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Last updated: October 01, 2026
Application No. 18/644,337

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM

Non-Final OA §DP
Filed
Apr 24, 2024
Priority
Aug 21, 2023 — provisional 63/520,683
Examiner
ALHAWAMDEH, NADER J
Art Unit
Tech Center
Assignee
TE Connectivity Ltd.
OA Round
1 (Non-Final)
92%
Grant Probability
Favorable
1-2
OA Rounds
0m
Est. Remaining
99%
With Interview

Examiner Intelligence

Grants 92% — above average
92%
Career Allowance Rate
590 granted / 645 resolved
+31.5% vs TC avg
Moderate +10% lift
Without
With
+10.2%
Interview Lift
resolved cases with interview
Fast prosecutor
1y 11m
Avg Prosecution
20 currently pending
Career history
654
Total Applications
across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101
0.6%
-39.4% vs TC avg
§103
39.7%
-0.3% vs TC avg
§102
51.7%
+11.7% vs TC avg
§112
2.6%
-37.4% vs TC avg
Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 645 resolved cases

Office Action

§DP
DETAILED ACTION Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA . Double Patenting The nonstatutory double patenting rejection is based on a judicially created doctrine grounded in public policy (a policy reflected in the statute) so as to prevent the unjustified or improper timewise extension of the “right to exclude” granted by a patent and to prevent possible harassment by multiple assignees. A nonstatutory double patenting rejection is appropriate where the conflicting claims are not identical, but at least one examined application claim is not patentably distinct from the reference claim(s) because the examined application claim is either anticipated by, or would have been obvious over, the reference claim(s). See, e.g., In re Berg, 140 F.3d 1428, 46 USPQ2d 1226 (Fed. Cir. 1998); In re Goodman, 11 F.3d 1046, 29 USPQ2d 2010 (Fed. Cir. 1993); In re Longi, 759 F.2d 887, 225 USPQ 645 (Fed. Cir. 1985); In re Van Ornum, 686 F.2d 937, 214 USPQ 761 (CCPA 1982); In re Vogel, 422 F.2d 438, 164 USPQ 619 (CCPA 1970); In re Thorington, 418 F.2d 528, 163 USPQ 644 (CCPA 1969). A timely filed terminal disclaimer in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321(c) or 1.321(d) may be used to overcome an actual or provisional rejection based on nonstatutory double patenting provided the reference application or patent either is shown to be commonly owned with the examined application, or claims an invention made as a result of activities undertaken within the scope of a joint research agreement. See MPEP § 717.02 for applications subject to examination under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA as explained in MPEP § 2159. See MPEP §§ 706.02(l)(1) - 706.02(l)(3) for applications not subject to examination under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA . A terminal disclaimer must be signed in compliance with 37 CFR 1.321(b). The USPTO Internet website contains terminal disclaimer forms which may be used. Please visit www.uspto.gov/patent/patents-forms. The filing date of the application in which the form is filed determines what form (e.g., PTO/SB/25, PTO/SB/26, PTO/AIA /25, or PTO/AIA /26) should be used. A web-based eTerminal Disclaimer may be filled out completely online using web-screens. An eTerminal Disclaimer that meets all requirements is auto-processed and approved immediately upon submission. For more information about eTerminal Disclaimers, refer to www.uspto.gov/patents/process/file/efs/guidance/eTD-info-I.jsp. Claims 1, 5-6, 13, 15,18-19 and 21 are provisionally rejected on the ground of nonstatutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1, 3, 5, 9, and 11 of copending Application No. (18422389). Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because both the instant application and the copending Application No. (18422389) contain claims drawn similar claim language. This is a provisional nonstatutory double patenting rejection because the patentably indistinct claims have not in fact been patented. The Bolded text shows the similarity of the copending Application No. (18422389) with Instant application of claims 1, 5-6, 13, 15,18-19 and 21: Instant Applicant Copending Application (18422389) 1. An electrical connector system comprising: a circuit card assembly including a host circuit board, an interposer, and a socket connector arranged in a circuit stack, the interposer including interposer contacts, the interposer contacts having mating ends and terminating ends opposite the mating ends, the socket connector including socket contacts, the socket contacts being compressible, the socket contacts having first mating ends and second mating ends, the first mating ends having separable mating interfaces, the second mating ends having separable mating interfaces, the second mating ends being connected to the mating ends of the corresponding interposer contacts; a cable assembly having cables electrically connected to corresponding terminating ends of the interposer contacts; a pluggable module including a module body having a top and a bottom, the pluggable module having a mating end, the pluggable module including a module circuit board held by the module body at the mating end, the module circuit board having module contacts mated with the corresponding first mating ends of the socket contacts; and a loading mechanism operably coupled to the circuit card assembly, the loading mechanism being operated to compress the socket contacts between the module circuit board and the interposer contacts to create circuit paths between the module contacts and the interposer contacts through the socket contacts; wherein the cables are electrically connected to the pluggable module through the interposer and the socket connector. 