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.. , .. g_ ll :11 l9lt'4 APR 13 1956 I Please find below a communication f1·om the 

EXAMINER in charge of this application. 

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ELEOTR!CAL 

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Commissioner of Patents. 

Reaponaive to the letter- filed Febru.aey 2.'.h 1956. 

Cla1UUJ now active in this oaae are l, 2. s-a, lo, 

111 181 19. 22 and 23. 

ola1m 2. p~evioualy indicated to be •llowable,atte~ 

culi-efu.1 recons1dex-e.t:lon1 must be rejeeted -.s vague, ineom. ... 

pleto and indet'inite, a:t.nee the st~uetu:re that is recited 

by the elaim cannot be understood to derine &:l.Y complete 

and operative device, and ftn'!the~ as misleading since it 

does not appear to be readable. on applicnnt•s disclosed 

apparatus.. 1he source of c~ren:t. l.L'rle l., ia 1:n no war re• 

cited aa connected to tilJ' or the remaining structure. Ju.st 

whst 18 me8llt b7 a circuit between some one point of elect• 

r1eal connection and aome other point o~ elcotr1oal connection is not clelll."t ainco the tet'm. circu1t1 aa euatomaril7 

used in the ax-t refera to a closed loop. Thu.a it cannot be 

detel!'mined which of the recited electrical eomponenta other 

than tho switch. it an7; Ql'lO included in the several recited 

ciJ.'uutta. Do the input and output contt.cta contact each 

other? It not. ju•t what do the7 contact? on 'What baai• 

al'e they characterized aa tt1nputtt or "output•? When on& 

attempta to read this claim on the diaolosure, the plurality 

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at" contacts evldentl.7 must refe).'* to the con tac ts 1.9t to 

'Which th& l&ada 20,. 20B etc connect. Rmte'vai- it would ap ... 

pew that an7 aueh contact voul.d be 1n one c!rcumatance 

an input contact,. and in another an output contact. (e.g • .-

aasum1ng the rotor poai tion described• the contact connected 

to lead 20B ia an input one., reee1'V'1ng input voltage ~ 

lead llD 'Wilen switch 17Z is closed• and an output on&, ap• 

pl71ng voltagG t~ l3Z when switch l7E 1• oloaott.}. Thua 

1t.1s not clenr how an,r selected onett thereof ma7 ecctll"atel7 

be tamed input contacts, gnd the ~aining as. output. contact&. Further 1 t 1a not seen 1fhere the~ ia :tound in the 

d1sc1oinwe. a cireui t between a sel.ected laop and every out .... 

put contnct. 

claim S is rejected as misleading and 1ndofini te. 

Th& c1a1m ia misleading in the recitation of' "input and out-. 

pu.t contuc.rtar"' $ 11ke chim 2. The l'CCitation "asoeiated" 

is inde:f'1n1 te since 1 t appears that more than ph7id.cs'l proxbd:t;r ot: the switch to the indicator., Ol" a mental grouping 

of the two together 1a %'&quired, Rather it appears that 

aome apecif!.e arrengement of' electricn'l connection•• not re• 

cited• 1tt es~nt:isl to the desired ope:z:;ation of applietmta 

device. 

Claim $ i.s• 1ntto!er as i.t !a complete and definite. 

le tt~ain rej~cted ea unpatentable over Korn• 1$705.,641 wb.O 

d1selo$es a plur~lit7or erJl)tograph1~ rotora with input 

and output contacts conneated variably in pa1x-a. and L~<H.• 

eatea lines 1 to 60 that hi# device ia to be used 1n "'a.asoc-
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1at1ontt with a •ource or eleet~ic eurl!'ent. indicating means 

(such as gl.ow lamps. 11n& 7). and tm1teh m&uruf. A.pp'11can~ta 

novelt7., lf' eny,. appe~s to :reside in the precise c1rou1t 

eonnect1ons h& discloses for 1ntoreonnectf.ng thQse elements. 

and sinco as noted above these are not elea~1J' :rec!.ted in 

or int'eln"ablo from the claims tho clam tail• to patentabl7 

d1atingutsh over the ~ei'eronca. 

Cl.aim ~ 1s .turther rejeoted *" tmpa:tenteble o'U'er 

~i:th~ 0£ Korn t., 733"'1386~ Fig·. 2 •. or Reber.u 1-663.,072_. Fig+ 

1. 1n like manner as ove:v :tottn t64l. 

