VWGoA - Ex. 1005
`Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Petitioner
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`Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Petitioner
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`Amendments to the Claims are reflected in the listing of claims which begins on
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`page 4 of this paper.
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`Remarks/Arguments begin on page 11 of this paper.
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`Amendments to the Specification:
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`Please replace the paragraph following the heading “ABSTRACT OF THE
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`DISCLOSURE" on page 29 with the following amended paragraph:
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`Light emitting panel assemblies include in one form of the invention a light
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`emitting panel member made of a transparent resiliently deformable elastomeric
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`material that absorbs impact without breakage for use in automotive lighting
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`applications of various types.
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`In another form of the invention, a rigid light
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`emitting panel member may be used with dome switches for switch area lighting
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`or to backlight control buttons/key pads by—prewding—heles—er—epenings—in—the
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`panel—membeefer—theeentrel—butteas‘key—pads. Also, a rigid light emitting panel
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`member may be used as a structural member, and two or more such light
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`emitting panel members may be stacked together and used to light an instrument
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`panel or the like.
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`Amendments to the Claims:
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`This listing of claims 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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`Claim 1 (original): A light emitting assembly for vehicle illumination comprising a
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`light guide having at least one light input surface, a plurality of closely spaced
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`light sources along said light input surface for supplying light to said light guide, a
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`plurality of light extracting deformities on at least one surface of said light guide,
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`said deformities having shapes for controlling an output ray angle distribution of
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`emitted light to suit a particular application, and a transparent substrate overlying
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`at least one surface of said light guide.
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`Claim 2 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said substrate comprises at
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`least one of a sheet, film, lens and plate.
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`Claim 3 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said substrate is attached to
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`said light guide.
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`Claim 4 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said substrate is positioned
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`against said light guide.
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`Claim 5 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said substrate covers said at
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`least one surface of said light guide.
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`Claim 6 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said deformities are at least
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`one of depressions and raised surfaces on said one surface of said light guide.
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`Claim 7 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said deformities vary on said
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`one surface of said light guide.
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`Claim 8 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein at least one of said
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`deformities is at least one of prismatic, lenticular and other device that changes
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`the output ray angle distribution.
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`Claim 9 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said light sources are light
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`emitting diodes.
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`Claim 10 (currently amended): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said light
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`sources are attached to a printed circuit beard.
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`Claim 11 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said light sources are
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`embedded, potted, bonded or molded into said light guide.
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`Claim 12 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said deformities are on
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`more than one surface of said light guide.
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`Claim 13 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said deformities are on two
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`sides of said light guide.
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`Claim 14 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein at least some deformities
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`are on said substrate.
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`Claim 15 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein said substrate has at least
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`one of a prismatic lens, lenticular lens, and other device that changes the output
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`ray angle distribution.
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`Claim 16 (original): The assembly of claim 1 wherein more than one said
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`substrate overlies said light guide.
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`Claim 17 (original): A light emitting assembly for vehicle illumination comprising
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`a light guide having at least one transparent substrate overlying a surface of said
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`light guide, both said light guide and said substrate having deformities on at least
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`one surface of each of said light guide and said substrate, said deformities
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`having shapes for controlling an output ray angle distribution of emitted light to
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`suit a particular application, the deformities on at least one of said light guide and
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`said substrate varying in at least one of the following characteristics: size,
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`shape, placement, index of refraction, density, angle, depth, height and type.
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`Claim 18 (original): The assembly of claim 17 wherein the variations in the
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`deformities are random.
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`Claim 19 (original): The assembly of claim 17 wherein said substrate comprises
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`at least one of a sheet, film, lens and plate.
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`Claim 20 (original): The assembly of claim 17 wherein said substrate has
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`reflective and refractive surfaces.
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`Claim 21 (original): The assembly of claim 17 wherein said substrate has a
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`coafing.
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`Claim 22 (original): The assembly of claim 17 wherein more than one said
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`substrate overlies said light guide.
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`Claim 23 (original): The assembly of claim 17 wherein at least one surface of at
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`least one of said substrate and said light guide is prismatic or lenticular.
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`Claim 24 (original): A light emitting assembly for vehicle illumination comprising
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`a light guide, a transparent substrate overlying a surface of said light guide, at
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`least one of said light guide and said substrate having deformities on at least one
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`surface, said deformities having shapes for controlling an output ray angle
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`distribution of emitted light to suit a particular application, at least some of said
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`deformities including prismatic surfaces having angles that vary.