1. An electrical connector system comprising: a circuit card assembly including a host circuit board, an interposer, and a socket connector arranged in a circuit stack, the interposer including an interposer circuit board having interposer contacts, the interposer contacts having mating ends and terminating ends opposite the mating ends, the socket connector including socket contacts, the socket contacts being compressible, the socket contacts having first mating ends and second mating ends, the first mating ends having separable mating interfaces at a module mating zone, the second mating ends having mating interfaces, the second mating ends being connected to the mating ends of the corresponding interposer contacts; a pluggable module including a module body having a top and a bottom, the pluggable module having a mating end, the pluggable module including a module circuit board held by the module body at the mating end, the mating end configured to be loaded into the module mating zone in a module loading direction such that the module circuit board is aligned with the circuit stack, the module circuit board having module contacts mated with the corresponding first mating ends of the socket contacts in a contact mating direction generally perpendicular to the module loading direction to compress the socket contacts between the module circuit board and the interposer contacts and create circuit paths between the module contacts and the interposer contacts through the socket contacts. 1. An electrical connector system comprising: a circuit card assembly including a host circuit board, an interposer, and a socket connector arranged in a circuit stack, the interposer including interposer contacts, the interposer contacts having mating ends and terminating ends opposite the mating ends, the socket connector including socket contacts, the socket contacts being compressible, the socket contacts having first mating ends and second mating ends, the first mating ends having separable mating interfaces, the second mating ends having separable mating interfaces, the second mating ends being connected to the mating ends of the corresponding interposer contacts; a cable assembly having cables electrically connected to corresponding terminating ends of the interposer contacts; a pluggable module including a module body having a top and a bottom, the pluggable module having a mating end, the pluggable module including a module circuit board held by the module body at the mating end, the module circuit board having module contacts mated with the corresponding first mating ends of the socket contacts; and a loading mechanism operably coupled to the circuit card assembly, the loading mechanism being operated to compress the socket contacts between the module circuit board and the interposer contacts to create circuit paths between the module contacts and the interposer contacts through the socket contacts; wherein the cables are electrically connected to the pluggable module through the interposer and the socket connector. 5. The electrical connector system of claim 1, further comprising a loading mechanism operably coupled to the circuit card assembly, the loading mechanism being operated to press the mating end of the pluggable module in the contact mating direction to compress the socket contacts between the module circuit board and the interposer contacts to create the circuit paths. 5. The electrical connector system of claim 4, wherein the interposer circuit board includes an upper surface extending between a front and a rear, the mating ends of the interposer contacts defined by contact pads in an array on the upper surface at the front, the terminating ends of the interposer contacts defined by contact pads in an array on the upper surface at the rear. 11. The electrical connector system of claim 1, wherein the interposer circuit board includes an upper surface extending between a front and a rear, the mating ends of the interposer contacts defined by contact pads in an array on the upper surface at the front, the terminating ends of the interposer contacts defined by contact pads in an array on the upper surface at the rear. 6. The electrical connector system of claim 1, wherein the circuit card assembly includes a cage mounted to the circuit board, the cage having shielding walls forming a module channel with a port at a front of the cage to access the module channel, the mating end of the pluggable module being loaded into the module channel through the port and a module loading direction, the loading mechanism operably coupled to the pluggable module to force mating of the module contacts with the socket contacts in a contact mating direction transverse to the module loading direction. 3. The electrical connector system of claim 1, wherein the circuit card assembly includes a cage mounted to the circuit board, the cage having shielding walls forming a module channel with a port at a front of the cage to access the module channel, the circuit stack located at a rear of the cage, the mating end of the pluggable module being loaded into the module channel through the port in the module loading direction, the mating end of the pluggable module being movable relative to the cage in the contact mating direction to force mating of the module contacts with the socket contacts in the contact mating direction. 