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In re application of 

1ll1e?n ~·. 'riflldran, 

serial No. :soo.212 1 

~1lfl4 Oot. 19, 19~ 1 

CJ'1Jtograph1o De~1 .. May F/, 1040. 

Hon. COllaS..aloaer of J>ateata, 

St.rs 

Reepone1,. to Patent Ot~lce ct1on 4~ted MOT• 9, 19Z01 lt 

18 deaired to amnna 08 tollowaa 

Cl.tliM t, lSne e, bfttore "Cban~el• 1 ... r, - • horigCl!.,el • • , 

also cancel "end" • ...•af'le l.iae auoei "ot o ieraote~lMi111·1ac matt'rtal .. an4 

1naert - - J>ro•ldflld 'f41 u. <Uaoni'e •Q.•na•• of eq,1111U.1 •pa•e4 alpml>atto 

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Cbi11"ftO'len • - • t~llle S1 eenoel " la :reapee' W eAOh O'hll" " anf aub•'\Uu'9 

- • 1114epe.n4entl.y of one anoti.r 1 • • • Cealel 1S.a•• • ad e an4 tor \tr. 

cLncellft4 subject oa\ter aubatttute - - ead ... n.a tor teallitatinc tbe 1'984• 

in1 of said o 1P.l'nc'lere la •l•ote4 ool-... - - • 

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114,ju•t"bl• ., - • r.tnft ~. before •e4apte4 .. la•r• - • bea:rs.ne; 41aor8'• 

.•iiueaMa of ettua11:r apaoe4 elphellette eh .... •W• ... .. • Line s, cenffl 

"•llptng tM o,_recter• " , aho •nn••l &11 ot line• • erd G "n4 tor t.i. 

oeaoelle4 •ttflr 1nee.r' - • teollitll\tlq the re•1Ung of' H14 e•1ar-.eter• in 

aeleotea •1-• rn.4 in d1f'1"e:rent ni..,1 .. tor U'J'lt'Of'l"Bphlo. Jl1lrpN••· - • 

lA\pproved for Release by NSA on 09-09-2013 pursuant to E. 0. 1352§ 

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Clf.1t1 ::, line ~, btttortt "trooy~· b•ert • .. hol'1tont.rll.J' .. •• 

:~l"ffll Un"• cencfll '•ct>..erf\ctezi bearing " Md auutlw'N .. - 1•ll"l141le1~ 

ft4Jaat!lble alpha'betlo • - • ttnf' :: • c,.na.l " tor •lll:.ttlnt a11tt ehPJ~Ct•r• .,. 

e.nd aubatt. \Ute - - to tee!.lUP.te t.l\C"' :rr-:"tUq; ot ••1ee"91 alplal\ba\t.o aol._. - - • 

Cl•1i?t 4 1 line ~ ... oeneel "'al1da'ble '" end at•batitat• - - ta!lncbaa~ 

llOftlble .. • • ! tmii "'• aaticel '"for A11fl11D« " en4 •uba\ltute .. - to ta•1 U tat• 

the reading ot - - • Unfl• 4 P114 & teneel " and in 001m11 tormetlon "' • 

ClA1.n t, u_.. l en! 2 can.eel "'oren-n.4114 " en4 aubat:1tuta 

- - wrttcall.7 - - • Line ~, b•:!"ore "•Uda'ble .. JnHPt - - 1n41"14uel~ - - • 

IJ.ae 4 1 cancel "'eliga1~ " en4 1ubart1 't\tt• • • feoSlitft1'1ng the na411tg of' - - • 

Un• &, oancel 1 f'ncl in oolumn tos.Uon .. • 

Cl.fti •l 6, line a. Cc•ll.COl ""C'".tll"f'Ct~r-b•r.n:nr" .rm 8 .. \'batitut.e - • 

alpheb· t 1-retrinc - - • I.lne :-,, c11no•l "•l1«111'blJ''" u4 a 1batt tu.te .. -

11'1111 n4•l.lt - .. • 

·bin ? 9 Une tit before "alid•bl•"' iaeert • - 1n""h1dW'llY - - • 

t,tnfl• t, t1nd G crncel " • to.no aeane to p•Ja11 aP14 rule " end 1nael't • -

a4apt~4 - - • Linea 6 end ? c8ncel flaaro11 ihf cha:am~l we~a ln GJ'J'Ptorrapllle 

nlat.ion to aall1 avlp s " ea aubatl,ute • .. or 8ftld .. tripe to taon.S.,ete 

the l"ee41ng t;;f •eleote4 Mqa.meea :>t c~mo'lere 1n ftl'711'£ r...,l,..ttOll• tor OJ'1ptoppJdo purpoaea a • • • 

Oletm 14, line ~ before .. alide.ble., taeert - • l~1~1d,Mtlly .. - • 

Cle1Jtt lt., 11Dt e-, •nof'l "'fJ~l'l!t.l t" ftnd au'batl tut• .. ' • ~o11ttate • ... 

Cle1Ja l&, 11n• ~. oenc:ttl ''prrad.~ " end •t~betitute .. - "'11olll~ttt• - • • 

Clam l" • line I, aenoel •·pel'lll \ el11DMll t.1 " 8114 aubt'tl tu.te - -

tealllteie l'lle41ng • • • 

... 1e111t l~, l1ne e. euoel "" ;tflr • .4.t tsll~_moent• • ~lld aubatltute 

- - tR011t1&t• re~dtnc - - • 
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' Clain 191 11.n• St Cfl"09l "OJMtB-en4e4 " • Lille 8, •m•l ":pe:nd t 

J1 E M A R f. S 

:Reh11ttncf' 1• mfl4• to e perwl l11ta"1•• wt th th• Y.nllSJser la 

oberp of '1\1• oe• ua4er 4•te of May 2. 1960• \1'e ommay of whtell 1• 

llar•)J aelnlo•l•4£e4. J.ttentton. ie •lle4 to the tee' t.b.at tb1a eppl:lc•'t• 

la tiled •a4•1" the Adt ot l88S a• ameuet Aprtl ZIOt 1918 8l'4 t1'e Ooft.-..8' 

holCI• the 11.ual ltc•ue undef' '11• epplieatioa. I• la ther-.toJ'e :reqa••W 

the\ •h• re,t.tlre•nt tor 41.t•1• lt• walwt la aectol'dlino• with 'he praouoe 

appl7l•1 '° Co"fllneea\ •••• ta \hb eomaee,Sba tlt•tloa 1• llll4• ot '\h9 

M.Oandl••• ,.,eat• Hoa. 1.tae11•& ot ~•»'• fj, 1981 ant 1,eao.'5t or M'•r 29, 

193', ta 11h1oh 'b1a proee4ure •• tollowe4. J.Jt.o$beit pr .. edent ta 'he Nl1q 

ot t 11e C1aae!t1oet1on 'X•~aflr baee4 oa an f.lZlP"bl1•he4 Ooal1•tlomtr'• oJ'da 

•n\1oae4 tn Otflae AoUon "t 1-prtl 8, 1938., (•• Bla'ler epplicat1oa Serial 

•• 5'131 0111 J>l•t. 18 ). I' 1• 1n ftOto:rd•noe with th• un"&rlittndinr hlil 

•Ub. tJM ~1 af'r u,pou ih• oooaeion of the S.nten1ew that thfl dS•1•1ou1 

req11in•nt will be wa1 "84 Wld•:r tlle •at•Uq praetl••• 

•lth. the NiooltttU pa,eni U la deatrad to pOlat C*t 'hat tbll 1• a e1)MI' 

de'flo• tor aoe•pUUiDt traupo•l tloa. of' ltt'tltl'• ••r•• applt aut •a 4•1'! • 

1• tor aoooap11•Mac eu'battta,1011. ~hP•e en two bae1ot1l1J' 4lttet'eat orntearepJdo prooease1. ID. lleolettl no pl11111 text ol" etpher text l•tter• are •' 

up et all, \he dertce •r-ly Y1•141tc e t• ltl• "Pl'OT141ac rul•• tor> tU1'141q 

S.:nto 'farlo.1 ••••1'ln19 tbe le\ter• to•ing tbl .. ._.or w~tttag to be 

e1Jlloere4, " • ln. oom:aeeUon •1th ,. •'No,ure ot the lloolettl 4•11•• 
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' that .,. tl1~ orte:tsutl. •or4 1 t is 4ee1 red to trenapo• into oode tona ta 

' 1pelle4 aoro•a t'l-te ao.lumn•, hmng one ].t\ttf'r ot 1tfteh eoluan, Pncl th• 

oorreaponaing cede wOZ'4 epp-.n at. a pred'1teatne4 ctie-&enee aw7 fr• the 

potat wh~ th• ortglllel wot'« &P'P'B"l'Bt aat.4 eo4• ti0r4 elfo baT1111 a let-t•r 

ot eech eol11M • .. A:' tt).1• point 1. t ts dest n-4 to t't1ll t-ttftattotl to aa 

tmpo:r•llt dtstlaotton whlcb 41ffl:ren'ttetee appl1aan''• dence owr ti. 

