PATENT COOPERATION TREATY
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`INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT
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`(PCT Article 18 and Rules 43 and 44)
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`Applicant’s or agent’s file reference
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`see Form VPCT/ISAJ22O
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`ulnternationai filing date(day/month/year)
`International appiication No.
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`PCT/JP2011/073760
`07.10.2011
`Applicant
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`(Earliest) Priority Date (day/month/year)
`01.12.2010
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`PANASONIC CORPORATION
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`This international search report has been prepared by this International Searching Authority and is transmitted to the applicant
`according to Article 18. A copy is being transmitted to the international Bureau.
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`This international search report consists of a total of
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`3
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`sheets.
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`It is also accompanied by a copy of each prior art document cited in this report.
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`i. Basis of the report
`a. With regard to the language, the international search was carried out on the basis of:
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`the international application in the language in which it was filed.
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`which is the language of
`E” a translation of the international appiication into
`a translation furnished for the purposes of international search (Rules 12.3(a) and 21103)).
`b. I" This international search report has been established taking into account the rectification of an obvious mistake
`authorized by or notified to this Authority under Rule 91 (Rule 43.6br's(a)).
`I— With regard to any nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence disclosed in the international appiication, see Box No. 1.
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`c.
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`I". Certain claims were found unsearchable (see Box No. Ii).
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`f” Unity of invention is tacking (see Box No. 111).
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`the text is approved as submitted by the applicant.
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`the text has been established by this Authority to read as follows:
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`5. With regard to the abstract,
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`the text is approved as submitted by the applicant.
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`the text has been established, according to Rule 38.2, hy this Authority as it appears in Box No. IV. The applicant
`may, within one month from the date of mailing of this international search report, submit comments to this Authority.
`6. With regard to the drawings,
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`a. the figure of the drawings to be published with the abstract is Figure No.
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`37 as suggested by the applicant.
`f". as seiectetl by this Authority, because the applicant failed to suggest a figure.
`I”? as seiccted by this Authority, because this figure better characterizes the invention.
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`none of the figures is to be pubiished with the abstract.
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`Form PCT/ISN210 (first sheet) (July 2009) (Revised)
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`INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT
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`International application No.
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`PCT/JP20ll/O73760
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` A. CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECT MATTER
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`Int.C1_G02B5/18(2006.01}i, GOEB3/OO{2006.Dlli, 80283/08(2006.01)i,
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`HOlL31/052(2006.01)i
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`According to International Patent Classification (IPC) or to both national classification and IPC
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`33.
`FIELDS SEARCHED
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`' Minimum documentation searched {ciassifieation system foilowed by classifioation syriibols)
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`Int.Cl. 602135;“ 1 8,
`6321331“ 0 O , @0283/ 0 8 , H01L31/ 052
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`Documentation searched other than minimum documentation to the extent that such documents are included in the fields searched
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`Published examined utility model applications of Japan 2922-1996
`Published unexamined utility model applications of Japan 1971—2012
`Registered utility model specifications 0: Japan 1996~2012
`Published registered utility model applications of Japan 1994-2032
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` III—Electronic data base consulted dining the international search (name of data base and, where garacticable, search terms used)
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`Category* .
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`Citation of document, with indication, where appropriate, of the relevant passages
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`Relevant to claim No.
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`-WO 2008/143635 A}.
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`(THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE 9-12,14—18,2
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`UNEVERSETY OF ILLIOIS) 2008.11.27,
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` ' c. DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT
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`l~8,l3,l§9-23
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`[058] -[ O61] ,[ 0138] ,[ 0159] ,i 0161] ,Fig2,Figl9—2
`2 & JP 2010“?)17265 A 62 US 2010/0283069 A1 & EP
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`2104954 A & CN 10i6}7406 A
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`JP 11—26800 A {TOYOTA CENTRAL Rad) LABS.,INC.)
`9-4.2, 14—18, 2
`1999.01.29,[claim1],[0001] ,[0013],[Fig1] ,[Fig
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`JP 8~190092 A (Dai Nippon Printing C0,.Ltd.)
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`& US 5737040 A & US 64’73144 Bl & RP 692730 A2
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`Further documents are listed in the continuation of Box C.
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`Specie: categories ofcited documents:
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`latendocument published after the international filing date or
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`“A” document defining the general
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`considered to be of particular relevance
`understand the principle or theory underiying the invention
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`document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot
`“E” earlier application or patent but published on or after the interv “X”
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`nationai fliing date
`be consxdered novel or cannot be considered to invoive an
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`“L” document which may throw doubts on priority claim(s} or which
`inventive step when the document is taken alone
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`is cited to estabiish the publication date of another citation or other
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`special reason (as specified)
`“Y” document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot
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`“0” document referring to an oral disclosure, use, exhibition or other
`be COFSiéETCQ ‘0 W01“? 31? inventive SEEP when the document is
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`combined With one or more other such documents,
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`“P" document published prior to the internationai filing date but later
`combination being obvmus to a person stalled m the art
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`than the priority date claimed
`“8:” document member of the same patent family
` Date of the actual completion of the international search
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`Authorized officer
`Name and mailing address of the ISA/I?
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`Hisayo SAKURAI
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`Japan Patent Office
`3~4~3, Kasumigaseki, Chiyodanku, Tokyo 109—8915, Japan
`Telephone No.+81~3-3581—1101 Ext. 32 7 l
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`Form PCT/ISAIZIO (second sheet) (IuEy 2009)
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