Ex Parte GEDNEY et al - Page 19



              Appeal 2006-1454                                                                                         
              Application 09/004,524                                                                                   
              Patent 5,483,421                                                                                         

                         Chronological by patent claim                                                                 
              Original claim number     Patent claim as re-numbered                                                    
              1     1                                                                                                  
              2     2                                                                                                  
              4     3                                                                                                  
              5     4                                                                                                  
              6     5                                                                                                  
              13      6                                                                                                
              7     7                                                                                                  
                    8      8                                                                                           
              10     9                                                                                                 
              11     10                                                                                                
              12     11                                                                                                
              14     12                                                                                                
                    3    Cancelled                                                                                     
                    9    Cancelled                                                                                     
                                                                                                                      
                    73. U.S. Patent 5,483,421 issued January 9, 1996, based on the original                            
              application and contained claims 1-12, all as shown in Appendix 4 of this opinion.                       

                                      C.  Prosecution of reissue application                                           
                    74. Applicants filed reissue application 09/004,524 on January 8, 2000,                            
              seeking to reissue U.S. Patent 5,483,421.                                                                
                    75. Applicants presented original patent claims 1-12 along with new                                
              reissue application claims 13-34 for consideration.                                                      
                    76. During prosecution reissue claims 13-20 and 26-33 were cancelled.                              

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