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Papf"!" '\o. 7 '\ff dlrtlHi11nir.tt1-n:1c; r•'-·ilpo.-.:- <' r1...: t lti"' 

1'1.V'fJ'l'ir11.t1<,r1 •,huuld ·''"' 1h .. · ...... .-ko\I numb-er. 

d,•l• .,f lil1111c ""d r..41llt'Of 

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1 t :1.,111• 

!'[111 ,, iinJ 1" !,.'11 u c11111rr11lniralir>Tl frfJ111 the FX.i.ll/Sl.!~ 11. 

charge of !hi., oppfi<'ation. (,.{J \~. ~r;, , __ £H~~~ 1 J • ----.Q\ 

- (l ••rr>1onac]l'utrnl<, Applicant:W!llla• P. Pzo1 .... B 

Ser. No. '82•°" 

Filed J'uly 25, 193; For~O s,..t. 

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·Reaponaive to amendllent filed April 3. 1934• 

He8ern diaoloaea aeer.n1- re d1•.iaoina the co69 

llbeel•• and thi• aeohani.D 1JI in att.et a c1pber-lceJ' u.n.-

aitter. Ap~l1cant diaclo••• a ~..-mt t'Dl'll ~ tran.dtter• 

diatinguilhed t'raa the ritfer.nc• in made or .,...t1-. ... 

the cla.ilu ahould. aet out th9 di •tinctin at:ruotuftl 49talla 

where'b7 the new result 1• achieved. Cla1Jla l to 4 are '18••1 

r.117 met b7 the ~•rence and 

U the kaJ'ing el«ment 1• neceaal"J' \o the .tanoticwh1& 

or th• r••t or the drrlce, 1t carmot" -1d to be~ 

thereo.f. The f'act that the tape oan be replaced 4oea not re 4• 

it thua independent .... &ll7 ,.rt or the app&ratua .. ,. " replao.S. 

Claim.a 6 to 10 md 18 are aceordlngly ac-1 n reJeoted tor s-·e 

curae7. 

Thea• ela1•• are .!'urther rejected •• 1.nder1nite 1n th8 

1nf erent1al 1nclua1on or the tape .. an •lwnt ~ the -.oht•. 

Structure aho1ll.d lte directl7 recited. Ir the tape 1a d11"9Ct17 

included •• a -.chine part, the cldll• would 'M snhject to 

rejection on the ground of a&greption- or• a an old o~t1• 

or machine and tape. 

In re lla.Yl.,., l'o6 C. D. 576 

Ex parte Pranlclln. 1875 C. D. 11,. 

Cla1ns 11 and 13 recite marel7 a catalop.e ot •l~t.a 

without 1nd1catinC their corelat!on and are iaej•te4 &• M'DC 

1ndet'1n1te. 

@'pp roved for Release by NSA on 09-13-2013 pursuantto E .0. 1352a 

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Cla'• ll te 1' are NjMted a BNa-a 111'.to ahon 

....... t• ett..U.C ....,.. .... ~ ~ tM 00 tat-.1 the 

w ~ q -'ti\n&l7" JbraM to de91gnate nch -~•n1a doea 

Mt dht1np11h the ol•••s hem th• rernwe. Cl•'·• 41 ... 

~ hem a rater_.. 1'J' 1ndet1n1te and tunot1onal 

u.ttat1aa.a ape JIOt Jia.t&tabl•. 

Ex )llaPte Mc eun.7. ~ o. a. ,. 

C1aSa 17 b NjeeW u 1ndAfin1t.e b the W'erential 

!Mlu.1.• .r the "ccaaect1oo."• Una 4. it not be1nc d1.rectl7 

8'aM4 that the D)Merd and a1gMll1ng ele.ents are inter-

~ ClatM 18 to 25 are a!•ilarl.J' rejected. 

Cla1.a 18 la rejected aa 1.Ddef'1n1t• 1n the concluding 

clo ... which rec1tea the tape interentia.lly. S1Dilarl7 for 

el.a.ta 20. 

'lbe ciphering character• do not exlat as separate 

en\1t1ea• '-' are t'O?lled 1n the paper tape. C1.a1Jla 21 1s r.-

JeoW a.e 1naoc-.t.e 1Ja includ1 ng the k97 aa a t ang1 bl• .i ... t

all cl Id .. 22. 25. 24 and 25 a.re aim.l.arl7 rejected. U the 

tepe 1a 1-lw!ad then claim. 11111 1Mt suDjeet to rejection under 

la re Hudf/7 end Ea p&J"h Frankl in, •uprra• 

of record • 

.l ,.tmtalale art w pi-oc••• 1a 1.nde]tendent or an7 particular 

•Dhud-. It ha• 'Men 41.Peetl7 held that a -thod ~ devialng 

eode -•aace• la llDJt&\atta-.i.le aa an art. 

~ "'• Tooo1, 190 P-4. Rep. 329• 

'1be t-. "e~pb • 1• •Md 1n apec 1.r1ca ti on and 

cla1• to de(J1arwte the whine. Thi• 1naccm-ac7 ahould b9 

~ ~ aneara otherwi •• allon.bJ.• • 

. -.. Examiner.