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Update: Two new events yesterday on July 14
07-14-2016 Dispatch to FDC (Final Data Capture)
07-14-2016 Application Is Considered Ready for Issue
We have known since April 2016 that Nintendo's Supplemental Computing Devices For Game Consoles patent, US Application Number 14/294,704, has been allowed by USPTO. However, issue fee for the application has not been payed until just recently, in fact yesterday on July 13, 2016. Deadline for payment of issue fee was July 18, 2016.
Payment of issue fee marks that the application is now very close to be granted (mature into a "full" patent). Below is an image of the Issue Fee Payment (PTO-85B), submitted 07-13-2016:
Source: http://portal.uspto.gov/pair/view/BrowsePdfServlet?objectId=IQLFK5CKRXEAPX3&lang=DINO
USPTO's Manual of Patent Examining Procedure has this to say about Issue of Patent:
Lastly, a small summary of the SCD patent:
Congratulations to Nintendo and Joe Bentdahl.
07-14-2016 Dispatch to FDC (Final Data Capture)
07-14-2016 Application Is Considered Ready for Issue
We have known since April 2016 that Nintendo's Supplemental Computing Devices For Game Consoles patent, US Application Number 14/294,704, has been allowed by USPTO. However, issue fee for the application has not been payed until just recently, in fact yesterday on July 13, 2016. Deadline for payment of issue fee was July 18, 2016.
Payment of issue fee marks that the application is now very close to be granted (mature into a "full" patent). Below is an image of the Issue Fee Payment (PTO-85B), submitted 07-13-2016:
Source: http://portal.uspto.gov/pair/view/BrowsePdfServlet?objectId=IQLFK5CKRXEAPX3&lang=DINO
USPTO's Manual of Patent Examining Procedure has this to say about Issue of Patent:
Source: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/s1309.html1309 Issue of Patent [R-07.2015]
Under the current publication process, electronic capture of most of the information to be printed in a patent will begin as soon as an electronic message concerning the allowed application is received in the Office of Data Management, immediately after the Notice of Allowance has been mailed. The application is then electronically exported to Initial Data Capture (IDC) for electronic capture of the patent filed. This process takes approximately 6 weeks. Upon IDC completion, an electronic message is then sent to the File Maintenance Facility to ensure that all post allowance correspondence, fees and drawings have been updated. The application may stay in FMF for 1-2 weeks or until all post-allowance requirements are met.
When the issue fee is paid and all other requirements have been met (e.g., drawings) for issuance as a patent, the application is then electronically exported to the Final Data Capture (FDC) stage. The FDC makes any updates necessary to the electronic file and places the allowed patent application in an issue. The average time that an allowed application is in the FDC process is 5 weeks (2 weeks of processing time for assignment of issue date). The "Issue Notification" is mailed approximately 3 weeks prior to the issue date of the patent.
A bond paper copy of the patent grant is ribboned, sealed, and mailed by the Office of Data Management.
All allowed applications ready for printing will be selected by chronological sequence based on the date the issue fee was paid. Special handling will be given to the following applications in these categories:
(A) Allowed cases which were made special by the Director.
(B) Allowed cases that have a U.S. effective filing date more than 5 years old.
(C) Allowed reissue applications.
(D) Allowed applications having an effective filing date earlier than that required for declaring an interference with a copending application claiming the same subject matter.
(E) Allowed application of a party involved in a terminated interference.
Lastly, a small summary of the SCD patent:
- Supplemental computing device(s) configured to detachably couple to a game console in order to provide processing resources for an increase of speed or quality of a user's gaming experience.
- The supplemental computing device includes one or more processors, memory and one or more communication interfaces.
- In some instances, the functionality of the device may be basic in order to keep a cost of the device relatively low. As such, the device may be free from drivers, video cards, user-control interfaces, and the like.
- Users may share processing resources. Doing so can compensate a user in form of access to other supplemental computing devices maintained by other users, discounts on games, access to certain game content, points for redemption for digital or physical goods, social network badges, any form of value really.
Congratulations to Nintendo and Joe Bentdahl.