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`UTILITY
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`Attorney Docket No.
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`First Inventor
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`DON09 P-1800
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`Niall R. Lynam
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`SMR USA
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Applicant
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`Niall R. Lynam
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`For
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`EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY
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`PATENT
`DON09 P-1800
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`Commissioner for Patents
`P.O. Box 1450
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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`I
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`Dear Sir:
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`REQUEST FOR FILING CONTINUATION APPLICATION
`UNDER 37 CPR l .53(b)
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`This is a request for filing a continuation of U.S. patent application Serial No.
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`12/911,274, filed October 25, 2010, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Serial No.
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`12/851,045, filed August 5, 2010, now U.S. Patent No. 7,934,843, which is a continuation of
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`U.S. patent application Serial No. 12/197,666, filed August 25, 2008, now U.S. Patent No.
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`7,842,154, which is a division of U.S. patent application Serial No. 10/709,434, filed May 5,
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`2004, now U.S. Patent No. 7,420,756, which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application,
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`Serial No. 60/471,872, filed May 20, 2003.
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`1.
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`Copy of Prior Application as Filed Which is Attached
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`I hereby verify that the attached papers are a copy of what is shown in my records
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`to be the above-identified prior application, including the Declaration as originally filed (37 CPR
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`1.53). No amendments referred to in any Declaration filed to complete the prior application
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`introduced new matter in that application.
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`The attached copy of the papers of the parent application includes 36 pages of
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`specification, 3 pages of claims (18 claims), 1 page of Abstract, 16 sheets of drawings, and
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`signed Declaration and Power of Attorney (1 page). The attached drawings are copies of the
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`SMR USA
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`Page 002
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`Applicant
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`formal drawings filed in the parent applications and correspond to the drawings originally filed
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`with the parent applications and as amended and/or approved during prosecution of the parent
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`applications.
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`2.
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`Amendments
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`The copy of the application includes any amendments made during prosecution of
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`the parent application and includes updates to any references to incorporated patent applications
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`that have issued as patents and includes a revised/updated Cross Reference to Related
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`Applications and a new Abstract.
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`The attached copy includes new claims 1-18, which replace the claims of the
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`parent patent application.
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`New claims 1-18 have been substantially copied from U.S. Patent No. 7,857,469,
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`which issued December 28, 2010, and claims 1-18 correspond to claims 1-18 ofU.S. Patent No.
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`7,857,469. Claims 1-18 have been added herein to preserve Applicant's right to request an
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`interference with U.S. Patent No. 7,857,469. Claims 1-18 are fully supported in the specification
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`and drawings as originally filed in the present application and its priority applications. No new
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`matter has been added.
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`3.
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`Notice Regarding Prosecution relative to Parent Application
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`This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Serial No.
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`12/911,274, filed October 25, 2010, which is part of the continuation chain noted above.
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`Applicants note from controlling case law that disclaimer of subject matter made during an
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`earlier prosecution can be rescinded, permitting recapture of the disclaimed scope, so long as
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`SMR USA
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`sufficiently clear notice is given to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, so that the U.S. Patent
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`and Trademark Office can consider any prior disclaimer and any previously cited relevant prior
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`art Hakim v. Cannon Avent Group, PLC et al., 47 F.3d 1313, 1398 (Fed. Cir. 2007) (affirming
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`the district court grant of summary judgment of non-infringement based on a limiting claim
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`construction per file wrapper estoppel in a parent application where the patentee had in the child
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`application not expressly rescinded any disclaimer effect of prosecution in the parent
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`application).
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`Therefore, this is to provide such clear notice to the U.S. Patent and Trademark
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`Office that for purposes of the present application only, Applicants hereby rescind any disclaimer
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`and argument, express or implied, made during the prosecution of the above-referenced prior
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`application. Accordingly, Applicants respectfully note for the record that any arguments,
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`disclaimers, and/or other actions taken with regard to the claims prosecuted in the above(cid:173)
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`referenced U.S. Patent Applications are not to be imputed or otherwise applied to the claims in
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`the present application unless expressly repeated by the Applicants during prosecution of the
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`present application.
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`4.
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`Patent Application Bibliographic Data Form
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`A copy of the Patent Application Bibliographic Data F01m is enclosed.
