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`2.
`3.
`4.
`5.
`6.
`7.
`8.
`9.
`10.
`11 .
`12.
`13.
`14.
`15.
`16.
`17.
`18.
`19.
`20.
`21.
`22.
`23.
`24.
`25.
`26.
`27.
`28.
`29.
`30.
`31.
`32.
`33.
`34.
`35.
`36.
`37.
`38.
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`ELEC-32
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`Document Number
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`2002/0002387
`2002/001 0495
`2002/001 6344
`2002/0072738
`2002/0091379
`2002/0107515
`2002/0111386
`2002/0116030
`2002/0143373
`2002/0151888
`2002/0183682
`2002/0198570
`2002/0198574
`2003/0023287
`2003/00 7 4039
`2003/0093128
`2003/0144572
`2003/0181949
`2003/0216791
`2003/021 6792
`2003/0233099
`2004/001 0289
`2004/0029849
`2004/0030368
`2004/0044390
`2004/0059383
`2004/0073278
`2004/0088030
`2004/0088036
`2004/0106954
`2004/0116981
`2004/0122488
`2004/0122489
`2004/0127942
`2004/0127953
`2004/0127958
`2004/0147969
`2004/0147988
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`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
`Publication
`Name of Patentee or
`Date
`Applicant of Cited Document
`MM-DD-YYYY
`1/3/02
`1/24/02
`2/7/02
`6/13/02
`7/11 /02
`8/8/02
`8/15/02
`8/22/02
`10/3/02
`10/17/02
`12/5/02
`12-26-2002
`12/26/02
`1/30/03
`04-17-2003
`5/15/03
`7/31 /03
`9/25/03
`11/20/03
`11-20-2003
`12-18-2003
`1 /15/04
`2/12/04
`2/12/04
`3/4/04
`03-25-2004
`4/15/04
`5/6/04
`5/6/04
`6/3/04
`6/17/04
`6/24/04
`6/24/04
`7/1/04
`7-1-2004
`7/1/04
`7/29/04
`7/29/04
`
`Naqanuma, Harumi
`Freed, Marcy L.; et al.
`Tracey, Kevin J.
`EDWARDS, STUART; et al.
`Danek, Christopher J.; et al.
`Edwards, Stuart D.; et al.
`Sekins, K. Michael; et al.
`Rezai, Ali R.
`Courtnaqe, Peter A.; et al.
`Edwards, Stuart D.; et al.
`Darvish, Nissim; et al.
`Puskas
`Gumpert, Ron
`Edwards, Stuart D.; et al.
`Puskas
`Freed, Marcy L.; et al.
`Oschman, James L.; et al.
`Whale, Jon
`Schuler, Eleanor L.; et al.
`Levin et al.
`Danaek
`Biaas, Michael; et al.
`Schatzberq, Alan F.; et al.
`Kemeny, Laios ; et al.
`Szeles, Josef Constantin
`Puskas
`Pachys, Freddy
`Junq, Herbert C. JR.
`Gilbert, Bruce R.
`Whitehurst, Todd K.; et al.
`Mazar, Scott T.
`Mazar, Scott T.; et al.
`Mazar, Scott T.; et al
`Yomtov, Barry M; et al.
`Kilqore
`Mazar, Scott Thomas; et al.
`Mann, Brian; et al.
`Stephens, Willard M.
`
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`Figures Appear
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`Examiner Cite
`No.
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`1
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`39.
`40.
`41.
`42.
`43.
`44.
`45.
`46.
`47.
`48.
`49.
`50.
`51.
`52.
`53.
`54.
`55.
`56.
`57.
`58.
`59.
`60.
`61.
`62.
`63.
`64.
`65.
`66.
`67.
`68.
`69.
`70.
`71.
`72.
`73.
`74.
`75.
`76.
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`ELEC-32
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`Document Number
`Number-Kind Code
`2 (if known)
`2004/0162597
`2004/0167580
`2004/0172075
`2004/0172080
`2004/0172084
`2004/0176803
`2004/0176805
`2004/0204747
`2004/021 5289
`2004/0220621
`2004/0230251
`2004/0230252
`2004/0243182
`2004/0249416
`2005/0004609
`2005/0004631
`2005/001 0263
`2005/001 0270
`2005/0015117
`2005/0021092
`2005/0059153
`2005/0065553
`2005/0065562
`2005/0065567
`2005/0065573
`2005/0065574
`2005/0075701
`2005/0075702 A 1
`2005/0076909
`2005/0080461
`2005/0090722
`2005/01 07829
`2005/0125044 A 1
`2005/0143788
`2005/0149146
`2005/0153885
`2005/0159736
`2005/0165456
`
`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
`Publication
`Name of Patentee or
`Date
`Applicant of Cited Document
`MM-DD-YYYY
`8/19/04
`8/26/04
`09-02-2004
`9/2/04
`9/2/04
`9/9/04
`9/9/04
`10/14/04
`10/28/04
`11/4/04
`11 /18/04
`11 /18/04
`12-02-04
`12-09-2004
`1/6/05
`1/6/05
`01-13-2005
`1 /13/05
`01-20-2005
`1/27/05
`3/17/05
`03/24/05
`3/24/05
`3/24/05
`3/24/05
`3/24/05
`04/07/05
`04-07-2005
`4/14/05
`4/14/05
`4/2/05
`5/19/05
`06-09-2005
`6/30/05
`07-07-2005
`07-14-2005
`7/21/05
`7/28/05
`
`Hamilton, J. Steve; et al.
`Mann, Brian; et al.
`Shafer et al.
`Stadler, Robert W.; et al.
`Knudson, Mark B.; et al.
`Whelan, Andrew J.; et al.