13. An electrical connector system comprising: a circuit card assembly including a host circuit board, an interposer, and a socket connector arranged in a circuit stack, the interposer including interposer contacts, the interposer contacts having mating ends and terminating ends opposite the mating ends, the socket connector including socket contacts, the socket contacts being compressible, the socket contacts having first mating ends and second mating ends, the first mating ends having separable mating interfaces, the second mating ends having separable mating interfaces, the second mating ends being connected to the mating ends of the corresponding interposer contacts; a pluggable module including a module body having a top and a bottom, the pluggable module having a mating end, the pluggable module including a module circuit board held by the module body at the mating end, the module circuit board having module contacts mated with the corresponding first mating ends of the socket contacts; and a loading mechanism operably coupled to the circuit card assembly, the loading mechanism being operated to compress the socket contacts between the module circuit board and the interposer contacts to create circuit paths between the module contacts and the interposer contacts through the socket contacts. 1. An electrical connector system comprising: a circuit card assembly including a host circuit board, an interposer, and a socket connector arranged in a circuit stack, the interposer including an interposer circuit board having interposer contacts, the interposer contacts having mating ends and terminating ends opposite the mating ends, the socket connector including socket contacts, the socket contacts being compressible, the socket contacts having first mating ends and second mating ends, the first mating ends having separable mating interfaces at a module mating zone, the second mating ends having mating interfaces, the second mating ends being connected to the mating ends of the corresponding interposer contacts; a pluggable module including a module body having a top and a bottom, the pluggable module having a mating end, the pluggable module including a module circuit board held by the module body at the mating end, the mating end configured to be loaded into the module mating zone in a module loading direction such that the module circuit board is aligned with the circuit stack, the module circuit board having module contacts mated with the corresponding first mating ends of the socket contacts in a contact mating direction generally perpendicular to the module loading direction to compress the socket contacts between the module circuit board and the interposer contacts and create circuit paths between the module contacts and the interposer contacts through the socket contacts. 13. An electrical connector system comprising: a circuit card assembly including a host circuit board, an interposer, and a socket connector arranged in a circuit stack, the interposer including interposer contacts, the interposer contacts having mating ends and terminating ends opposite the mating ends, the socket connector including socket contacts, the socket contacts being compressible, the socket contacts having first mating ends and second mating ends, the first mating ends having separable mating interfaces, the second mating ends having separable mating interfaces, the second mating ends being connected to the mating ends of the corresponding interposer contacts; a pluggable module including a module body having a top and a bottom, the pluggable module having a mating end, the pluggable module including a module circuit board held by the module body at the mating end, the module circuit board having module contacts mated with the corresponding first mating ends of the socket contacts; and a loading mechanism operably coupled to the circuit card assembly, the loading mechanism being operated to compress the socket contacts between the module circuit board and the interposer contacts to create circuit paths between the module contacts and the interposer contacts through the socket contacts. 5. The electrical connector system of claim 1, further comprising a loading mechanism operably coupled to the circuit card assembly, the loading mechanism being operated to press the mating end of the pluggable module in the contact mating direction to compress the socket contacts between the module circuit board and the interposer contacts to create the circuit paths. 15. The electrical connector system of claim 13, wherein the terminating ends of the interposer contacts are electrically connected to board contacts of the host circuit board, the socket contacts being electrically connected to the host circuit board through the interposer contacts. 9. The electrical connector system of claim 1, wherein the terminating ends of the interposer contacts are electrically connected to board contacts of the host circuit board, the socket contacts being electrically connected to the host circuit board through the interposer contacts. 18. The electrical connector system of claim 13, wherein the circuit card assembly includes a cage mounted to the circuit board, the cage having shielding walls forming a module channel with a port at a front of the cage to access the module channel, the mating end of the pluggable module being loaded into the module channel through the port and a module loading direction, the loading mechanism operably coupled to the pluggable module to force mating of the module contacts with the socket contacts in a contact mating direction transverse to the module loading direction. 3. The electrical connector system of claim 1, wherein the circuit card assembly includes a cage mounted to the circuit board, the cage having shielding walls forming a module channel with a port at a front of the cage to access the module channel, the circuit stack located at a rear of the cage, the mating end of the pluggable module being loaded into the module channel through the port in the module loading direction, the mating end of the pluggable module being movable relative to the cage in the contact mating direction to force mating of the module contacts with the socket contacts in the contact mating direction. 