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`Claim 25 (original): A light emitting assembly for vehicle illumination comprising
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`a light guide having at least one light input surface, at least one light source
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`along said light input surface for supplying light to said light guide, a plurality of
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`light extracting deformities on at least one surface of said light guide, said
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`deformities having shapes for controlling an output ray angle distribution of
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`emitted light to suit a particular application, and a transparent substrate overlying
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`at least one surface of said light guide, said substrate providing at least one of
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`the following: an exterior portion of a vehicle, protection for the light guide, at
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`least one of text, an image and color, at least one of a prismatic lens, lenticular
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`lens and another device that changes the output ray angle distribution, and
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`improved uniformity of the light output distribution.
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`Claim 26 (current'y amended): Mammassemblyaferwelmeaikammen
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`least—ene—supfaee-ef—saiel-light—guiee- The assembly of claim 25 wherein at least
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`one of said light guide and said substrate having h_as_ at least one of a coating
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`and surface treatment that changes, wherein the changes in said at least one of
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`the coating and surface treatment are at least one of the following: density,
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`color, index of refraction, reflection, opaqueness, translucence, area, depth,
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`shape, size and type.
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`Claim 27 (original): The assembly of claim 26 wherein said at least one of the
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`coating and surface treatment are at least one of the following: paint, ink, coating
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`and epoxy.
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`Claim 28 (original): The assembly of claim 26 wherein the coating is selected to
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`improve at least one of the following: color correction, opaqueness, diffusion,
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`reflection, translucence and transmission of light.
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`Claim 29 (original): The assembly of claim 26 wherein at least one surface of at
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`least one of said light guide and said substrate is at least one of prismatic,
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`lenticular and other device that changes the output ray angle distribution.
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`Claim 30 (original): The assembly of claim 26 wherein the coating on at least
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`one of said light guide and said substrate randomly changes.
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`Claim 31 (original): The assembly of claim 26 wherein the surface treatment of
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`at least one of said light guide and said substrate randomly changes.
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`Claim 32 (original): The assembly of claim 26 wherein at least one surface of at
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`least one of said light guide and said substrate varies in shape or geometry.
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`Claim 33 (original): The assembly of claim 32 wherein the shape or geometry of
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`said one surface randomly varies.
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`Claims 34-52 (canceled)
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`REMARKS/ARGUMENTS
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`In the specification, the ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE has been
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`amended to reduce the number of words to less than 150 as required by the
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`Examiner.
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`Clams 1-33 remain in the application. Claims 1-25 read on the elected
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`species. Claims 26-33 have been withdrawn. Claims 34-52 have been
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`canceled.
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`In view of the Examiner's earlier restriction requirement, applicants
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`retain the right to present claims 34-52 in a divisional application.
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`Claims 1-25 are rejected underthe judicially created doctrine of
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`obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-97 of
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`US. Patent No. 5,613,751. According to the Examiner, although the conflicting
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`claims are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because
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`the claims are substantially variant combinations of the patent’s claims reciting
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`inherent features and having different scopes. Applicants’ attorney respectfully
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`disagrees with this rejection. Nevertheless, a terminal disclaimer in compliance
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`with 37 CFR 1.321(0) is filed herewith to overcome this rejection based on a non-
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`statutory double patenting ground. Accordingly, claims 1-25 are submitted as
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`allowable.
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`In view of the obviousness-type double patenting rejection based on US.
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`Patent 5,613,751, the Examiner’s attention is directed to two pending
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`Applications Serial Nos. 10/232,047 and 10/324,882 which rely on US. Patent
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`5,613,751 for an earlier filing date. Also an Information Disclosure Statement is
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`enclosed identifying all of the prior art cited in these two pending applications and
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`other prior art.
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`Withdrawn claims 26—33 have been amended to depend from claim 25
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`and are also submitted as allowable.
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`For the foregoing reasons, this application is now believed to be in
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`condition for final allowance of all of the pending claims 1-33, and early action to
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`that end is earnestly solicited. Should the Examiner disagree with applicants’
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`attorney in any respect, it is respectfully requested that the Examinertelephone
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`applicants’ attorney in an effort to resolve such differences.
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`In the event that an extension of time is necessary, this should be
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`considered a petition for such an extension.
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`If required, fees are enclosed for the
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`extension of time and/or for the presentation of new and/or amended claims.
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`the event any additional fees are due in connection with the filing of this
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`amendment, the Commissioner is authorized to charge those fees to our Deposit
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`Account No. 18-0988 (Charge No. GLOLPO106USD).
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP
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` Dona d L. Otto
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`Registration No. 22,125
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`1621 Euclid Avenue
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`Nineteenth Floor
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`Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2191
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`216-621-1113
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`Fax:
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`216-621-6165
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