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<p>wow this brings back memories. Top dead center. Meaning the
crankshaft has the piston in its highest position. Meaning that
if the spark plug were to try to fire, the combustion would not
make the crankshaft rotate.</p>
<p>Years since I thought about this.</p>
<p>Nowadays I drive an EV so it has been a while since I have
thought about crankshafts.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/28/2024 3:08 PM, guyvmann--- via
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">My apologies
if this isn\u2019t the right listserv for this question.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Have others
seen notations in Patent Center of a <u>first office action
(OA1) that was \u2018counted but not mailed\u2019 and still sits
there with that status for weeks?</u><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I have
three, two pending since July 8, one pending since July 29.
Of course, I checked to see if they appear in the Documents
page. No joy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Of course,
I\u2019m forced into CYA by taking screenshots of PC showing
dates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">They all
happen to be design patent applications. Two different
examiners. AU 2932 and 2938 respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">They\u2019re from
<u>three different inventors</u>, but, oddly, two work for
the same company (same examiner for both) and the third
works for another subsidiary of the same company (different
examiner).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">No clue, of
course, what\u2019s in the OA1\u2019s to find out if there\u2019s any
significance to the oddity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Any
recommendations on how to get these off high center?<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I\u2019ve tried
calling the examiners but to no avail.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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