19. The electrical connector system of claim 13, wherein the circuit card assembly includes a cage mounted to the circuit board, the cage having shielding walls forming a module channel with a port at a front of the cage to access the module channel, the mating end of the pluggable module being loaded into the module channel through the port, the interposer being received in the module channel at a rear of the cage. 3. The electrical connector system of claim 1, wherein the circuit card assembly includes a cage mounted to the circuit board, the cage having shielding walls forming a module channel with a port at a front of the cage to access the module channel, the circuit stack located at a rear of the cage, the mating end of the pluggable module being loaded into the module channel through the port in the module loading direction, the mating end of the pluggable module being movable relative to the cage in the contact mating direction to force mating of the module contacts with the socket contacts in the contact mating direction. 21. An electrical connector system comprising: a circuit card assembly including a host circuit board, a cage mounted to the host circuit board, a socket connector received in the cage, and an interposer received in the cage, the cage having shielding walls forming a module channel extending between a front and a rear of the cage, the interposer including interposer contacts, the interposer contacts having mating ends and terminating ends opposite the mating ends, the socket connector including socket contacts, the socket contacts being compressible, the socket contacts having first mating ends and second mating ends, the first mating ends having separable mating interfaces, the second mating ends having separable mating interfaces, the second mating ends being connected to the mating ends of the corresponding interposer contacts; a cable assembly having cables electrically connected to corresponding terminating ends of the interposer contacts; a pluggable module including a module body having a top and a bottom, the pluggable module having a mating end, the mating end of the pluggable module being loaded into the module channel in a module loading direction, the pluggable module including a module circuit board held by the module body at the mating end, the module circuit board having module contacts mated with the corresponding first mating ends of the socket contacts, the pluggable module including an actuation feature associated with the module body; and a loading mechanism operably coupled to the circuit card assembly, the loading mechanism engaging the actuation feature of the pluggable module to force mating of the module contacts with the first mating ends of the socket contacts in a contact mating direction transverse to the module loading direction to compress the socket contacts between the module circuit board and the interposer contacts and create circuit paths between the module contacts and the interposer contacts through the socket contacts; wherein the cables are electrically connected to the pluggable module through the interposer and the socket connector. 1. An electrical connector system comprising: a circuit card assembly including a host circuit board, an interposer, and a socket connector arranged in a circuit stack, the interposer including an interposer circuit board having interposer contacts, the interposer contacts having mating ends and terminating ends opposite the mating ends, the socket connector including socket contacts, the socket contacts being compressible, the socket contacts having first mating ends and second mating ends, the first mating ends having separable mating interfaces at a module mating zone, the second mating ends having mating interfaces, the second mating ends being connected to the mating ends of the corresponding interposer contacts; a pluggable module including a module body having a top and a bottom, the pluggable module having a mating end, the pluggable module including a module circuit board held by the module body at the mating end, the mating end configured to be loaded into the module mating zone in a module loading direction such that the module circuit board is aligned with the circuit stack, the module circuit board having module contacts mated with the corresponding first mating ends of the socket contacts in a contact mating direction generally perpendicular to the module loading direction to compress the socket contacts between the module circuit board and the interposer contacts and create circuit paths between the module contacts and the interposer contacts through the socket contacts. 21. An electrical connector system comprising: a circuit card assembly including a host circuit board, a cage mounted to the host circuit board, a socket connector received in the cage, and an interposer received in the cage, the cage having shielding walls forming a module channel extending between a front and a rear of the cage, the interposer including interposer contacts, the interposer contacts having mating ends and terminating ends opposite the mating ends, the socket connector including socket contacts, the socket contacts being compressible, the socket contacts having first mating ends and second mating ends, the first mating ends having separable mating interfaces, the second mating ends having separable mating interfaces, the second mating ends being connected to the mating ends of the corresponding interposer contacts; a cable assembly having cables electrically connected to corresponding terminating ends of the interposer contacts; a pluggable module including a module body having