Attorney Docket No. P65860
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`Application No. 17/695,361
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Inventors :
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`Hiroshi YAHATAetal.
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`Conf. No.:
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`8800
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`Appl. No.
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` 17/695,361
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`Examiner: Not Yet Assigned
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`Filed
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`: March 15, 2022
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`Group Art Unit: Not Yet Assigned
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`For
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`> METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FOOD PRINTER
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`PRELIMINARY AMENDMENT
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`Commissioner for Patents
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`Customer Service Window, Mail Stop AMENDMENT
`Randolph Building
`401 Dulany Street
`Alexandria, VA 22314
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`Commissioner:
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`Prior to an examination of the above-identified patent application,
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`the Examiner is
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`respectfully requested to amendthe application as follows:
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`Amendments to the Claims begin on page 2 of this paper.
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`Remarksbegin on page 7 of this paper.
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`Application No. 17/695,361
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Inventors :
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`Hiroshi YAHATAetal.
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`Conf. No.:
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`8800
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`Appl. No.
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`:
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` 17/695,361
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`Examiner: Not Yet Assigned
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`Filed
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`: March 15, 2022
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`Group Art Unit: Not Yet Assigned
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`For
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`> METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FOOD PRINTER
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`PRELIMINARY AMENDMENT
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`Commissioner for Patents
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`Customer Service Window, Mail Stop AMENDMENT
`Randolph Building
`401 Dulany Street
`Alexandria, VA 22314
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`Commissioner:
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`Prior to an examination of the above-identified patent application,
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`the Examiner is
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`respectfully requested to amendthe application as follows:
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`Amendments to the Claims begin on page 2 of this paper.
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`Remarksbegin on page 7 of this paper.
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`AMENDMENTS TO THE CLAIMS
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`The claims in this listing will replace all prior versions, and listings, of claims in the
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`application.
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`Listing of Claims:
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`1.
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`(Currently Amended) A method performed by a computer for controlling a food printer
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`in a food-material providing system, the food printer being a food printer that creates a first
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`printed food, the first printed food being created by the food printer by usinga first print pattern,
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`the method comprising:
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`acquiring chewing/swallowing information via a network from a sensing device
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`associated with a user, wherein the chewing/swallowing informationis related to chewing of the
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`user when the usereats the first printed food;
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`determining based on the chewing/swallowing information, a number of chews made by
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`the user in eating the first printed food, and determining based onatleast the first print pattern
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`and the numberof chews, a secondprint pattern used for a second printed food to be created by
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`the food printer; and
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`transmitting print control information to the food printer via the network, wherein the
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`print control information is used for causing the food printer to create the second printed food
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`using the determined secondprint pattern.
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`2.
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`(Currently Amended) A method performed by a computer for controlling a food printer
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`in a food-material providing system, the food printer being a food printer that creates a first
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`printed food, the first printed food being created by the food printer by usinga first print pattern,
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`the method comprising:
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`acquiring chewing/swallowing information via a network from a sensing device
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`associated with a user, wherein the chewing/swallowing information represents a number of
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`chews madeby the userin eating the first printed food;
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`determining based onat least the first print pattern and the numberof chews, a second
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`print pattern used for a second printed food to be created by the food printer; and
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`transmitting print control information to the food printer via the network, wherein the
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`print control information is used for causing the food printer to create the second printed food
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`using the determined secondprint pattern.
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`3.
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`(Original) The control method according to claim 1, wherein
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`the number of chewsincludes a total numberof times chewing is made by the userin
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`eating the first printed food.
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`4.
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`(Original) The control method according to claim 1, wherein
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`the print control information includes a print condition for, if the number of chews made
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`by the useris less than a predetermined numberof chews, creating the second printed food that
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`has a smaller mass per unit volume thanthefirst printed food.
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`5.
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`(Original) The control method according to claim 1, wherein
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`if the first printed food includesa plurality of chunksof food in a bite size of less than or
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`equal to 15 cubic centimeters, and the number of chews madebythe useris less than a
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`predetermined numberof chews,the print control information includes a print condition for
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`creating the second printed food that includes a plurality of chunks of food in a bite size of less
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`than or equal to 15 cubic centimeters and that has a mean volumethat is less than a mean volume
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`of the plurality of chunks of food in the bite size includedin the first printed food.