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`Filing Fee and Calculation
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`Filing Fee:
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`Basic Fee - $380
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`$380.00
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`Each independent claim in excess of three,
`-0- times $250.00
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`$0.00
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`SMR USA
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`Number of claims in excess of twenty,
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`Filing multiple dependent claims
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`Application size fee for each additional
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`The above fees will be paid by credit card. The Commissioner is hereby
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`authorized to charge any additional fees which may be required, or credit any overpayment, to
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`Deposit Account No. 50-5553.
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`The Commissioner is hereby authorized to charge the following fees during the
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`pendency of this application, or credit any overpayment to Deposit Account 50-5553.
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`Any filing fees under 3 7 CPR 1.16 for presentation of extra claims for
`which full payment has not been tendered.
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`Any patent application processing fees under 37 CPR 1.17 for which full
`payment has not been tendered.
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`6.
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`Drawings
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`Sixteen (16) sheets of formal drawings are enclosed and are copies of those filed
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`in the parent application. The formal drawings correspond to the drawings originally filed with
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`the parent application and include any revisions made and approved during prosecution of the
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`parent application.
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`7.
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`Disclosure Statement
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`Applicants respectfully request that information cited in the prior parent
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`application, Serial No. 12/911,274, be considered in the present application. An Information
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`Disclosure Statement will be submitted that lists the cited references.
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`8.
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`Inventorship Statement
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`With respect to the prior U.S. application from which this application claims
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`benefit under 35 USC 120, the inventor in this application is the same, namely, Niall R. Lynam.
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`9.
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`Assignment
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`The prior application was originally assigned to Donnelly Corporation, a
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`corporation of the State of Michigan, located and doing business at 49 W. Third Street, Holland,
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`Michigan 49423. That Assignment was recorded in the United States Patent and Trademark
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`Office on August 23, 2004, at Reel 015715, Frame 0476.
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`10.
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`Power of Attorney
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`The Power of Attorney in the parent applications is to the individual patent
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`attorneys listed thereon. The attached Power of Attorney includes the original declarntion signed
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`by the inventors and confirms that the undersigned attorney is an attorney of record for this
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`application.
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`SMR USA
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`Applicant
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`Please address all future coITespondence to:
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`Timothy A. Flory
`Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Flory, LLP
`2851 Charlevoix Drive, S.E.
`P.O. Box 888695
`Grand Rapids, MI 49588-8695
`Ph: (616) 975-5500
`Fax: (616) 975-5505
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`11.
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`Verification
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`I hereby declare further that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are
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`true and that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true; and further
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`that these statements are made with the knowledge that willful false statements and the like so
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`made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the
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`United States Code, and that such willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of the
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`application or any patent issuing thereon.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`NIALL R. LYNAM
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`By: Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Flory, LLP
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`Registration No. 42 540
`2851 Charlevoix Drive, S.E.
`P.O. Box 888695
`Grand Rapids, MI 49588-8695
`(616) 975-5500
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`Date: December 23, 2011
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`TAF/ars
`DON09 P-1800
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`SMR USA
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`DON09 P-1800
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`Application Number
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`Title of Invention
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`The application data sheet is part of the provisional or nonprovisional application for which it is being submitted. The following form contains the
`bibliographic data arranged in a format specified by the United States Patent and Trademark Office as outlined in 37 CFR 1.76.
`This document may be completed electronically and submitted to the Office in electronic format using the Electronic Filing System (EFS) or the
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`an application filed in another country, or under a multilateral international agreement, that requires publication at
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`DON09 P-1800
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`Title of Invention
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`DONO! P-1152
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`DECLARATION AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
`As a below named inventor, I hereby declare:
`My residence, post office address and citizenship are as stated below next to my name.
`I believe I am the original, first and sole inventor, if only one name is listed below, or an original, first
`and joint inventor, if plural names are listed below, of the subject matter which is claimed and for which a
`. patent is sought on the invention entitled MIRROR REFLECTIVE ELEMENT, the specification of which was
`filed on May 5, 2004 as application Serial No. 10/709,434.
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`I have reviewed and understand the contents of the above-identified specification, including the claims,
`as amended by any amendment referred to above.
