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`This requests aiContinuation or 0 Divisional application under 37 CFR §1.53(b) of prior
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`Liquip CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
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`8. The amount of $1,600.00 for filing fee is being submitted herewith via the EFS payment system.
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`9. The prior application is assigned of record to: Japan Display Inc. and Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co.,
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`1 10. Priority is claimed based on U.S. App. No. 14/942,120 filed November 16, 2015, which claimspriority to U.S. App. No.
`14/708,348 filed May L1, 2015, which claims priority to U.S. App No. 14/285,006 filed May 22, 2014, which claims
`priority of U.S. App. No. 13/927,539 filed June 26, 2013, which claims priority of U.S. App. No. 13/650,203 filed
`October 12, 2012, which claims priority of U.S. App. No. 13/364,092 filed February 1, 2012, which claimspriority of
`U.S. Appl. No. 12/926,735 filed December7, 2010, which claimspriority of U.S. App. No. 12/292,728 filed November
`25, 2008, which claims priority of U.S. App. No. 11/976,884 filed October 29, 2007, which claims priority of U.S. App.
`No. 11/409,076 filed on April 24, 2006, which claims priority to U.S. App. No. 11/211,574 filed Aug. 26, 2005, which
`claims priority to U.S. App. No. 10/237,911 filed Sep. 10, 2002, which claimspriority to Japanese Patent Application
`No. 2001-317147 filed on Oct. 15, 2001, and which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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`LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND
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`CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
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`[0001] This application is a Continuation of U.S. App. Serial No. 14/942,120 filed November16,
`2015, which is a Continuation of U.S. App. Serial No. 14/708,348 filed May 11, 2015, which is a
`Continuation of U.S. App. Serial No. 14/285,006 filed May 22, 2014, which is a Continuation of
`U.S. App. Serial No. 13/927,539 filed June 26, 2013, which is a Continuation of U.S. App. Serial
`No. 13/650,203 filed October 12, 2012, which is a Continuation of U.S. App. Serial No.
`13/364,092 filed February 1, 2012, which is a Continuation of U.S. App. Serial No. 12/926,735
`filed December 7, 2010, which is a Continuation of U.S. App. Serial No. 12/292,728 filed
`November 25, 2008, which is a Divisional of U.S. App. Serial No. 11/976,884 filed October 29,
`2007, which is a Divisional of U.S. App. Serial No. 11/409,076 filed April 24, 2006, which is a
`Divisional of U.S. App. Serial No. 11/211,574 filed Aug. 26, 2005, which is a Divisional of U.S.
`App. Serial No. 10/237,911 filed Sep. 10, 2002. Priority is claimed based on U.S. App, Serial No.
`14/708,348 filed May 11, 2015, which claimspriority of U.S. App. Serial No. 14/285,006 filed
`May22, 2014, which claims priority ofU.S. App. Serial No. 13/927,539 filed June 26, 2013, which
`claims priority of U.S. App. Serial No. 13/650,203 filed October 12, 2012, which claims priority
`of U.S. App. Serial No. 13/364,092 filed February 1, 2012, which claims priority of U.S. Appl.
`Serial No. 12/926,735 filed December 7, 2010, which claims priority of U.S. App. Serial No.
`12/292,728 filed November 25, 2008, which claims priority of U.S. App. Serial No. 11/976,884
`filed October 29, 2007, which claimspriority of U.S. App. Serial No. 11/409,076 filed on April
`24, 2006, which claims priority to U.S. App. Serial No. 11/211,574 filed Aug. 26, 2005, which
`claims priority to U.S. App. Serial No. 10/237,911 filed Sep. 10, 2002, which claimspriority to
`Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-317147 filed on Oct. 15, 2001, and which is hereby
`incorporated byreference.
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`BACKGROUNDOF THE INVENTION
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`[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
`[0003] The present invention relates to a liquid crystal