DRILL PIPE

摘要

Application No. 1"2/425.173 Attorney Docket No. 0211 FV,000100 As an initial matter, Applicant thanks the Examiner for thorough examination of the application and the Notice of Allowance. This amendment is for the correction of a formal matter and does not change the scope of the claims. Applicant submits the Supplemental Application Data Sheet dated April 26, 2012, filed sinnultaneously herewith to clarify a foreign priority filing date. The data sheet was previously filed with an erroneous Parent Filing Date and now shows the correct date of 2008-10-22 for Application Nunber 0819340,1. Other amendments shown on the Supplemental Application Data Sheet have already been entered but are shown as marked changes to the original Supplement Application Data Sheet so that this Supplemental Application Data Sheet reflects the most current correct information. No fees are deemed due; however, the Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge or credit any necessary fees to Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Deposit Account No. 50-0259 (021iV,000100). Respectfully submitted. Date: April 26*2012 Linda I MorTan Reg. No. 53,34" BRACEWELL & GII. LIANI LLP P.O. Box 61389 Houston, Texas 7708- 1389 Telephone: (713) 221-1482 Facsimile: (713) 221-2123 Application No. 12425273 Attorney Docket No. 0211 FV.00100 As an initial matter, Applicant thanks the Examiner for thorough examination of the application and the Notice of Allowance. This amendment is for the correction of a fonna! matter and does not change the scope of the claims. Applicant submits the Supplemental Application Data Sheet dated April 23, 2.012, filed simultaneously herewith to clarify a foreign priority application number. Although the original Application Data Sheet contained the correct application number 0819340.1, a later filed document had a typographical error that listed an incorrect application number. Amendments shown on the Supplemental Application Data Sheet have already been entered but are shown as marked changes to the original Supplement Application Data Sheet so that this Suplemental Application Data Sheet reflects the most current correct information. No fees are deemed due; however, the Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge or credit any necessary fees to Bracewell & Giuliani LILP Deposit Account No. 50-259 (021 1FV.000 100), Respectfully submitted, Date: April 23, 2012 Linda L Morgan Reg, No. 53 347 BRACE WELL & GIULIANI LLP P.O Box 61389 Houston, Texas 77208-1389 Telephone: (713) 221-1482 Facsimile: (713)221-2123 9 J-2- UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS P.O. Box 1450 A1e dria, Virginia 22313-1450 www.uspto.gov NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE AND FEE(S) DUE 35979 7590 03/07/2012 EXAMINER racewell & Giuliani LLP HUTCHINS, CATHLEEN R 0. Box 61389 ouston, TX 77208-1389 ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER DATE MAILED: 03/07/2012 APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE FIRST NAMED INVENTOR ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. CONFIRMATION NO. 12/425,173 04/16/2009 Rae Younger 0211FV.000100 2010 OF INVENTION: DRILL PIPE PPLN. TYPE SMALL ENTITY ISSUE FEE DUE PUBLICATION FEE DUE PREV. PAID ISSUE FEE TOTAL FEE(S) DUE DATE DUE >nprovisional NO $1740 $300 $0 $2040 06/07/2012 APPLICATION IDENTIFIED ABOVE HAS BEEN EXAMINED AND IS ALLOWED FOR ISSUANCE AS A PATENT. SECUTION ON THE MERITS IS CLOSED. THIS NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. i APPLICATION IS SUBJECT TO WITHDRAWAL FROM ISSUE AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE OFFICE OR UPON [TION BY THE APPLICANT. SEE 37 CFR 1.313 AND MPEP 1308. ISSUE FEE AND PUBLICATION FEE (IF REQUIRED) MUST BE PAID WITHIN THREE MONTHS FROM THE LING DATE OF THIS NOTICE OR THIS APPLICATION SHALL BE REGARDED AS ABANDONED. THIS TUTORY PERIOD CANNOT BE EXTENDED. SEE 35 U.S.C. 151. THE ISSUE FEE DUE INDICATED ABOVE DOES REFLECT A CREDIT FOR ANY PREVIOUSLY PAID ISSUE FEE IN THIS APPLICATION. IF AN ISSUE FEE HAS VIOUSLY BEEN PAID IN THIS APPLICATION (AS SHOWN ABOVE), THE RETURN OF PART B OF THIS FORM L BE CONSIDERED A REQUEST TO REAPPLY THE PREVIOUSLY PAID ISSUE FEE TOWARD THE ISSUE FEE NOW V TO REPLY TO THIS NOTICE: view the SMALL ENTITY status shown above. SMALL ENTITY is shown as YES, verify your current If the SMALL ENTITY is shown as NO: LL ENTITY status: the status is the same, pay the TOTAL FEE(S) DUE shown A. Pay TOTAL FEE(S) DUE shown above, or the status above is to be removed, check box 5b on Part B - B. 