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Sample Record for Granted Patent

	DIALOG(R)File 654:US PAT.FULL.
	(c) FORMAT ONLY 2003 THE DIALOG CORP. All rts. reserv.
	3954953  **IMAGE Available
DX=	Derwent Accession: 1995-015516
LX=	LitAlert Accession: T1999-24-01; T2002-03-08 **See File 670 for Litigation
DT=	Utility
DT=	REASSIGNED, CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
/TI	M/ Plastic flexible grinding stone
AU=,CY=,GL=,IV=	Inventor: Kodate, Tadao, Ohmiya, JP
CO=,CY=,GL=,PA=	Assignee: Joybond Co., Inc. (03), Katsushika-ku, JP
	Joybond Co Inc JP
AR=,EX=	Examiner: Rose, Robert A. (Art Unit: 323)
LR=	Law Firm: Conley, Rose & Tayon, P.C.
	Publication                   Application    Filing
	Number     Kind   Date       Number        Date
	--------------  --  --------  --------------  --------
AC=,AD=,AM=,AN=,AY=	Main Patent   US 5727993      A   19980317  US 95555763     19951109
PC=,PD=,PM=,PN=,PY=	Continuation  US 5476416      A             US 93102972     19930728
PR=	Priority                                    JP 93160398     19930406
CL=	Current US Classification (Main): 451059000 (X-ref): 451103000; 451526000
	US Classification on document (Main): 451059 (X-ref): 451526; 451103
IC=	International Classification (Edition 1): B24B-007/00
FS=	Examiner Field of Search (US): 451103; 451104; 451113; 451526; 451523;
	451540
CA=, CT=	Cited US Patents:
	Date    Main US
	Patent Number   YYYYMM    Class         Inventor
	--------------  ------  -----------    -----------
	US 4150955      197904                 Samuelson
	US 4264337      198104                 Fenster
	US 4421526      198312                 Strickman
	US 4512859      198504                 Inoue
	US 5125191      199206                 Rhoades
	US 5152809      199210                 Mattesky
	US 5203883      199304                 Perry
CT=	Cited non-US Patents:
	Date     Main US        Main
	Patent Number   YYYYMM     Class         IPC
	--------------  ------  -----------  -----------
	EP 196832       198610
	JP 197572       198904
	JP 411335       199202
	WO 9200153      199201
RF=	Cited non-Patent References:
	English translation of Japanese Patent Application 4-11335 (Feb. 28, 1992).
	English translation of Japanese patent Application 1-97572 (Apr. 17, 1989).
	Cryovac, "MPD 2055 Film," 2 pages (publication date is unknown but it is at
	least as early as Oct. 1995).
WD=	Fulltext Word Count: 5767
NC=	Number of Claims: 86
	Exemplary Claim Number: 43
ND=	Number of Drawing Sheets: 1
NF=	Number of Figures: 5
NU=	Number of US cited patent references: 7
NN=	Number of non-US cited patent references: 4
NR=	Number of non-patent cited references: 3
	Post Issue Legal Status:
ED=	Calculated Expiration Date: 20130728
CD=,CM=,CY=	Certificate of Correction issued on: 20000613
	Reassignment:
RD=	Recorded:  19981222
RK=	Action:    ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
CO=,RG=	Assignor:  JOYBOND CO., INC. DATE SIGNED: 11/27/1998
	AUTO CHEMIE CO., LTD. DATE SIGNED: 11/27/1998
RA=	Assignee:  AUTO WAX COMPANY 1275 ROUND TABLE DRIVE DALLAS, TEXAS 75247
RR=	Reel:      009718
FF=	Frame:     0813
	Contact:   CONLEY, ROSE & TAYON, P.C. ERIC B. MEYERTONS P.O. BOX 398
	AUSTIN, TX 78767-0398
/AB	Abstract:
	The plastic flexible grinding stone according to the present invention
	comprises a plastic flexible material having mixed therewith a powder
	synthetic detergent and an abrasive such as silica sand and calcium
	carbonate composed of grains from 3 to 50 [mu]m in diameter, and is
	capable of removing simultaneously minute protrusions and stain from
	coated surfaces such as of rolling stocks.
/FD,/TX	Parent Case Text:
	This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/102,972 filed Jul.
	28, 1993 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,476,416.
/SU,/TX	Summary of the Invention:
	BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
	1. Field of the Invention
	The present invention relates to a plastic flexible grinding stone for
	use in removing, by polishing, small protrusions which generate on a
	coated surface of rolling stocks and industrial machines, as well as in
	removing stain and oil films from the surface of window glasses.
	2. Prior Art
	When rolling stocks are placed in parking lots near to railways and
	iron works, or in places close to construction sites where a coating
	operation is conducted, iron powder and paint mist fly onto the coated
	surface of the rolling stocks and adhere thereto to form
	(...)
	SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
	An object of the present invention is to obtain a smooth and plain
	coated surface by polishing, and yet removing stain from the smooth and
	plain surface. Accordingly, the present invention comprises controlling
	both the polishing force being exerted to the protrusions and the
	polishing force being applied to the
	(...)
/DW,/TX	Description of the Drawings:
	BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
	FIG. 1 is an explanatory figure showing a plastic flexible grinding stone
	according to the present invention in use;
	FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view of a plastic flexible grinding stone
	with the abrasive thereof forming protrusions against the polishing
	surface; and
	FIG. 3 is a schematic figure provided as an explanatory means to show the
	exertion of polishing force against the protrusions and stain.
/SP,/TX	Description of the Invention:
	DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
	The present invention is illustrated in greater detail referring to a
	non-limiting example below. It should be understood, however, that the
	present invention is not to be construed as being limited thereto.
	EXAMPLE
	A plastic flexible grinding stone was produced by mixing 100 parts by
	weight of a petroleum resin (polybutene in the present example) as a
	plastic flexible material with 65 parts by weight of fine silica sand and
	calcium carbonate grains from 20 to 30 [mu]m in diameter, and 5 parts by
	weight of a powder synthetic detergent composed of
	(...)
/CM,/TX	What is claimed is:
	43. A method of polishing a protrusion or stain from a coated surface,
	comprising:
	applying a plastic flexible tool to the coated surface, the plastic
	flexible tool comprising a plastic flexible material having mixed
	therewith an abrasive comprising grains from about 3 to 50 [mu]m in
	diameter;
	pressing the plastic flexible tool against the coated surface to form
	a substantially planer surface on the plastic flexible tool; and
	reciprocating the substantially planar surface of the plastic
	flexible tool with polishing force on the coated surface for less
	than about 30 seconds, thereby applying a polishing force per area to
	the coated surface and to the protrusion or stain on the coated
	surface, the polishing force per area applied to the coated surface
	being less than the polishing force per area applied to the
	protrusion or stain.  (Main Claim)
	1.  A plastic flexible tool adapted to remove a protrusion or stain from
	a surface, comprising:
	a plastic flexible material having mixed therewith an abrasive
	comprising grains from about 3 to 50 [mu]m in diameter, and wherein
	the tool distributes polishing force per area during use such that,
	when the tool is applied with polishing force per area to a surface
	with a protrusion or stain during use, polishing force per area
	applied to the surface is less than the polishing force per area
	applied to the protrusion or stain.
	2.  The plastic flexible tool of claim 1 wherein the plastic flexible
	(...)

