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`CONFIRMATION NO. 2438
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`FILINS‘AQI'IE 371(6)
`11/01/2012
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`GROUP ART UNIT ATTORNEg DOCKET
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`APPLICANTS
`PANASONIC CORPORATION, Osaka, JAPAN
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`INVENTORS
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`Junji FUJIWARA, Osaka, JAPAN;
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`This application is a DIV of 12/993,889 11/22/2010
`which is a 371 of PCT/JP2010/002436 04/02/2010
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