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`STATEMENT BY APPL'CANT —( Not for submission under 37 CFR 1.99)
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`6392217 I2002-05-21
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`TEERANUMAetal.
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`I.20090033923 I2009-02-05
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`Non-Final Office Action issued on October 29, 2013, in US Patent Application No. 13/321 ,082.
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`FinalOfficeActionissuedonJuly28,2014,inUSPatentApplicationNo.13l321,082.
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`Notice of Allowance issued on December 17, 2014, in US Patent Application No. 13l321,082.
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