On.eat. 4e'ff.oe, ea well •• 0,11.-ra of ~e cttat1oaa : tn the t\1'\ euet 

'tlll'N te a aef'iat te end uarnac relatt,ouhip b•tlfeu. the plain ~en tut.4 

eq1J1ftlent oryptogpapld.o tea' •• to dif.°tAl"c• ••Jel'atton. bet.•e•a the• 

oomponent•• In f.' ts CPM thte relPtlonlhiJ ta Yal"i eble •nd. aubjf"O\ 1io 

t!le t"en4om ohoice ot tho opflrll!l'tol'e ·• •111 be e.pprrt'J,\t., the tf>11\\111t •• 

t t epJMSAr• ,tll G-1't\ea1 flllcl t n eillt 1.AJ" prior art GP ae• oonat1 tutea a fu4Ul8Dtel 

(IJ:'P~rn!)b1c "•al'!lle•• th.at nndera t~ e de't'loe extrlllltl.J' 1n1eoure. MOnoYer 

11\ t.~t• nl'l'ani atruatun, 1'\ •ill be 1apoaaib1• to pro'Y1de t'or the ab1ftiq abou\ e>f ._.l"1t>U• not.ton•, •hich te"'"''re 1• oowre4 \'7 claim• 8 to lt • 

. leo ln Gra•ei, tlle eeq1a1noee ":e 11mtte4 'to •l'rftn!~mante 1n wh1oh •o•ela 

au at occuw detta 1 te plPo•• 1n t t .e uequenoe•. 

In the cruse ot O.nwt, the alplaa'be\• •re ooeposed or 4et1l\1 t•lJ' , 

ttntl -eequen.8'•• cn4 \be onlJ' thing whiah can be !Son• tn thi• lne1;11nee 1• to 

aouple an4 uncouple tbeH 11lphabt""ta. 1n. pelra. Jlao .. th,.re 11 ,. ftxed f'Dll 

unehanpable <Uetance bf'tween th~ 1~l,.1i1' tex\ flfld t!"r 01 p•r ttSxt. C1T.PWgrtph1 c11ll1 thle h· a "••leer •1ete11 t~n epplt"1111t•e <tence. 
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ln t!le cited 8r1t1ab. rtem No. 12,00~, the 1nTentlon 1e 1JU1'911' • 

ple.1n text. lao, d1atance b•tfieen ~ plain en~ cipher 11nPs 18 r1zed. 

the 

Iii the arise ot ~rt Ush paten' Uo. 23.204,Jl.inwatioa iii ,.,.rr •11l11ar 

ill principle, it not 1deaUoe1 1 w1ih the pre9fioulll7 41••ua•4 pe1te11t ot 

Oen1iet. 

po1nte4 out that none ot "then are o1pber deY1••• at all and they do no\ 

appear to ha'T~ 11J17 pertinence • 

.. .m .... he.•1e ts pl.acr-4 u~n the importeni tunctton or ~h• 8'1icle rule 

or meene ot al1£Jl1ng wh1oh reell.7 la to tao11UP1te the rea01ng ot ti. 

cbPreotera la aeleated eolU11Da. The clAima ha'Te been mn~ndPd •Aere neo••1art 

to ~xpreaa 1inte tunot1on 11Dre exactl.Jr ; aa4 in all oaeee wb.tire ti. 1a4etinlt• 

'el'll "penU• or ._aD• 'o pen!t " had 'h••• uae4, \be emendmen\ baa beea 

aa4e to OTt!treoae the r~1aer•e objeottoa. 

ao' appeal" thet an1 ot the pr1or art oUe.Uoa• 41aelo•• tbia d."ftlntegeoaa 

teetu~. . tlltaaaon ei\ .. I in th1e eonnecUoa 1• aot a O!'J'p\ogrephta 4eT1.c• 

but •rel7 a d&-Yic• tor teaeh1.ng aritbaeUa. Theretore tbe aectloul feature 

eannot be regc•rded a• ba.9f1ng 8117 eq,ui-.elen'\ tuacttoa 1t• t118t totw.ing part 

or the preaen• tnwnUoa. 

ln~orebl• reoon.aiclerPtion ie req,u.-ated or clf'iJU u; to 19 inolua1w, 

..-to new ot th .. e f'Ml!'ndnaete tirec\ecl in ea1d oteiu \o 4ef1n~ poa1t1Te~ the 

e.dwnta€eoua t·tncttoa ot the guide rule, which 1n the preHat in'Yen.tloa 1 

eoco!uPl1ahe• a0inftth1ng not poea1ble by t~ie en •1'h4 •h•• 'h• 11• 1ruUeawr 

1a atetioa,,z-y. 
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J't'"'90rnble l'ftOOnaidA:l"l'lt1011 Of t}\f'I eletaa aow JJl'1t&ente4 1a 

courteoual1 l'fl'que-atea 1~ the l18bt ot the to~•&oiag. 

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