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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I was thinking that coming up on the end of FY2024 on 9/30 might help, but if examiners get a count without mailing, probably not. Unless the mail room is on a pay for performance schedule.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I love old school ICEs. I have one in my Bugeye Sprite with > 200hp.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Patentpractice [mailto:patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Carl Oppedahl via Patentpractice<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 28, 2024 7:19 PM<br><b>To:</b> For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice.<br><b>Cc:</b> Carl Oppedahl<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentpractice] Dislodging office actions counted but not mailed for weeks<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><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.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Years since I thought about this.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Nowadays I drive an EV so it has been a while since I have thought about crankshafts.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 8/28/2024 3:08 PM, guyvmann--- via Patentpractice wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>My apologies if this isn\u2019t the right listserv for this question.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></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></span><o:p></o:p></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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Of course, I\u2019m forced into CYA by taking screenshots of PC showing dates.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></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).</span><o:p></o:p></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.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Any recommendations on how to get these off high center?</span></u><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I\u2019ve tried calling the examiners but to no avail.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Guy</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Guy V. 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