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Please direct all communications prior to issuance to Stop ISSUE FEE unless advised to the contrary. ORTANT REMINDER: Utility patents issuing on applications filed on or after Dec. 12, 1980 may require payment of tenance fees. It is patentee's responsibility to ensure timely payment of maintenance fees when due. mplete and send this form, together with applicable fee(s), to: Mail Mail Stop ISSUE FEE Commissioner for Patents P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450 or Fax (571)-273-2885 JUCTIONS: This form should be used for transmitting the ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE (if required). Blocks 1 through 5 should be completed where )riate. All further correspondence including the Patent, advance orders and notification of maintenance fees will be mailed to the current correspondence address as ted unless corrected below or directed otherwise in Block 1, by (a) specifying a new correspondence address; and/or (b) indicating a separate "FEE ADDRESS" for nance fee notifications. RENT CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS (Note: Use Block 1 for any change of address) Note: A certificate of mailing can only be used for domestic mailings of the Fee(s) Transmittal. This certificate cannot be used for any other accompanying apers. Each additional paper, such as an assignment or formal drawing, must 35979 7590 03/07/2012 ave its own certificate of mailing or transmission. racewell & Giuliani LLP Certificate of Mailing or Transmission I hereby certify that this Fee(s) Transmittal is being deposited with the United .O. Box 61389 States Postal Service with sufficient postage for first class mail in an envelope ouston, TX 77208-1389 addressed to the Mail Stop ISSUE FEE address above, or being facsimile transmitted to the USPTO (571) 273-2885, on the date indicated below. (Depositor's name) (Signature) (Date) APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE FIRST NAMED INVENTOR ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. CONFIRMATION NO. 12/425,173 04/16/2009 Rae Younger 0211FV.000100 2010 OF INVENTION: DRILL PIPE ,PPLN. TYPE SMALL ENTITY ISSUE FEE DUE PUBLICATION FEE DUE PREV. PAID ISSUE FEE TOTAL FEE(S) DUE DATE DUE provisionall NO $1740 $300 $0 $2040 06/07/2012 EXAMINER ART UNIT CLASS-SUBCLASS HUTCHINS, CATHLEEN R 3672 166-373000 nge of correspondence address or indication of "Fee Address" (37 2. For printing on the patent front page, list .363). (1) the names of up to 3 registered patent attorneys I Change of correspondence address (or Change of Correspondence or agents OR, alternatively, ress form PTO/SB/122) attached. (2) the name of a single firm (having as a member a 2 "Fee Address" indication (or "Fee Address" Indication form registered attorney or agent) and the names of up to )/SB/47; Rev 03-02 or more recent) attached. Use of a Customer 2 registered patent attorneys or agents. If no name is 3 mber is required. listed, no name will be printed. 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Advance Order - # of Copies U The Director is hereby authorized to charge the required fee(s), any deficiency, or credit any overpayment, to Deposit Account Number - (enclose an extra copy of this form). nge in Entity Status (from status indicated above) a. Applicant claims SMALL ENTITY status. See 37 CFR 1.27. U b. Applicant is no longer claiming SMALL ENTITY status. See 37 CFR 1.27(g)(2). : The Issue Fee and Publication Fee (if required) will not be accepted from anyone other than the applicant; a registered attorney or agent; or the assignee or other party in t as shown by the records of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. horized Signature Date ed or printed name Registration No. Allection of information is required by 37 CFR 1.311. The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to file (and by the USPTO to process) lication. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR