USPTO Patents Application 10562286

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U.S. APPLICATION NUMBER NO.

FIRST NAMED APPLICANT

ATTY. DOCKET NO.

10/562,286 JackBaldrige

24737

PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS
P.O. BOX 3001

BRIARCLIFF MANOR, NY 10510

US030194

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION NO.

I.A. FILING DATE

PCT/IB04/50951

I

PRIORITY DATE

06/21/2004

06/27/2003

CONFIRMATION NO. 5770
371 ACCEPTANCE LETTER

*OC00000001 8591 373*

Date Mailed: 04/24/2006

NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICATION UNDER 35 U.S.C 371 AND 37 CFR 1.495

The applicant is hereby advised that the United States Patent and Trademark Office in its capacity as a
Designated / Elected Office (37 CFR 1.495), has determined that the above identified international application has
met the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 371, and is ACCEPTED for national patentability examination in the United
States Patent and Trademark Office.

The United States Application Number assigned to the application is shown above and the relevant dates are:

12/22/2005 12/27/2005
DATE OF RECEIPT OF 35 U.S.C. 371(c)(1), (c)(2) and DATE OF COMPLETION OF ALL 35 U.S.C. 371
(c)(4) REQUIREMENTS REQUIREMENTS

A Filing Receipt (PTO-103X) will be issued for the present application in due course. THE DATE APPEARING
ON THE FILING RECEIPT AS THE " FILING DATE" IS THE DATE ON WHICH THE LAST OF THE 35 U.S.C.
371 (c)(1), (c)(2) and (c)(4) REQUIREMENTS HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN THE OFFICE. THIS DATE IS SHOWN
ABOVE. The filing date of the above identified application is the international filing date of the international
application (Article 11(3) and 35 U.S.C. 363). Once the Filing Receipt has been received, send all
correspondence to the Group Art Unit designated thereon.

The following items have been received:

• Copy of the International Application filed on 12/22/2005

• Copy of the International Search Report filed on 12/22/2005

• Information Disclosure Statements filed on 12/22/2005

• Oath or Declaration filed on 12/22/2005

• U.S. Basic National Fees filed on 12/22/2005

• Assignment filed on 12/22/2005

• Priority Documents filed on 12/22/2005

• Power of Attorney filed on 1 2/22/2005

• Specification filed on 12/22/2005

• Claims filed on 12/22/2005

• Abstracts filed on 12/22/2005

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• Drawings filed on 12/22/2005

Applicant is reminded that any communications to the United States Patent and Trademark Office must be mailed
to the address given in the heading and include the U.S. application no. shown above (37 CFR 1.5)

WINSTON M ALVARADO
Telephone: (703) 308-9140 EXT 206

PART 3 -OFFICE COPY

FORM PCT/DO/EO/903 (371 Acceptance Notice)