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`Barrett
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`Thomas
`07-12-1983
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`09-06-1983
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`09-20-1983
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`10-25-1983
`Thonnart
`11-01-1983
`Novak
`12-13-1983
`01/10/1984 Merrell
`01-10-1984
`Schweppe
`01-31-1984
`Cichelli et al.
`03/27/1984
`Furukawa et al
`05-15-1984
`Price
`06-26-1984
`Skerlos
`08-14-1984
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`10-16-1984
`Lindman et al.
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`4,488,179
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`4,523,228
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`12-11-1984
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`Freeman
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`06-17-1986
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`07-22-1986
`Freeman
`08-12-1986
`Chard
`08-12-1986
`Von Kohorn
`09-02-1986
`Rockley
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`Suziki et al.
`10-28-1986 Amano et al.
`11-11-1986 Atkinson
`01-06-1987
`Comeau
`01-06-1987
`Hoffman
`02-03-1987
`Beyers, Jr.
`06-30-1987
`Lert, Jr. et al.
`08-04-1987
`Horne
`08-25-1987
`Peers et al.
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`Date
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`4,694,490
`4,701,794
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`4,712,105
`4,718,107
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`4,729,028
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`4,768,228
`4,772,882
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`4,785,408
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`4,812,834
`4,814,883
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`4,821,211
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`4,847,604
`4,847,700
`4,847,744
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`4,857,999
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`Hayashi et al.
`09-01-1987
`Harvey et al.
`09-15-1987
`Froling et al.
`10-20-1987
`Harvey et al
`11-03-1987
`Young
`11-10-1987
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`12-08-1987
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`03-01-1988 Hakamada et al.
`03-01-1988 Micic et al.
`03-29-1988 Atkinson
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`Davis
`05-17-1988
`Hashimoto
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`Brown et al.
`06-07-1988 Martinez
`06-07-1988
`Novak
`06-14-1988
`Reiter et al.
`06-28-1988
`Kram et al.
`08-30-1988
`Clupper et al.
`09-20-1988 Mical
`10-04-1988
`Yourick
`11-15-1988
`Britton et al.
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`03-14-1989 Wells
`03-21-1989
`Perine et al
`04-11-1989
`lchikawa et al.
`04-11-1989
`Torres
`05-19-1989 Welsh
`I
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`Freeman
`07-11-1989
`Araki
`07-11-1989
`Russell et al.
`08-08-1989
`08-15-1989 Welsh, Russell J.
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`4,862,268
`
`Date
`Considered
`9:959:9:3,_,_E8co-s
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`08-29-1989
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`Campbell et al.
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`4,873,623
`4,876,600
`4,882,732
`4,884,223
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`4,890,168
`4,890,320
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`4,894,789
`4,899,136
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`4,908,707
`4,908,713
`4,908,859
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`4,930,158
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`4,931,783
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`4,937,821
`4,937,863
`4,939,507
`4,954,882
`4,959,720
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`4,977,455
`4,987,486
`4,991,011
`4,991,012
`4,992,940
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`09-05-1989
`
`Eigeldinger et al
`Hashimoto
`Lane et al.
`11-10-1989
`Pietzsch et al.
`10-24-1989
`11-21-1989 Kaminaga et al
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`Olive. Jr-
`lnoue et al.
`12-26-1989
`12-26-1989 Monslow et al.
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`Seth-Smith
`01-16-1990 Yee
`02-06-1990
`Beard et al.
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`Pocock et at
`Kinghorn
`03-13-1990
`Levine
`03-13-1990
`Bennett et al
`03/13/1990
`Duffield
`04-03-1990
`04-03-1990 Henderson et al.
`04-17-1990
`05/29/1990
`05/29/1990
`06-05-1990
`06-19-1990
`06-26-1990
`06/26/1990
`07-03-1990
`09-04-1990
`09-25-1990
`
`Boulton
`Robert et al
`Beard et al.
`Kamemoto
`Duffield et al.
`
`12-11-1990
`01-22-1991
`02-05-1991
`02-05-1991
`02/12/1991
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`Levine
`Young
`Johnson et al.
`Johnson et al.
`Yoshino
`Dworkin
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`4,992,782
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`02-12-1991
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`Sakamoto et al.
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`4,996,642
`4,998,171
`5,003,384
`5,008,853
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`5,023,721
`5,027,400
`5,036,314
`5,031,045
`5,038,211
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`5.040.057
`5.045.947
`5.047.557
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`5,062,060
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`5,072,412
`5,083,205
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`5,093,921
`5,099,319
`5,103,314
`5,109,279
`5,119,188
`5,121,476
`5,126,851
`5,128,766
`5,146,335
`5,148,154
`5,148,275
`5,151,782
`5,151,789
`
`02/26/1991
`03/05/1991
`03/26/1991
`04-16-1991
`
`Hey
`Kim et al
`Durden et al.
`Bly et al.
`
`06-11-1991 Moon-Hwan
`06/25/1991
`Baji et al
`07/30/1991
`Barillari et al
`07-09-1991
`Kawasaki
`08-06-1991
`Hellenbeck
`
`05-19-1991
`09-09-1991
`09-10-1991
`
`10-29-1991
`
`Kolnick
`
`11-25-1991
`Henderson, Jr. et al.
`12-10-1991
`Arai
`01-21-1992
`Canfield et al
`02-05-1992
`Bevins, Jr.
`03-03-1992
`Esch et al
`03-24-1992
`04-07-1992 Keenan
`04-28-1992 Ando
`06-02-1992 McCalley et al
`06-09-1992 Yee
`06-30-1992 Yoshimura
`07-07-1992
`Choi
`09-08-1992
`Kim et al.
`09-15-1992 MacKay et al.
`09-15-1992
`Blatter et al.
`09-29-1992
`Ferraro
`09-29-1992
`Young
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`Date
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`5,161,023
`5,162,905
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`5,172,111
`5,177,604
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`5,195,092
`5,200,823
`5,204,897
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`5,233,423
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`RE 34,340
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`5,236,199
`5,237,411
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`5,237,418
`5,239,540
`5,245,420
`5,247,347
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`10-20-1992 Hoeber et al.
`11-03-1992
`Emanuel
`11-03-1992 Keenan
`11-10-1992
`ltoh et al
`12-08-1992
`Endoh et al
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`Olivo, Jr.
`01-05-1993 Martinez
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`03-16-1993 Wilson et al.
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`Yoneda et al
`04/20/1993 Wyman
`04-27-1993
`Kwan
`05-11-1993 Yee et al.
`05/18/1993 Maruoka
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`06/01/1993
`06-15-1993
`06-29-1993
`07/13/1993
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`08/03/1993
`08/03/1993
`08-10-1993
`08-10-1993
`08-17-1993
`08-17-1993
`08-17-1993
`08-17-1993
`08-24-1993
`09/14/1993
`09-21-1993
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`Nemoto
`Steele et al
`Hoarty et al.
`Strubbe
`Von Kohorn
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`Apitz
`Jernigan et al
`Harvey et al.
`Freeman
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`Fink et al.
`Hayashi et al.
`Kaneko
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`5,377,319
`5,382,983
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`10-12-1993
`Kauffman et al
`10/12/1993
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`02-01-1994
`Lumelsky et al.
`02/01/1994
`Esch et al
`02-01-1994
`Glick et al.
`02-08-1994
`Choi
`03-29-1994
`Kim
`04/05/1994
`Banker et al
`05/10/1994
`Clark
`05-24-1994
`lshikawa et al.
`05-31-1994 Keenan
`06/07/1994
`Fitts
`06/21/1994
`Kawasaki
`06-21-1994 Amano et al.
`06/28/1994
`Rhee
`06/28/1994
`Lewis
`08-02-1994
`Harvey et al.
`08/30/1994
`Lappington et al
`09/13/1994
`Singh
`09/27/1994
`Herz et al
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`Banker et al.
`10-18-1994
`Stockill
`10/25/1994
`10/25/1994 Wasielewski et al
`11-22-1994
`lkezaki
`11/22/1994
`Haave et al
`12/13/1994
`Blahut
`12/20/1994 Welsh
`12/27/1994
`Bates et al.
`12/27/1994
`Kitahara et al
`01-17-1995
`Kwoh et al.
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`5,410,344
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`5,432,561
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`5,446,919
`5,452,012
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`5,453,796
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`5,473,442
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`04-04-1995
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`Coddington et al
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`04-25-1995 Graves et al
`04-25-1995
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`05-02-1995
`Hoarty
`05-16-1995
`Sakuma et al
`06-13-1995
`Schmelzer et al
`06-13-1995 Woo et al
`07-11-1995
`Strubbe
`07-18-1995 Willis
`07-18-1995
`Hayashi et al.
`08-08-1995
`Eisen et al.
`08-29-1995 Wilkins
`09-19-1995
`Saitoh
`09-26-1995
`Kemper
`09-26-1995
`Duffield et al.
`10-17-1995
`Pint
`10-24-1995 Wolf et al.
`11-07-1995
`Gilboy
`11-07-1995 Ohga et al.
`11-21-1995
`Strubbe et al.
`12-05-1995
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`12-26-1995
`12/26/1995
`01/02/1996
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`01-16-1996
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`Cragun et al
`Strubbe et al
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`02/27/1996
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`5,502,504
`03/26/1996 Marshall et al
`5,515,098
`05/07/1996
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`5,523,794
`06/04/1996 Mankovitz‘ et al
`5,523,796
`06/04/1996 Marshall et al
`5,524,195
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`5,525,795
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`06-18-1996
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`07/02/1996
`Blahut et al
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`5,534,911
`5,537,141
`5,539,822
`5,541,662
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`5,546,521
`5,550,576
`5,557,338
`5,557,721
`5,559,548
`5,559,549
`5,559,550
`5,559,942
`5,561,471
`5,570,295
`5,572,442
`5,574,962
`5,579,055
`5,581,479
`5,582,364
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`07/09/1996
`Harper et al
`07/16/1996
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`07/23/1996
`07/30/1996 Adams et al.
`07/30/1996 Mankovitz
`08-13-1996 Martinez
`08/27/1996
`Klosterman
`09/17/1996 Maze et al
`09/17/1996
`Fite et al
`09/24/1996
`Davis et al
`09/24/1996
`Hendricks et al
`09/24/1996 Mankovitz
`09/24/1996
`Gough et al
`10/01/1996
`Kim et al
`10/29/1996
`lsenberg et al
`11/05/1996
`Schulhof et al
`11/12/1996
`Fardeau et al
`11/26/1996
`Hamilton et al
`12/03/1996 McLaughlin et al
`12/10/1996
`Trulin et al
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`5,583,560
`12-10-1996
`5,583,563
`12/10/1996 Wanderscheid et al
`5,585,838
`12/17/1996
`Lawler et al
`5,585,865
`12/17/1996
`Amano et al
`5,585,866
`12/17/1996
`Miller et al
`5,589,892
`12/31/1996
`Knee et al
`5,592,551
`01/07/1997
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`5,594,509
`01-14-1997
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`5,596,373
`01/21/1997 White et al
`5,600,364
`02/04/1997
`Hendricks et al
`5,600,366
`02/04/1997
`Schulman
`5,600,573
`02/04/1997
`Hendricks et al
`5,602,582
`02/11/1997 Wanderscheid et al
`5,602,596
`02/11/1997
`Claussen et al.
`5,602,597
`02/11/1997
`Bertram
`5,602,600
`02-11-1997 Queinnec
`5,606,374
`02/25/1997
`Bertram
`5,610,653
`03/11/1997 Abecassis
`5,610,664
`03-11-1997
`Bobert
`5,617,565
`04/01/1997 Augenbraun et al
`5,619,247
`04/08/1997
`Russo, James
`5,619,249
`04/08/1997
`Billock et al
`5,619,274
`04/08/1997
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`5,621,456
`04-15-1997
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`5,623,613
`04/22/1997
`Rowe et al
`5,625,406
`04-29-1997
`Newberry et al.
`5,627,940
`05/06/1997
`Rohra et al
`5,629,733
`05/13/1997
`Youman et al
`5,630,119
`05/13/1997 Aristedes et al.
`5,631,995
`05/20/1997 Weissensteiner et al
`5,635,978
`06/03/1997
`Alten et al
`5,635,979
`06/03/1997
`Kostreski et al
`5,635,989
`06/03/1997
`Rothmuller
`5,636,346
`06/03/1997
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`06/17/1997
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`06/17/1997
`Tanigawa et ai
`5,648,813
`07/15/1997
`Dunn et ai
`5,648,824
`07/15/1997
`Eitz
`5,650,826
`07/22/1997
`Farwell
`5,650,831
`07/22/1997
`Lazarus et ai.
`5,652,613
`07/29/1997
`Bryant et ai.
`5,652,615
`07/29/1997
`5,654,748
`08/05/1997 Matthews iii
`5,654,886
`08/05/1997
`Zereski, Jr. et ai
`5,657,072
`08/12/1997
`Aristides et ai
`5,657,091
`08/12/1997
`Bertram
`5,659,350
`08/19/1997
`Hendricks et ai
`5,659,366
`08/19/1997
`Kerman
`5,661,516
`08/26/1997
`Caries
`5,661,517
`08/26/1997
`Budow et ai
`5,663,757
`09/02/1997 Morales
`5,664,111
`09/02/1997
`Nahan et ai
`5,666,293
`09/09/1997 Metz
`5,666,498
`09/09/1997
`Amro
`5,666,645
`09/09/1997
`Thomas et ai
`5,671,276
`09/23/1997
`Eyer et ai
`5,675,390
`10/07/1997
`Schindler et ai
`5,675,752
`10/07/1997
`Scott et ai.
`5,677,708
`10/14/1997 MattheWs,iii et ai
`5,682,195
`10/28/1997
`Hendricks et ai
`5,682,206
`10/28/1997 Wehmeyer et ai
`5,687,331
`11/11/1997
`Volk et ai
`5,689,648
`11/18/1997
`Diaz et ai
`5,689,666
`11/18/1997
`Berquist et ai.
`5,692,214
`11/25/1997
`Levine
`5,694,163
`12/02/1997
`Harrison
`5,694,176
`12/02/1997
`Bruette
`5,694,381
`12/02/1997
`Sako
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`5,708,478
`5,710,601
`5,710,815
`5,715,314
`5,715,399
`5,717,452
`5,721,829
`5,724,521
`5,724,525
`5,727,060
`5,727,163
`5,731,844
`5,734,444
`5,734,853
`5,734,893
`5,737,028
`5,737,030
`5,740,549
`5,745,710
`5,751,282
`5,752,159
`5,754,258
`5,754,771
`5,754,939
`5,757,417
`5,758,257
`5,758,259
`5,760,821
`5,761,372
`5,761,601
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`Lawler et al
`12/16/1997
`Rzeszewski et al.
`12/16/1997
`Tognazzini
`01/13/1998
`01/20/1998 Marshall et al
`01/20/1998 Ming et al
`02/03/1998
`Payne et al
`02/03/1998
`Bezos
`02/10/1998
`Janin et al
`02/24/1998
`Dunn et al
`03/03/1998
`Dedrick
`03/03/1998
`Beyers et al
`03/10/1998
`Young
`03/10/1998
`Bezos
`03/24/1998
`Rauch et al
`03/31/1998
`Yoshinobu
`03-31-1998
`Hendricks et al.
`03/31/1998
`Li
`04/07/1998
`Bertram et al.
`04/07/1998
`Hong et al
`04/14/1998
`Reilly et al
`04-28-1998
`Clantin, III et al.
`05/12/1998 Matthews
`05/12/1998
`Faust et al
`05/19/1998
`Hanaya et al
`05/19/1998
`Epperson et al
`05/19/1998
`Herz et al
`05/26/1998
`Aras et al
`05/26/1998
`Herz et al
`05/26/1998
`Lawler
`06/02/1998
`Ellis et al.
`06/02/1998
`Yoshinobu et al
`06/02/1998
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`06/16/1998
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`5,774,170
`06/30/1998
`5,774,534
`06/30/1998 Mayer
`5,774,887
`06/30/1998 Wolff et al
`5,778,182
`07/07/1998
`Cathey et al
`5,781,226
`07/14/1998
`Sheehan
`5,781,246
`07/14/1998
`Alten et al
`5,784,258
`07/21/1998
`Hanaya et al
`5,790,202
`08/04/1998
`Kummer et al.
`5,790,426
`08/04/1998
`Robinson
`5,793,364
`08-11-1998
`Bolanos et al.
`5,793,438
`08/11/1998
`Bedard
`5,793,964
`08/11/1998
`Rogers et al
`5,797,011
`08-18-1998
`Kroll et al.
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`2 5,798,785
`5,801,747
`5,801,785
`5,801,787
`5,802,284
`5,805,154
`5,805,167
`5,805,763
`5,805,804
`5,808,608
`5,808,694
`5,809,204
`5,812,205
`5,815,145
`5,815,671
`5,818,438
`5,818,439
`5,818,441
`5,819,019
`5,819,156
`
`Hendricks et al.
`08-25-1998
`Bedard
`09/01/1998
`Crump et al
`09/01/1998
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