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`First Named Inventor: Amy L. HIDDES SEN
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`Examiner: Jennifer WECKER
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`1522582A2
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`EP
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`2005-04-13
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`EP
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`2007-04-07
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`Medical
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`Medical
`Research
`Council
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`-
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`2097692
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`1982-11-10
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`--
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`0295433
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`JP
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`1990-04-06
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`Miyazaki Pref
`Gov
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`FORM PTO-1449
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`Application Number: 15/707,908
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
`STATEMENT BY APPLICANT
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`Filing Date: September 18, 2017
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`SHEET A OF
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`3
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`First Named Inventor: Amy L. HIDDES SEN
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`Art Unit: 1797
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`Examiner: Jennifer WECKER
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`Atty. Docket No. QLI3A05
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`2011041925
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`JP
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`2011-03-03
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`Hitachi Plant
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`Technologies
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`94/05414
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`W0
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`1994-03-17
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`98/ 1 63 13
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`W0
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`1998-04-23
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`98/44152
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`W0
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`1998-10-08
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`98/44151
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`W0
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`1998-10-08
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`0 1/ 12327
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`W0
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`2001-02-22
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`02/23163
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`W0
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`2002-03 -21
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`The Regents of
`the University of
`California
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`Central Research
`Laboratories Ltd.
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`Glaxo Group
`Limited
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`Glaxo Group
`Limited
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`Ut-Bat-Telle,
`LLC
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`California
`Institute of
`
`Technology
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
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`Filing Date: September 18, 2017
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`First Named Inventor: Amy L. HIDDES SEN
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`Art Unit: 1797
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`Examiner: Jennifer WECKER
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`Atty. Docket No. QLI3A05
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`EXAMINER
`INITIALS
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` 2004/040001
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`02/068104
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`W0
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`2002-09-06
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`02/081729
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`W0
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`2002-10-17
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`02/081490
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`W0
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`2002-10-17
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`Japanese Science
`and Technology
`Corporation
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`California
`Institute of
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`Technology
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`Egea
`Biosciences, Inc.
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`03/016558
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`W0
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`2003-02-27
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`Corbett Research
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`03/042410
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`2003-05-22
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`Pty. Ltd.
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`Samsung
`Electronics Co.,
`Ltd.
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`03/072258
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`2003-09-04
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`Cartesian
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`W0
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`2004-05 -13
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`2005/007812
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`2005-01-27
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`Technologies,
`Inc .
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`California
`Institute of
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`Technology
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`University of
`Medicine and
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`Dentistry of New
`Jersey et al.
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`2005/010145
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`2005-02-03
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`The Johns
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`2005/021151
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`2005-03-10
`
`Hopkins
`University
`
`President and
`Fellows of
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`EXAMINER
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`Harvard College
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`DATE
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`FORMPTO-1449
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`Application Number: 15/707,908
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`SHEET 1 OF A
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
`STATEMENT BY APPLICANT
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`Filing Date: September 18, 2017
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`First Named Inventor: Amy L. HIDDES SEN
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`Art Unit: 1797
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`Examiner: Jennifer WECKER
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`Atty. Docket No. QLI3A05
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`2005-03-17
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`2005/055807
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`2005/075683
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`2005-08-18
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`2006/023719
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`2006-03-02
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`2006/027757
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`2006-03-16
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`2006/038035
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`2006-04-13
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`The Trustees of
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`University et al.
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`Beatrice and
`Samuel A.
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`Postech
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`ENH Research
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`Institut Curie et
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`Medical
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`2006/086777
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`W0
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`2006-08-17
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`Memorial Sloan
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`2007/092473
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`W0
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`2007-08-16
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`Kettering Cancer
`Center
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`The Board of
`Trustees of the
`Leland Stanford
`Junior Univ.
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`2007/091230
`2007/091228
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`2007-08-16
`2007-08-16
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`Stokes Bio Ltd. --
`Stokes Bio Ltd. --
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`FORM PTO-1449
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`Application Number: 15/707,908
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`SHEET A OF
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`3
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
`STATEMENT BY APPLICANT
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`Filing Date: September 18, 2017
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`First Named Inventor: Amy L. HIDDES SEN
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`Art Unit: 1797
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`Examiner: Jennifer WECKER
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`Atty. Docket No. QLI3A05
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`EXAMINER
`INITIALS
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`DOCUMENT
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`COUNTRY
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`T
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`2007/133710
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`W0
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`2007-11-22
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`Rain-Dance
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`2008/021123
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`W0
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`2008-02-21
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`Technologies,
`Inc.
`
`President and
`Fellows of
`
`Harvard College
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`2008/024114
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`W0
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`2008-02-28
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`Genizon
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`Biosciences, Inc.
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`2008/063227
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`W0
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`2008-05-29
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`Rain-Dance
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`2008/070074
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`W0
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`2008-06-12
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`2008/109878
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`W0
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`2008-09-12
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`2008/109176
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`W0
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`2008-09-12
`
`Technologies,
`Inc.
`
`PGX-Health
`LLC
`
`California
`Institute of
`
`Technology
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`President and
`Fellows of
`
`Harvard College
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`
`
`2008/112177
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`W0
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`2008-09-18
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`Genizon
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`2009/002920
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`W0
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`2008-12-31
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`2009/015863
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`W0
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`2009-02-05
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`Biosciences, Inc.
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`Advanced Liquid
`Logic Inc.
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`F. Hoff-Man-La
`Roche AG
`
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`Filing Date: September 18, 2017
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`First Named Inventor: Amy L. HIDDES SEN
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`Examiner: Jennifer WECKER
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`Examiner: Jennifer WECKER
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`Filing Date: September 18, 2017
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`First Named Inventor: Amy L. HIDDES SEN
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`Art Unit: 1797
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`Examiner: Jennifer WECKER
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`Filing Date: September 18, 2017
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`First Named Inventor: Amy L. HIDDES SEN
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`FORM PTO-1449
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`Application Number: 15/707,908
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`SHEET 29 OF 33
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
`STATEMENT BY APPLICANT
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`Filing Date: September 18, 2017
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`First Named Inventor: Amy L. HIDDES SEN
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`Art Unit: 1797
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`Examiner: Jennifer WECKER
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`Atty. Docket No. QLI3A05
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