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`BOX ‘CPA
`Assistant Commissioner for Patents
`Washington, DC 20231
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`Dear Sir:
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`I This is a request for filing a‘
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`Divisional Application under 37 C.F.R. l.53(d) of pending prior application,
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`Serial No. 08/900 047
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`naming as Inventor(s): Ting P. Yen
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`The prior application, in which no payment of the issue fee, abandomnent of, or termination of
`proceedings has occurred, is hereby expressly abandoned as of the filing date of this new application.
`Please use all the contents of the prior application file wrapper, including the drawings, as the basic
`papers for the new application.
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`The filing fee is calculated on the basis of the claims existing in the prior application, as amended
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`A check is enclosed. The Commissioner is authorized to charge any additional fees
`which may be required, or credit overpayment to Account No. 50-0541. A duplicate
`copy of this sheet is enclosed.
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`A new Power of Attorney or authorization of agent is enclosed.
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`The Power of Attorney in the prior application is to the undersigned and others.
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`Information Disclosure Statement (IDS) is enclosed:
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`This application is filed by fewer than all the inventors named in the prior application,
`37 CFR l.53(d)(4). Delete the following inventor(s) named in the prior nonprovisional
`application:
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`If for some reason applicant has not requested a sufficient extension in the parent application, and/or
`has not paid a sufficient fee for any necessary response in the parent application and!or for the extension
`necessary to prevent the abandonment of the parent application prior to the filing of this application,
`please consider this as a request for an extension for the required time period and/or authorization to
`charge our Deposit Account No. 50-0541 for any fee which may be due. This form is being filed in
`duplicate: one copy for this application; and one copy for use in connection with the Deposit Account
`(if applicable).
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`It is hereby understood that secrecy under 35 U.S.C. 122 is hereby waived to the extent that if
`information or access is available to any one of the applications in the file wrapper, be it either this
`application or a prior application in the same file wrapper, the United States Patent and Trademark
`Office may provide similar information or access to all the other applications in the same file wrapper.
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`Date: February 10, 1999
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`Attorney Docket No.: 0325.00124
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`By
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`.Maiorana (42,829)
`Christop er
`MAIORANA & ACOSTA, P.C.
`225 S. Troy Street, Suite 160
`Royal Oak, MI 48067
`(248) 586-0980
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`CERTIFICATE OF EXPRESS MAILING
`I hereby certify that this paper (along with any paper referred to as being attached or enclosed) is being deposited with the United States Postal Service
`via Express Mail Label No. EL104389725US in an envelope addressed to: BOX CPA, Assistant mmissioner for Patents, Washington, DC. 20231,
`on Februag 10, 1999.
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`THIS FORM MUST BE FILED IN DUPLICATE
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