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APPLICATION NO.
FILING DATE
FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
CONFIRMATION NO.
09/989,486
11/20/2001
Reeny T. Sebastian
DP-304592
9883
22851 7590 09/27/2006
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
M/C 480-410-202
PO BOX 5052
TROY, MI 48007
EXAMINER
ART UNIT
PAPER NUMBER
DATE MAILED: 09/27/2006
Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
PTO-90C (Rev. 10/03)
Notification of Non-Compliant Appeal Brief
(37 CFR 41.37)
Application No.
09/989,486
Applicant(s)
SEBASTIAN ET AL.
Examiner
Brian Broadhead
Art Unit
3661
-The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address-
The Appeal Brief filed on 19 September 2006 is defective for failure to comply with one or more provisions of 37 CFR
41.37.
To avoid dismissal of the appeal, applicant must file anamended brief or other appropriate correction (see MPEP
1205.03) within ONE MONTH or THIRTY DAYS from the mailing date of this Notification, whichever is longer.
EXTENSIONS OF THIS TIME PERIOD MAY BE GRANTED UNDER 37 CFR 1.136.
1 . ^ The brief does not contain the items required under 37 CFR 41 .37(c), or the items are not under the proper
heading or in the proper order.
2. □ The brief does not contain a statement of the status of all claims, (e.g., rejected, allowed, withdrawn, objected to,
canceled), or does not identify the appealed claims (37 CFR 41 .37(c)(1 )(iii)).
3. □ At least one amendment has been filed subsequent to the final rejection, and the brief does not contain a
statement of the status of each such amendment (37 CFR 41 .37(c)(1 )(iv)).
4. □ (a) The brief does not contain a concise explanation of the subject matter defined in each of the independent
claims involved in the appeal, referring to the specification by page and line number and to the drawings, if any,
by reference characters; and/or (b) the brief fails to: (1) identify, for each independent claim involved in the
appeal and for each dependent claim argued separately, every means plus function and step plus function under
35 U.S.C. 112, sixth paragraph, and/or (2) set forth the structure, material, or acts described in the specification
as corresponding to each claimed function with reference to the specification by page and line number, and to
the drawings, if any, by reference characters (37 CFR 41.37(c)(1)(v)).
5. □ The brief does not contain a concise statement of each ground of rejection presented for review (37 CFR
41.37(c)(1)(vi))
6. □ The brief does not present an argument under a separate heading for each ground of rejection on appeal (37 CFR
41.37(c)(1)(vii)).
7. □ The brief does not contain a correct copy of the appealed claims as an appendix thereto (37 CFR
41.37(c)(1)(viii)).
8. □ The brief does not contain copies of the evidence submitted under 37 CFR 1.130, 1.131, or 1.132 or of any
other evidence entered by the examiner and relied upon by appellant in the appeal, along with a
statement setting forth where in the record that evidence was entered by the examiner, as an appendix
thereto (37 CFR 41.37(c)(1)(ix)).
9. □ The brief does not contain copies of the decisions rendered by a court or the Board in the proceeding
identified in the Related Appeals and Interferences section of the brief as an appendix thereto (37 CFR
41.37(c)(1)(x)).
10. £3 Other (including any explanation in support of the above items):
(1) SECTION IX. X
Brief does not contain the headings (ix) Evidence Appendix and (x) Related Proceedings Appendix. These sections
must have a separate heading within the brief with a note of "None" if there are no Related Proceedings or Evidence
presented.
I Everett R. Williams/
Everett R. Williams
Patent Appeals Specialist 571-272-3619
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
PTOL-462 (Rev. 7-05) Notification of Non-Compliant Appeal Brief (37 CFR 41.37) Part of Paper No. 20060925
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