`United States Vatent and TrademarkOffice
`Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
`P.O. Box 1450
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`ZENSE~“XKXQ) Unrrep STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`29/289,332
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`ISSUE DATE
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`07/15/2008
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`22511
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`7590
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`06/25/2008
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`OSHA LIANG L.L.P.
`1221 MCKINNEY STREET
`SUITE 2800
`HOUSTON, TX 77010
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`PATENT NO.
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`ATTORNEY DOCKETNO.
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`CONFIRMATION NO.
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`D572951
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`04995/384001
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`3179
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`The projected patent numberandissue date are specified above.
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`ISSUE NOTIFICATION
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`Determination of Patent Term Extension or Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)
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`Design patents have a term measured from the issue date of the patent and the term remains the same length
`regardless of the time that the application for the design patent was pending. Since the above-identified
`application is an application for a design patent,
`the patent is not eligible for Patent Term Extension or
`Adjustment under 35 U.S.C. 154(b).
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`Any questions regarding the Patent Term Extension or Adjustment determination should be directed to the
`Office of Patent Legal Administration at (571)-272-7702. Questions relating to issue and publication fee
`payments should be directed to the Customer Service Center of the Office of Patent Publication at
`(571)-272-4200.
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`APPLICANT(s)(Please see PAIR WEBsite http://pair.uspto.gov for additional applicants):
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`Motohiro Aoki, Osaka, JAPAN;
`Etsushi Muramatsu, Kadoma-shi, JAPAN;
`Yoshiyuki Miyake, Osaka, JAPAN;
`Jyunichi Yamada, Tokyo, JAPAN;
`Nobutaka Katou, Tokyo, JAPAN;
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`IR103 (Rev. 11/05)
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