USPTO Posts Interview Summary; Agreement Reached on Claims

July 30, 2008

I am pleased to report that the Interview Summary (referred to in our previous updates), showing that agreement with the Examiner was reached with respect to the patent claims in our pending U.S. patent application #10/431,854, has now been posted on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office website. The Interview Summary is listed on the Public PAIR section of the USPTO website in date order by the May 28, 2008 date (05-28-2008). I have attached a copy of the Interview Summary for ease of reference.

In further progress towards the grant of the patent, the Examiner stated yesterday that our patent application is proceeding as expected toward a likely allowance.

This update has been reviewed and verified by our U.S. patent counsel. Your questions on this are welcome.