Figure 2.1 | U.S. patents and published patent applications as prior art. “D of I,” date of invention; “EFD,” effective filing date; “D of P,” either date of publication or date of patent, whichever is first. Choice between “Pre-AIA” and “AIA” is determined by the effective filing date of the claims under examination. The exceptions for references whose subject matter is obtained from the inventor, references whose subject matter was previously publicly disclosed by the inventor, and references that are commonly owned with the claims under examination are not shown, but would apply to Refs. 1, 2, and 4. |
Figure 2.2 | Non-U.S. (e.g., PCT, European, etc.) patents and published patent applications as prior art. “D of I,” date of invention; “EFD,” effective filing date; “D of P,” either date of publication or date of patent, whichever is first. Choice between “Pre-AIA” and “AIA” is determined by the effective filing date of the claims under examination. The exceptions for references whose subject matter is obtained from the inventor, references whose subject matter was previously publicly disclosed by the inventor, and references that are commonly owned with the claims under examination are not shown, but would apply to Refs. 1 and 4. |
Figure 2.3 | Published literature other than patents and published patent applications as prior art. “D of I,” date of invention; “EFD,” effective filing date; “D of P,” date of publication. Choice between “Pre-AIA” and “AIA” is determined by the effective filing date of the claims under examination. |
Figure 2.4 | Nonexperimental commercial use as prior art. “D of I,” date of invention; “EFD,” effective filing date; “U,” date of use. Choice between “Pre-AIA” and “AIA” is determined by the effective filing date of the claims under examination. |
Figure 2.5 | Nonexperimental sale or offer for sale as prior art. “D of I,” date of invention; “EFD,” effective filing date; “S/O,” date of sale or offer. Choice between “Pre-AIA” and “AIA” is determined by the effective filing date of the claims under examination. |
Figure 3.1 | Selected figures from Patent No. 4,491,377. (A) Top plan view. (B) Sectional view through lines 2–2 of (A). (C) Partial sectional view through lines 2–2 of (A). |
Figure 3.2 | Selected figures from Patent No. 6,834,603. (A) Cross section of mattress. (B) Top plan view of gusset manufacturing machine. |
Figure 5.1 | Selected figures from Patent No. 5,694,683. (A) Mandrel and mold cavity prior to molding operation. (B) Mandrel inside mold cavity after molding operation. |
Figure 5.2 | Figure from Patent No. 4,527,714. |
Figure 6.1 | Selected figures from Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0104027. (A) Profile view of perforating gun. (B) Profile view of cavity depth measuring system. |
Figure 6.2 | Selected figures from Patent No. 3,945,315 and prior art Patent No. 3,763,770. (A) Plan view from Patent No. 3,945,315. (B) Vertical section from Patent No. 3,763,770. |
Figure 6.3 | Selected figure from Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0022748. |
Figure 6.4 | Selected figures from Patent No. 5,178,585. (A) Plan view of outer chain plate. (B) Cross section of links prior to joining. |
Figure 6.5 | Selected figure from Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0191044. |
Figure 7.1 | Selected figure from Patent No. 5,026,109. |
Figure 7.2 | Selected figure from Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0290070. |
Figure 7.3 | Selected figure from Patent No. 8,599,898. |
Figure 7.4 | Selected figure from Patent No. 7,467,680. |
Figure 10.1 | Selected figure from Patent No. 5,899,283. |
Figure 10.2 | Selected figures from Patent No. 4,063,333. (A) Perspective view of clothespin of invention. (B) Fragmentary side view of (A). (C) Perspective view of spring. (D) Front view of clip. (E) Prior art as presented in the patent. |
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