI, line 2 .~ancel N and. '' and t1101rU tu ta a comma. 

Sama Une a!'ter " beulk '' and 'befere the ••miooloii innrt , and including e~actrioal connnctione between said •ets of el~nts Line 6 be:tore 

Citla 3&, line 2,cancel " and " and eurit:ti tute a cot'lmae 

StWe line afte.r "bank "-e.nd before th~ semicolon insert - - , and laclu41ng 

electrical cc.n'IM!ctions between se.id sets of ele118nta - - 1~.ne 7 • cancel · 

" .. quellCe ~ and aubetitute series - -

·01Aia 31, line 2 cancel " and "and substitute & 0011ll11'A. 

Sau1e 'lina. attar "''bank tt a.nd "'ore the .-micolon insert - - , e.~ :1ualu4-

.. tac •l~ctrical eonnectius beW.eii "laid eeta ot elemGn.te - - Line 6,. cancel 

NSA on 11-18-2013 ursuant to E.O. 1352 
·. v. REF ID~~217. 

. . . :"' . ~· 

· .. ',, 

. "' 

" seq>J.enoe ~ and subdi tu.te .:.. - eerie• - -

. ,::;4'.,·· 

~;:< .. ::::~.:: 

-'.~ 

Cl.e.in 41 1 line 8 cancel .. involv!~ " n.nt eu.btttfb1te - ... 

!:~eluding 

- - including 

~b- comprising - -

comprie ing -

Claim 46 • line e eNicel "· in.Yol vtng " and tnilrnti tute 

comprising 

Clai.111 48. line 1 C""ncel " one or ,, ruid in the ame line 

change " ele~nte " to - - e).eme11t 

Cln.im 49. line 1 cancel " one of " and in the as.me 11.ne 

change " al~ments " to - - element - -

' R .• i;_; £!. A R K ·s 

""' . .,. '-~ 

-~ -,\ 

. Clal:if' :14 to 31 inel11si ve h:;,:ve been ~mer.dad 1'.nd i:.1 t-.e fon;1 

n~~ preeented are so phrased 88 to provide anteoel\.&nt b~ais for the word 

- connections - • In other resnect:: it is belie•ed tha.t these Olli.ims will 

now aYoid t!1e objeotions noted b,- the Ex11miner. 

•'·' •. 
REF ID:A5217~ 

I 

1n. cl&iml 41 to 46 tneluahe the tera ,. 1n't'OlTing " bat beea 

rsplaoe4 bJ the wor4 ,. incl'G41Dg " 1n oertain iutancee an4 '1 the 

wor4 " oomprislng " 1n certain other iaetano••· :Both of the wor4• 

now ~dopted hn'Ye aoqulrad ratber definite 110anl:QC• ln patent p~&ottce. 

lot.b word• A.re 4eeme4 non-exelu~i 18 &n4 ia the prenm lntrtano•. 1 t 1• 

not .... •b.1 a pm-el)' enlu1 ft tana should lMt ~ 1n theH olafJU. l't 

the meaning ot tds ~t.ep or the group of 11etbod elalae in 4fGll•tioao 

noted bJ the ~1ner. 

that " after the arri~r&tu~ hae been oper~ted. it le the sam• ae tt 

wa.1 before n • it 18 d•a1red to point out that the ••tbod tor •hioll 

protection ie aought 1• 1.Jltendecl to operate upon eert~in 1n&tl'12Rlentallt1•• 

to 'bring about "' change or eha.raeter an.cl condl t loll which applie 1 mon 

method aan1Jnll&tee the ine.trament&liti•• in euch & •a1 aa to cbarise 

'\be relat1oaeh1p of neh "- •••-.. of plain 'ext chara.o1H'I _, aa to thall.7 

eliminate the predicta•l• or period.ic~l factore. A1 preY1oU817 eapba•l .... , 

this cone.pt b&• beea 4180u•M4 tn preTiou ~'• and tt 1• aot thl 

I 
REF ID:A521.,.76 

taetore of a me1aage wherebJ the cipher ~sultant of a plain text character 

is extern~llJ and &per1od1eall1 Tarie4 or oban.~ by tbe aetho4 of OGDtrolling 9Witehlng deTieee. 

:.s to the objections to the uee o! '\he tenu " external " 

11n4 " internal " 1n ao tar aa or1\1c1ma of '\bese teme applies 'to \be 

method ela1ma, it 1~ a~ked tb&t the Examiner will pleaee refer acain to 

the diecueaion fo'IDMl on page 6 or the argument in paper d&tecl JuJ.7 31, 193". 

It ii to be f'1!'ther understooci. that applicant oan onl7 reiterate wha.t ha8 

been said 1~ ~reT1ou~ arguments in eupport of the cl&ime in this caee 

41rected to the method. Applio&nt 11Ut1t rel1 1n general upon the Tiew• 

wr1 tully expreeee4 both 1a the argmen'\s in the present caee and aleo 

in argwaent• subaittecl on the sane eutJect in th~ ooapanion &"Pl>licatioa, 

Serial Bo. 682,886. 

It is ~lM ~eeire~ to make ot record in t~.e present caM 

eeTeral other deoi~1C1le whiob are l1ete4 as followes 

llaaeltine Corp. v. :<nf1emut.h. 34 F.R. (2nd) 615 

l\x parte ~rinks, 11 U.S. P8t. J. 139 Pat. 1,9029 581! 

Century Elaetr1e Co. •· \Ye9t1nghouee E. Mf£. Co. 191• C.D.• 267 ; 

20? O.G. 12'91 191 F.R. '50 

Smith ~ Snow et sl. 4el o.c. Io. S-48? (1935 ) 

Ap~lieant h~• e~rnestly endeaTored to deal with ~11 tbe point• of 

obJection noted bJ 'the E:ramilaer ancl ta'fOrable reoouideratloa 1• oourteoul.7 

nquested ln U1e U.gbt of the toregolJIB. 

Beepeottull7 eulllllttte4. 

William P. 1ried.man, et al. 

17• 

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