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`I acknowledge the duty to disclose to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the Office), all
`information which is known by me to be material to patentability as defined in Title 37, Code of Federal
`Regulations (C.F.R.), Section 1.56.
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`CLAIM OF PRIORITY
`I hereby claim the benefit under Title 35, United States Code, § 119(e) of any United States
`provisional application(s) listed below:
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`U.S. Serial No. 60/471,872, filed on May 20, 2003.
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`POWER OF AT1DRNEY
`I hereby appoint the patent law firm of Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP, 2851 Charlevoix
`Drive, S.E., Suite 207, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546, telephone number 616/975-5500, facsimile number
`616/975-5505, and the individual patent attorneys and patent agents at such patent law firm, namely, Daniel
`Van Dyke, Reg. No. 25 046; Donald S. Gardner, Reg. No. 25 975; Terence J. Linn, Reg. No. 30 283;
`Frederick S. Burkhart, Reg. No. 29 288; Catherine S. Collins, Reg. No. 37 599; Timothy A. Flory, Reg. No.
`42 540; and Karl T. Ondersma, Reg. No. 55 894 my attorney(s) or agent(s) with full power of substitution and
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`All statements made herein of my own knowledge are true and all statements made on information and
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`Sole inventor:
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`Niall R. Lyna~
`Citizenship: U.S.A.
`Residence:
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`United States of America
`Post Office Address: Same as above.
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`PATENT
`D0N09 P-1800
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`EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY
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`CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
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`[0001]
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`The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. f2/911,274,
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`filed Oct. 25, 2010 (Attorney Docket DON09 P-1651), which is a continuation of U.S. patent
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`application Ser. No. 12/851,045, filed Aug. 5, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,934,843, which is a
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`continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/197,666, filed Aug. 25, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No.
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`7,842,154, which is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/709,434, filed May 5, 2004,
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`now U.S. Pat. No. 7,420,756, which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application, Ser. No.
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`60/471,872, filed May 20, 2003, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their
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`entireties.
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
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`[0002]
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`The present invention relates generally to rearview mirror elements for a rearview mirror
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`assembly of a vehicle and, more particularly, to exterior rearview mirror elements comprising multi(cid:173)
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`radius reflective elements.
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`[0003]
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`Typically, mirror reflective elements are formed of glass and have a reflective coating
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`deposited thereon, such as via vacuum deposition or wet chemical silvering or the like, such as on a
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`silver line, such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,737,188, which is hereby incorporated herein by
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`reference. Polymeric reflective elements are also known, such as are described in U.S. Pat. Nos.
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`6,601,960; 6,409,354; 4,944,581; 4,385,804; 4,193,668; 4,666,264; and 5,483,386, which are
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`hereby incorporated herein by reference. For such polymeric mirror reflective elements, the need
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`exists for a hard coat or surface on the first or outer or exterior surface of the element which is
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`contacted by the exterior elements, such as.rain, road debris, or the like, or contacted, for example,
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`by a person scraping ice or wiping snow or condensation off the mirror element outer surface, such
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`as during winter. A variety of hard coats have been proposed in the art, typically applied by dip
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`coating or vacuum deposition techniques. However, a need exists for an automotive mirror
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`reflective clement which has the properties of plastic (i.e., a specific gravity roughly half that of
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`glass), and which has a glass-like exterior surface.
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`[0004]
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`Also, exterior rearview mirror reflective elements may be aspheric or multi-radius, and may
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`typically have a less curved or substantially flat (around 2000 mm radius or thereabouts) inboard
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`portion or surface at the inboard side of the reflective element (i.e., closer to the side body of the
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`vehicle when the mirror assembly is mounted to the vehicle), and a more curved multi-radius
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`portion or surface at the outboard side of the reflective element (i.e., further from the side body of
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`the vehicle when the mirror assembly is mounted to the vehicle), in order to provide an extended
`field of view. It is typically desirable to have the reflective elements or substrates of such exterior
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`mirror elements to be formed of a glass material because glass material typically provides an
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`enhanced scratch resistance over conventional optical resins and the like.
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`[0005)
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`Therefore, there is a need in the art for a mirror reflective element that overcomes the
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`shortcomings of the prior art elements and substrates.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`[0006)
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`The present invention provides a molded wide angle or multi-radius substrate for a reflect