a top and a bottom, the pluggable module having a mating end, the mating end of the pluggable module being loaded into the module channel in a module loading direction, the pluggable module including a module circuit board held by the module body at the mating end, the module circuit board having module contacts mated with the corresponding first mating ends of the socket contacts, the pluggable module including an actuation feature associated with the module body; and a loading mechanism operably coupled to the circuit card assembly, the loading mechanism engaging the actuation feature of the pluggable module to force mating of the module contacts with the first mating ends of the socket contacts in a contact mating direction transverse to the module loading direction to compress the socket contacts between the module circuit board and the interposer contacts and create circuit paths between the module contacts and the interposer contacts through the socket contacts; wherein the cables are electrically connected to the pluggable module through the interposer and the socket connector. 5. The electrical connector system of claim 1, further comprising a loading mechanism operably coupled to the circuit card assembly, the loading mechanism being operated to press the mating end of the pluggable module in the contact mating direction to compress the socket contacts between the module circuit board and the interposer contacts to create the circuit paths. Allowable Subject Matter Claims 1-22 are allowed. REASONS FOR ALLOWANCE The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance with regard to claim 1 Champion et al. (US. 2020/0301084 A1) teaches “An electrical connector system comprising: a circuit card assembly including a host circuit board, an interposer, and a socket connector arranged in a circuit stack, the interposer including interposer contacts, the interposer contacts having mating ends and terminating ends opposite the mating ends, the socket connector including socket contacts, the socket contacts being compressible, the socket contacts having first mating ends and second mating ends, the first mating ends having separable mating interfaces, the second mating ends having separable mating interfaces, the second mating ends being connected to the mating ends of the corresponding interposer contacts; a cable assembly having cables electrically connected to corresponding terminating ends of the interposer contacts; a pluggable module including a module body having a top and a bottom, the pluggable module having a mating end, the pluggable module including a module circuit board held by the module body at the mating end, the module circuit board having module contacts mated with the corresponding first mating ends of the socket contacts.”(Pluggable module 106, host circuit board 102, interposer 108, and cage 110) Champion et al. (US. 2020/0301084 A1) does not teach “a loading mechanism operably coupled to the circuit card assembly, the loading mechanism being operated to compress the socket contacts between the module circuit board and the interposer contacts to create circuit paths between the module contacts and the interposer contacts through the socket contacts; wherein the cables are electrically connected to the pluggable module through the interposer and the socket connector.” The prior art of record fails to teach or fairly suggest these limitation as substantially described in claim 1, these limitations, in combination with remaining limitations of claim 1, are neither taught nor suggested by the prior art of record, therefore claim 1 is allowable. Claims 2-12 are dependent on claim 1 and are therefore allowable for the same reasons. REASONS FOR ALLOWANCE The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance with regard to claim 13 Champion et al. (US. 2020/0301084 A1) teaches “An electrical connector system comprising: a circuit card assembly including a host circuit board, an interposer, and a socket connector arranged in a circuit stack, the interposer including interposer contacts, the interposer contacts having mating ends and terminating ends opposite the mating ends, the socket connector including socket contacts, the socket contacts being compressible, the socket contacts having first mating ends and second mating ends, the first mating ends having separable mating interfaces, the second mating ends having separable mating interfaces, the second mating ends being connected to the mating ends of the corresponding interposer contacts; a pluggable module including a module body having a top and a bottom, the pluggable module having a mating end, the pluggable module including a module circuit board held by the module body at the mating end, the module circuit board having module contacts mated with the corresponding first mating ends of the socket contacts.” (Pluggable module 106, host circuit board 102, interposer 108, and cage 110) Champion et al. (US. 2020/0301084 A1) does not teach “a loading mechanism operably coupled to the circuit card assembly, the loading mechanism being operated to compress the socket contacts between the module circuit board and the interposer contacts to create circuit paths between the module contacts and the interposer contacts through the socket contacts.” The prior art of record fails to teach or fairly suggest these limitation as substantially described in claim 13, these limitations, in combination with remaining limitations of claim 13, are neither taught nor suggested by the prior art of record, therefore claim 13 is allowable. Claims 14-20 are dependent on claim 13 and are therefore allowable for the same reasons. REASONS FOR ALLOWANCE The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance with regard