Sample Record for Published Application

	DIALOG(R)File 654:US PAT.FULL.
	(c) FORMAT ONLY 2003 THE DIALOG CORP. All rts. reserv.
	0005062108 **IMAGE Available
/TI	Paper frame
AU=	Inventor: Aram Irwin, INV
LR=	Correspondence Address: Kolisch, Hartwell, Dickinson McCormack & Heuser,
	200 Pacific Building 520 S.W. Yamhill Street, Portland, OR, 97204, US
	Publication                   Application    Filing
	Number     Kind   Date       Number        Date
	--------------  --  --------  --------------  --------
PC=,PN=,PD=,PY=	Main Patent   US 20020116853  A1  20020829  US 2001924180   20010727
AC=,AN=,AD=,AY=	Provisional                                 US 60-221077    20000727
CL=	US Classification on document (Main): 040772000 (X-ref): 040773000
IC=	International Classification (Edition 07): A47G-001/06
WD=	Fulltext Word Count:  355
NC=	Number of Claims: 1
	Exemplary or Independent Claim Number(s): 1
ND= NF=	Number of Figures: 3
/AB	Abstract:
	A frame system for holding a planar display article includes a frame
	component defining a border region, and a central platform located inward
	of the border region and including an outer layer of reusable adhesive. A
	see-through cover is coupled adjacent the central platform and sized to
	fit over the central platform to be held there by the reusable adhesive_.
	A planar display article may be placed over the central platform and held
	in place by the reusable adhesive. The see-through cover is movable over
	the planar display article to protect it.
	-
	Parent Case Text:
/FD,/TX	CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
	[0001]  This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent
	Application Serial No. 60/221,077 filed on Jul. 27, 2000 and entitled
	PAPER FRAME.
	Continued Prosecution Application:
	This is a publication of a continued prosecution application (CPA)
	filed under 37 CFR 1.53(d).
/SU,/TX	Summary of the Invention:
/SP,/TX	DESCRIPTION
	[0002]  The attachment includes textual material and drawings that
	disclose applicant's embodiments of the invention, and his best mode of
	carrying out the invention.
	Description of the Invention:
	[0003]
/CM,/TX	I claim:
	Exemplary or Independent Claim(s):
	1.  A frame system for holding a planar display article, comprising: a
	frame component defining a border region; a central platform located
	inward of the border region and including an outer layer of reusable
	adhesive; a see-through cover coupled adjacent the central platform
	and sized to fit over the central platform to be held there by the
	reusable adhesive; and wherein a planar display article may be placed
	over the central platform and held in place by the reusable adhesive,
	and the see-through cover is movable over the planar display article
	to protect it.

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