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`UNITED STATES EXTENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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`15/280,159
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`09/29/2016
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`CONFIRMATION No.18671
`FILING RECEIPT
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`1111 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIHill 1111
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`Date Mailed: 10/14/2016
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`|nventor(s)
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`Applicant(s)
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`Eriko Yoshioka, Ehime, JAPAN;
`Hiroyuki To-kunaga, Ehime, JAPAN;
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`PHC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
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`Panasome—FIealtheare—Fleldmgs—Ge—Hd, Tokyo, JAPAN;
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`Domestic Priority data as claimed by applicant
`This appIICatIOn is a CON of 13/824,078 03/15/2013 PAT 9.482636
`which is a 371 of PCT/JP2011/006021 10/27/2011
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`JAPAN 2010—241638 10/28/2010
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`If Required, Foreign Filing License Granted: 10/12/2016
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`Projected Publication Date: 01/19/2017
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