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`STATEMENT BY APPLICANT
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`12/563,216
`Application Number
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`Filing Date
`9/21/2009
`First Named Inventor
`Tomio YAGUCHI
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`2812
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`9/16/2008
`Yamazaki et al
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`Sharp Corp
`3/27/2002
`JP 2002-090712
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