to claim 21 Champion et al. (US. 2020/0301084 A1) teaches “An electrical connector system comprising: a circuit card assembly including a host circuit board, a cage mounted to the host circuit board, a socket connector received in the cage, and an interposer received in the cage, the cage having shielding walls forming a module channel extending between a front and a rear of the cage, the interposer including interposer contacts, the interposer contacts having mating ends and terminating ends opposite the mating ends, the socket connector including socket contacts, the socket contacts being compressible, the socket contacts having first mating ends and second mating ends, the first mating ends having separable mating interfaces, the second mating ends having separable mating interfaces, the second mating ends being connected to the mating ends of the corresponding interposer contacts; a cable assembly having cables electrically connected to corresponding terminating ends of the interposer contacts; a pluggable module including a module body having a top and a bottom, the pluggable module having a mating end, the mating end of the pluggable module being loaded into the module channel in a module loading direction, the pluggable module including a module circuit board held by the module body at the mating end, the module circuit board having module contacts mated with the corresponding first mating ends of the socket contacts, the pluggable module including an actuation feature associated with the module body.” (Pluggable module 106, host circuit board 102, interposer 108, and cage 110) Champion et al. (US. 2020/0301084 A1) does not teach “a loading mechanism operably coupled to the circuit card assembly, the loading mechanism engaging the actuation feature of the pluggable module to force mating of the module contacts with the first mating ends of the socket contacts in a contact mating direction transverse to the module loading direction to compress the socket contacts between the module circuit board and the interposer contacts and create circuit paths between the module contacts and the interposer contacts through the socket contacts; wherein the cables are electrically connected to the pluggable module through the interposer and the socket connector.” The prior art of record fails to teach or fairly suggest these limitation as substantially described in claim 21, these limitations, in combination with remaining limitations of claim 21, are neither taught nor suggested by the prior art of record, therefore claim 21 is allowable. REASONS FOR ALLOWANCE The following is an examiner’s statement of reasons for allowance with regard to claim 22 Champion et al. (US. 2020/0301084 A1) teaches “An electrical connector system comprising: a circuit card assembly including a host circuit board, a socket connector mounted to the host circuit board, and a cage mounted to the host circuit board, the socket connector having a socket substrate having an upper contact array of upper contacts and a lower contact array of lower contacts electrically connected to corresponding upper contacts, the upper contacts having separable mating interfaces being accessible from above the socket connector, the cage having shielding walls forming a module channel with a port at a front of the cage to access the module channel, the socket connector located in the module channel, the circuit card assembly including a loading mechanism located in the module channel; and a pluggable module including a module body having a top and a bottom, the pluggable module having a mating end, the mating end of the pluggable module being loaded into the module channel through the port in a module loading direction, the module body having a window at the mating end along the bottom, the pluggable module including a module circuit board held by the module body at the mating end, the module circuit board having a module contact array of module contacts aligned with the window.” (Pluggable module 106, host circuit board 102, interposer 108, and cage 110) Champion et al. (US. 2020/0301084 A1) does not teach “the module contacts being exposed from below the module body for mating with corresponding upper contacts of the circuit card assembly, the pluggable module including an actuation feature associated with the module body engaging the loading mechanism of the circuit card assembly to force mating of the module contacts with the upper contacts of the circuit card assembly in a contact mating direction transverse to the module loading direction.” The prior art of record fails to teach or fairly suggest these limitation as substantially described in claim 22, these limitations, in combination with remaining limitations of claim 22, are neither taught nor suggested by the prior art of record, therefore claim 22 is allowable. Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to NADER J ALHAWAMDEH whose telephone number is (571)270-0571. The examiner can normally be reached Monday-Friday 9Am - 6Pm EST. Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in-person, and video conferencing using a USPTO supplied web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, applicant is encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Abdullah A Riyami can be reached at (571)270-3119. The fax phone number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is 571-273-8300. Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in DOCX format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (IN USA OR CANADA) or 571-272-1000. /NADER J ALHAWAMDEH/Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2831 /ABDULLAH A RIYAMI/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2831
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