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`Substitute for form 1449A/PTO
`Complete if Known
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`Application Number
`To be assigned
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`Filing Date
`December 4, 2009
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`First Named Inventor
`Satoru KASE
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`Art Unit
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`INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
`STATEMENT BY APPLICANT
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`Examiner Name
`501 .50379X00
`Attorney Docket Number
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`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`US-7,417,373
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`B2
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`08/26/2008
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`Foreion Patent Document
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`Countr Codes—NumberA—Kind Code 5 if known
`JP 2005-322633
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`Publication Date
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`11/17/2005
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`Name of Patentee or
`Applicant of Cited
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`Semiconductor
`Enero Lab Co Ltd
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`Corresponds to
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