Ex Parte Hollingsworth - Page 14



                Appeal 2007-0040                                                                             
                Application 10/170,069                                                                       
                Patent 6,073,699                                                                             

                      44. The Examiner reasoned in part as follows (Supplemental                             
                Answer 5):                                                                                   
                      The applicant chose not to prosecute any variation of . . .                            
                      claim 11 . . .  and accepted that all [allowed] claims would                           
                      include the limitation of at least one second roller disposed                          
                      beneath the first and second body parts. . .                                           
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                      [A]pplicant is not permitted to provide a claim omitting the                           
                      limitation of at least one second roller disposed beneath the first                    
                      and second body parts and disposed entirely exteriorly of the                          
                      interior opening to facilitate movement of a wellbore tubular                          
                      with respect to the elevator and rely instead on a the elevator                        
                      being openable on both sides; such a claim (i.e., claim 4) is                          
                      claim subject matter that applicant surrendered by the                                 
                      cancellation of the claim 11.                                                          
                      45. The record supports the Examiner’s findings with respect to                        
                what limitations do not appear in reissue application claim 4 which were                     
                present in claims 1-3 of the original application, as allowed.                               
                      46. Additional findings of fact appear in the analysis and rejection                   
                sections infra as necessary.                                                                 











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