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`November 28, 2012
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`STATEMENT BY APPLICANT
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`Kazumasa YOSHIMA et a1.
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`Kazumasa
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`International Search Report for International
`A Iication NO PCT/JP2010/000927
`JP Office Action for 201 1-089863
`JP Office Action for 2011 089864
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`06/01/201 0
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`PANASONIC
`CORPORATION
`8/30/2011 —
`8/30/2011
`1/27/1995
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`HITACHI LTD; BABCOCK
`HITACHI KK
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`JP 10 216937 A
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`08/18/1998
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`KAWASAKI STEEL CORP;
`KAWATETSU METAL FAB
`KK
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`LTD
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`TOKYO GAS CO LTD;
`HITACHI ENG &
`SERVICES CO LTD
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`CONSTR CO LTD
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`MOTOR CORP
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`KOBE STEEL LTD
`SHIN MEIWA IND CO LTD
`NIPPON KOKAN KK
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`MITSUBISHI HEAVY
`INDUSTRIES, LTD
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`TOKYO GAS CO LTD ET
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`JP 9-253845 A
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`JP 919766 A
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`JP 11-342473 A
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`JP 58—41680 A (with English abstract)
`JP 60-72677 A (with English abstract)
`JP 58-112661 A (with English abstract)
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`09/30/1997
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`01/21/1997
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`12/14/1999
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`3/10/1983
`4/24/1985
`7/05/1983
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`OO
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`JP 09/295136 (with Engllsh abstract)
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`11/18/1997
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`JP 09-253845 (with English abstract)
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`09/30/1997
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`CONSTRUCTION CO LTD
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`JP 09—019766 (With English abstract)
`01/21/1997
`JAPAN STEEL & TUBE
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