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`3 8,779,128 (Hanson et al.), Pages 104, Exhibit Number 1102 filed in interferences 106,007 and 106,008 on
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`3 8,865,883 (Sazani et al.), Pages 199, Exhibit Number 1106 filed in interferences 106,007 and 106,008 on February
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`3 8,871,918 (Sazani et al.), Pages 195, Exhibit Number 1107 filed in interferences 106,007 and 106,008 on February
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`3 8,877,725 (lversen et al.), Pages 34, Exhibit Number 1108 filed in interferences 106,007 and 106,008 on February
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`3 8,895,722 (lversen et al.), Pages 29, Exhibit Number 1109 filed in interferences 106,007 and 106,008 on February
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`3 8,906,872 (lversen et al.), Pages 69, Exhibit Number 1110 filed in interferences 106,007 and 106,008 on February
`3, 2015.
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`S Abandonment for Application No. 131902376, 1 page, dated June 12, 2014 (Exhibit Number 1047 filed in
`nterferences 106008, 106007 on November 18,2014)
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`3 Amendment After Non-Final Action for Application No. 111233495, 31 pages, dated June 24, 2010 (Exhibit
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`3 Amendment for Application No. 11/233,495, 19 pages, dated September 16, 2009 (Exhibit Number 2072 filed in
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`3 Amendment for Application No. 11/233,495, 9 pages, dated October 31, 2007 (Exhibit Number 2070 filed in
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`3 Amendment for Application No. 11/570,691, 9 pages, dated June 15, 2010 (Exhibit Number 1043 filed in
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`3 Amendment for Application No. 13/271,080, 30 pages, dated January 30, 2013 (Exhibit Number 1049 filed in
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`3 Amendment for Application No. 13/902,376, 36 pages, dated March 21, 2014 (Exhibit Number 1046 filed in
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`3 Amendment in Response to Advisory Action for Application No. 11/233,495, 23 pages, dated March 14, 2011
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`S Amendments to the Claims for Application No. 11/233,495, 4 pages, dated May 8, 2014 (Exhibit Number 2077 filed
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`S Amendments to the Claims for Application No. 14/198,992, 3 pages, dated July 16, 2014 (Exhibit Number 2079
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`S Applicant-Initiated Interview Summary and Notice of Allowance for Application No. 13/550,210, 9 pages dated May
`9, 2014 (Exhibit Number 2076 filed in interferences 106008, 106013, 106007 on November 18, 2014)
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`3 application as—filed and Preliminary Amendment for Application No. 13/550,210, 59 pages dated July 16, 2012
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`3 Claim amendments for Application No. 13/550,210, 3 pages, dated May 12, 2014 (Exhibit Number 2078 filed in
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`3 Office Action for Application No. 13/902,376, 7 pages, dated January 7, 2014 (Exhibit Number 1045 filed in
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`3 Patent Application No. 12/198,007 as—filed, 64 pages, dated August 25, 2008 (Exhibit Number 2092 filed in
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`3 Preliminary Remarks for Application No. 14/198,992, 1 page, dated March 6, 2014 (Exhibit Number 2097 filed in
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`3 Proposed Terminal Disclaimer for Application No. 12/860,078, 2 pages, dated October 17, 2014 (Exhibit Number
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`3 Remarks for Application No. 141248279, 2 pages, dated August 27, 2014 (Exhibit Number 2110 filed in
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`3 Terminal Disclaimer for Application No. 14/198,992, 1 page, dated July 15, 2014 (Exhibit Number 2096 filed in
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`3 Terminal Disclaimer for Application No. 14/248,279, 1 page, dated August 7, 2014 (Exhibit Number 2109 filed in
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