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The Commissioner of Patents office responded with a

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receipt

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:

An assistant examiner was assigned to the case and searched drawings in the patent

class

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Household Articles: corkscrews

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as well as all related English, French, and

German patents. The assistant also did a thorough search of

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compound Tools

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and

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can-openers.

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Within a few days this message was sent to Joe Stanwood:

Here are the drawings of the patents referenced: