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`It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent is hereby corrected as shown below:
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`In the Claims
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`Claim 1, Column 22, Line 5, delete “complimentary” and substitute therefor --complementary--
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`US Patent No. 10,589,320
`Issued: March 17, 2020
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`Examiner: Anthony M. Haughton
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`Confirmation No.: 3628
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`Attorney Docket No... MAYG-1001-USC9
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`In re application of:
`Mayfield ef al.
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`Application No. 16/698,223
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`Filed: November 27, 2019
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`For: SYSTEM COMPRISING A
`PORTABLE SWITCHING DEVICE FOR
`USE WITH A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC
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`The correction is being madeto the followinglines:
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`In the claims, at claim 1, column 22, line 5, delete “complimentary” and substitute therefor
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`It is certified that an error appears or errors appear in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent
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`In the claims, at claim 1, column 22, line 5, delete “complimentary” and substitute therefor
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`SYSTEM COMPRISING A PORTABLE SWITCHING DEVICE FOR USE WITH A
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`Application Number:
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`16698223
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`27-Nov-2019
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`Title of Invention:
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`SYSTEM COMPRISING A PORTABLE SWITCHING DEVICE FOR USE WITH A
`PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
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`First Named Inventor/Applicant Name:
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`Walter G. Mayfield
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`MAYG-1001-WO-USC9
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`Walter G. Mayfield
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`3628
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`TITLE OF INVENTION: SYSTEM COMPRISING A PORTABLE SWITCHING DEVICE FOR USE WITH A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
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