, ota:L.""lS 6 and 1 ~e ~~jected like c1e1m ~~ sine$ b<>th 

raterenees. t.o lt<um. $.nd t:ie re.ferenee to Heb(;)rn all show 

means tor :rotattns or "stepping" t..11.e ro~ors. lit1!leh menns m.a7 

include a ~ecip:roentin,s member• deno1111nable n~ a nplungerff. 

Chim 10.- previ.ousl7 1.ndie~ted to be a1loweble, must 

be rejected al! indet1n1te 11k& claim 2. Further the phrase 

"~dd1t1onal n,,.-,nnel.ly open switch" last; line,_ shou.ld read 

lt;fttttt..lif>r nort:tsll)" open 8111 tchtt • U that is its intended antaeedent so that the ant~u~edent th~).'efor 1.u el.ea:r,.. 

Claim. ll is ega1n .rejected ~· 1neonplote and inde:t1 .... 

nite. end aecording1y as unpnt4'ntt:tbl.e over eitb.e1'* 0£ Korn 

t886 or Hebam 1072. It ia not altogether clear whethev 

i.tppl1ee...'l"lt ie intending ~"° poeit~vel7 cltd.m onl,- thtJ ttauthentic;;.,tor", with recitation in the preambl.e ot' the claim 

mG:rely a possible env1ronment111 1nwh1oh case the claim" 

an.ountsto. a single means cln1m,. and not a elaim to • com.binat1QP. within th& thil,'"(! paragraph o-£' 35 u.s.c. (1952 Ed}ll.2, 

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and objoctio.nabl& under Ex pa:t't& Bullock 1907 O.D. 93 {See 

Manual of Patent Examining Procedure,. tteetion 706.0)(e); 

or whether tb.& el.eim 1s 1ntende4 to vee1 te 1:he combination 

ot the Cl'"J'.Ptographic device and th& authent1cttto~ 1n.'Wh1eh 

oaaec no adequattt iftrueture or eithe~ device ia t"Gclted as 

to, make ole&~ tlle coope11ation betwnen the two. Does tho 

tts:u.then.ticatorft somehow ~spond to one set or indicator· actuating signuls t<> p:rovi.de s. aeoon.d dupl.1eate: indication of 

one of th& 1nd1cat1ona ot' the c~m>tosrnphic de.vie~~ o~ is 

it a mean.& to scm;ehow raodify the ope:i-s.ti«.t ov e.t:rect or th• 

&\vice? m 1:he Hebem mid Korn !t'O:t"e!t'BMCS the keys bea:r 

1ndie1~ trrll.1.eh indicate the pl~in te:x:t signals applied to the 

eZ'7,PtOgrrtphic device ld.111~ th& l~s 61 in Jto:rn.- 35 in Rebttrn 

im.U.cate the encj;plle~ text. It ap;pea~s that the key indie1a 4*'Q qu1t~ &s ef:r~etive to 1nd1c~te the plain text as 

would 'be en au.x1l1EJJ:7 1.air~p s1nee in mi:r cm!'> the l~p will 

be; l1t only ~I.11~ the Zinger ~agoa tb.e key,,. ~d less con ... 

cueine since fue1"& ifl no mribiguit7 as to which is the pltd.n 

text t>.nd which the e!phe:tt.. Th.fi Hebern and Korn devices ~ 

considered to :tne1ude au.thentiaato~ means within the VD£U6: 

recitation or the claim,. 41nce the lsl'llPP 61 o:r Kom., JS in 

Hebern indicate t..i.i$ cipher output. associated w1 th an7 l):redetorm1ned input ehn:Nle~,c:;~" and onl7 that: output. If the 

~lt&l!11 !$ vead to JOOQll that applicant provide~ a s-eoond 1nd1-

r;ato:r -p'.t"GvidirlfS du!>11ee.t\1 indication,. it would not be invention to du.pl1<late Hebem or :Komt• lmnp indicator. If' the 

e1.dtit i& intended to ro.Euu1 that the au·thent1eator sorcehmt 

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mod1~1as the operation 0£ the cZo1J>tO~apb~c device to af •' 

i'o:rd onl7 thl• indication,, it would nc>t be invention to 

provide meen11 to obscure the indieia on the keJ'S and thua 

•lim:i.nate au.ch 1.ndicatiaie noithrtt- ia tho:tte aeen any unobvioua reault jut tram obscuring euch 1ndioa:bicn., 

Claims 2. >•1• 10 and Uere "Jeetecl. 

Claims l• 8• 16t l.9, 22 end 2) have been inrl~eated 

to be allowable. 

Sine& an iesue apponr• to have been "ached in ti.'l.U 

oase.. thia l"'B Jection. ia t:tade PIM.AL. 

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