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`6.
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`(Original) The control method according to claim 1, wherein
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`the print control information includes a print condition for, if the number of chews made
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`by the useris less than a predetermined numberof chews, creating the second printed food that
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`has a greater volumeofa hard portion than the first printed food, wherein the hard portion has a
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`hardness greater than or equal to a predetermined hardness.
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`7.
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`(Original) The control method according to claim 1, wherein
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`the sensing device includes an acceleration sensor, and
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`the chewing/swallowing information includesacceleration information that represents an
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`acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor.
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`8.
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`(Original) The control method according to claim 1, wherein
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`the sensing device includes a distance sensor, and
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`the chewing/swallowing information includes distance information that is detected by the
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`distance sensor and that represents a distance to a skin.
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`9.
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`(Original) The control method according to claim 1, wherein
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`the sensing device detects an electromyographic potential, and
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`the numberof chewsis determined based on the detected electromyographic potential.
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`10.
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`(Original) The control method according to claim 1, wherein
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`the sensing device detects chewing sound, and
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`the numberof chewsis determined based on the detected chewing sound.
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`11.
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`(Original) The control method according to claim 1, wherein
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`the sensing device includes a camera, and
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`the number of chews made bythe user is determined based on a result of image
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`recognition performed by using an image obtained with the camera.
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`12.
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`(Original) The control method according to claim 1, wherein
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`the sensing deviceis installed on an autonomous device that performs sensing on the
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`user.
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`13.
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`(Original) The control method according to claim 1, wherein
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`the sensing deviceis installed on eyeglasses of the user.
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`14.
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`(Original) The control method according to claim 1, wherein
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`the sensing deviceis installed on a device to be worn around a neckofthe user.
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`15.
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`(Original) The control method according to claim 1, wherein
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`the sensing deviceis installed on a device to be worn on an earofthe user.
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`16.
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`(Original) The control method according to claim 1, wherein
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`the second printed food is created by using a plurality of paste materials, and
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`the second print pattern specifies where each ofthe plurality of paste materials is to be
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`used.
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`17.
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`(Original) The method according to claim 1, wherein
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`the second printed food comprises a three-dimensional structure including a plurality of
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`layers, the plurality of layers including a first layer and a second layer, and
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`the print control information includesa print condition for causing a paste material used
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`for the first layer to be varied from a paste material used for the second layer.
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`18.
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`(Original) The method according to claim 1, wherein
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`the second printed food comprises a three-dimensional structure including a plurality of
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`layers, the plurality of layers including a first layer and a second layer, and
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`the print control information includes a print condition for causing a third print pattern
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`used for the first layer to be varied from a fourth print pattern used for the secondlayer.
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`19.
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`(Original) The method according to claim 1, wherein
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`the print control information specifies a temperature at which to bake the secondprinted
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`food.
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`REMARKS
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`Upon entry of the present paper, claims 1 and 2 will have been amended. Thus, claims 1-
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`19 remain pending in the present application.
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`The present amendmentis submitted to make sure that the pending claims sufficiently
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`correspondto the allowable claims of the Japan Patent Application. Thus, the claims,as
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`amended,sufficiently correspondto the allowable claims in the Japan Patent Application, as is
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`required for participation in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program.
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`Accordingly, the amendmentsto the claims which have been madein this paper, which
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`have not been specifically noted to overcome a rejection based upon the priorart, should be
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`considered to have been madefor a purpose unrelated to patentability, and no estoppel should be
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`deemed to attach thereto.
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`While no additional fees are believed to have been incurred,
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`in the event that any
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`additional fees are due with respect to this paper, the Commissioner is hereby authorized to
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`charge such fees to Deposit Account No. 19-0089 of the undersigned.
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`If there should be any questions, the Examineris invited to contact the undersigned at the
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`telephone numberlisted below.
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`Respectfully Submitted,
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`/Naoko Ohashi/
`Reg. No. 66,999
`Naoko Ohashi
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`Bruce H. Bernstein
`Reg. No. 29,027
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`September 22, 2022
`GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN,P.L.C.
`1950 Roland Clarke Place
`Reston, VA 20191
`(703) 716-1191
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