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`FORM PTO-1449
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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`Applicant
`Teruko YAMAMOTO et al.
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`A 4348178
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`KURZ
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`2005/0048433
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`I.A. Filing Date
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`March 23, 2007
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`US. PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`Sheet I of 1
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`Application NO.
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`EXAMINER
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`OTHER DOCUMENTS (Including Author, Title, Date, Pertinent Pages, Etc.)
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`CHINA Office action, dated 01/27/2011 and an english language abstract of the same.
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`DATE CONSIDERED
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