EXHIBIT 10.31
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[LOGO] PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Address: Box ISSUE FEE
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20231
NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE AND ISSUE FEE DUE
34M2/0428
ROBERT M DOWNEY
701 BRICKELL AVENUE
SUITE 1480
MIAMI FL 33131
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APPLICATION NO FILING DATE TOTAL CLAIMS EXAMINER AND GROUP ART UNIT DATE MAILED
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08/532,469 09/22/95 015 STINSON, F 3405 04/28/9
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FIRST NAMED MANSUR, PIERRE G.
APPLICANT
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TITLE OF GENERAL WASHER APPARATUS
INVENTION
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ATTY'S DOCKET NO. CLASS-SUBCLASS BATCH NO. APPLN. TYPE SMALL ENTITY FEE DUE DATE DUE
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3 MANSPA495 134-108.000 M36 UTILITY YES $645.00 07/28/97
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THE APPLICATION IDENTIFIED ABOVE HAS BEEN EXAMINED AND IS ALLOWED FOR ISSUANCE
AS A PATENT. PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS CLOSED.
THE ISSUE FEE MUST BE PAID WITHIN THREE MONTHS FROM THE MAILING DATE OF THIS
NOTICE OR THIS APPLICATION SHALL BE REGARDED AS ABANDONED. THIS STATUTORY PERIOD
CANNOT BE EXTENDED.
HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE:
I. Review the SMALL ENTITY status shown above. If the SMALL ENTITY is shown as NO:
If the SMALL ENTITY is shown as yes, verify your
current SMALL ENTITY status:
A. If the status is changed, pay twice the amount of the A. Pay FEE DUE shown above, or
FEE DUE shown and notify the Patent and
Trademark Office of the change in status, or
B. If the status is the same, pay the FEE DUE shown B. File verified statement of Small Entity Status before, or
above. with payment of 1/2 the FEE DUE shown above.
II. Part B of this notice should be completed and returned to the Patent and
Trademark Office (PTO) with your ISSUE FEE. Even if the ISSUE FEE has
already been paid by charge to deposit account, Part B should be completed
and returned. If you are charging the ISSUE FEE to your deposit account,
section "6b" of Part B should be completed.
III. All communications regarding this application must give application number
and batch number. Please direct all communication prior to issuance to Box
ISSUE FEE unless advised to the contrary.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: PATENTS ISSUING ON APPLICATIONS FILED ON OR AFTER DEC.
12, 1980 MAY REQUIRE PAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEES. IT IS
PATENTEE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE TIMELY PAYMENT OF
MAINTENANCE FEES WHEN DUE.