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`6,258,540
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`Loetal.
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`7,198,897
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`U.S. PATENTS
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`Chenetal.
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`7,268,167
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`Hi-uchietal.
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`7,279,146
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`Nassefetal.
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`7,700,323
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`Willisetal.
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`7,754,428
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`7,807,920
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`09-07-2010
`09-21-2010
`09-28-2010
`10-05-2010
`10-12-2010
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`A172
`7,811,757
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`Anderson et al.
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`2002/0068357
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`A1
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`2003/0003054
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`2004/0068019
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`2004/0101835
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