I agree... I think we will get good news for Thanksgiving.. but some of the prior art cited in Fish/Richardson was not cited in Pubpat's, NEC's nor Toshiba's requests..

Pubpat cites: Ledzius, Mead & Conway, Kato, Crosby, Hotta, Magar, Antonaccio, Schaire..

http://photos.imageevent.com/banos/uspto/PubPat_s%20336%20reexam%20request.pdf

Nec cites: Ledzius, Mostek, Guttag, Thaden, Boney, Hitachi, Hanamura, Brenig, Kronlage, Parker..

http://photos.imageevent.com/banos/uspto2/NEC%20orig%20336%20reexam%20reqst%2090008237.pdf

Toshiba cites: Ulenhoff, Ledzius, Little, McDermott, Talbot, Kato, Arai, various user and engineering manuals..

http://photos.imageevent.com/banos/uspto2/qu336%20Toshiba%20original%20re-ex%20reqst%2010%2019%2006.pdf

but (fwiw) none of them cite Dozier nor Richter as Fish/Richardson does...

http://photos.imageevent.com/banos/uspto2/qu336%204%2024%2009%20Reexam%20Request.pdf

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I certainly hope you and your EE are correct, and this request slides down the wall.. but, it is government work.. no lol

regards..