`Whelan, Andrew J.; et al.
`Kemeny, Laios; et al.
`Fukui, Yoshihito
`Zhou, Xiaohona; et al.
`Schuler, Eleanor; et al.
`Kullok, Saul; et al.
`Ehud Cohen
`Yun et al.
`Stahmann et al.
`Benedict, Mellen-Thomas
`Schauerte
`Laufer, Michael D.
`Gerber
`Yun et al.
`Georae, Frank R.; et al.
`Ben Ezra, et al.
`Rezai, Ali R
`Lee, Kent; et al.
`Rezai, Ali R.
`Rezai, Ali
`Shafer
`Shafer
`Stahmann, Jeffrey E.; et al.
`Stahmann, Jeffrey E.; et al.
`Perez, Thomas
`Edwards, Stuart D.; et al.
`Tracey
`Yun, Anthony Joonkyoo; et al.
`Boveja et al.
`Yun et al.
`Danek, Christopher J.; et al.
`Mann, Brian; et al.
`
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`considered. Include copy of this form with next communication to applicant. 1Applicant's unique citation designation number (optional). 2See Kinds Codes of
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`Japanese patent documents, the indication of the year of the reign of the Emperor must precede the serial number of the patent documents. 5 Kind of document
`by the appropriate symbols as indicated on the document under WIPO Standard ST.16 if possible. 6 Applicant is to place a check mark here if English language
`Translation is attached.
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`the US PTO process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.14. This collection is estimated to take 2 hours to complete,
`including gathering, preparing and submitting the completed application form to the US PTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any comments
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`Where Relevant
`Passages or Relevant
`Figures Appear
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`ELEC-32
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`Examiner Cite
`Initials *
`No.
`1
`
`Document Number
`Number-Kind Code
`2 (if known)
`2005/0177192
`77.
`2005/0182288
`78.
`2005/0187579
`79.
`2005/021 6062 A 1
`80.
`2005/0222628
`81.
`2005/0222635
`82.
`2005/0222651
`83.
`2005/0228054
`84.
`2005/0228459
`85.
`2005/0228460
`86.
`2005/0234523
`87.
`2005/0238693
`88.
`2005/0240241
`89.
`2005/0245992
`90.
`2005/0251213
`91.
`2005/0256028
`92.
`2005/0261747
`93.
`2005/0267536
`94.
`2005/0277993
`95.
`2005/0283197
`96.
`2006/0100666
`97.
`2006/0122675 A 1
`98.
`2006/0135998
`99.
`100. 2006/0167498
`101. 2006/0178703
`102. 2006/0247683
`103. 2006/0259028
`104. 2006/0259029
`105. 2006/0259030
`106. 2006/0287679
`107. 2007 /0027 496
`108. 2007 /0032827
`109. 2007 /0060954
`110. 2007/0106337
`111 . 2007/0106338
`112. 2007/0106339
`113. 2007/0191902
`114. 2007/0225768
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`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
`Publication
`Name of Patentee or
`Date
`Applicant of Cited Document
`MM-DD-YYYY
`8/11 /05
`8/18/05
`8/25/05
`09-29-2005
`10/6/05
`10/6/05
`10/6/05
`10/13/05
`10-13-2005
`10-13-2005
`10-20-2005
`10/27/05
`10/27/05
`11 /3/05
`11 /1 0/05
`11 /17/05
`11/24/05
`12/1 /05
`12/15/05
`12/22/05
`05/11/06
`06-08-2006
`06-22-2006
`07/27/06
`08/10/06
`11/02/06
`11 /16/06
`11 /16/06
`11 /16/06
`12/21 /06
`02/01/07
`2-8-2007
`03/15/2007
`05/10/07
`5-10-2007
`5-10-2007
`08-16-2007
`09-27-2007
`
`Rezai, Ali; et al.
`Zabara, Jacob
`Danek, Christopher J.; et al.
`Herbst
`Krakousky, Alexander A.
`Krakovskv, Alexander A.
`Junq, Herbert C. JR.
`Tatton, William G.
`Levin et al.
`Levin et al.
`Levin et al.
`Whvte, Susan Kay
`Yun, Anthony Joonkyoo; et al.
`Persen, Kenneth H.; et al.
`Freeman, Gary A.
`Yun, Anthony Joonkvoo; et al.
`Schuler, Eleanor L.; et al.
`Freeman, Garv A.; et al.
`Mower, Morton M.
`Daum, et al.
`Malcolm Howard Wilkinson
`Libbus et al.
`Libbus et al.
`Dabiel John Dilorenzo
`Jared M. Huston
`Christopher J. Denek
`David S. Utley
`David S. Utley
`David S. Utley
`Robert T. Stone
`Steven M. Parnis et al.
`Katims
`Tracey Cameron
`Joseph P. Errico
`Errico
`Errico
`Errico et al.
`Dobak, Ill
`
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`considered. Include copy of this form with next communication to applicant. 1Applicant's unique citation designation number (optional). 2See Kinds Codes of
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`Japanese patent documents, the indication of the year of the reign of the Emperor must precede the serial number of the patent documents. 5 Kind of document
`by the appropriate symbols as indicated on the document under WIPO Standard ST.16 if possible. 6 Applicant is to place a check mark here if English language
`Translation is attached.
`This collection of information is required by 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98. The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to file (and by
`the US PTO process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.14. This collection is estimated to take 2 hours to complete,
`including gathering, preparing and submitting the completed application form to the US PTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any comments
`on the amount of time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Patent
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`Application Number
`Filing Date
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`Pages, Columns, Lines,
`Where Relevant
`Passages or Relevant
`Figures Appear
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`ELEC-32
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`Examiner Cite
`Initials *
`No.
`1
`
`Document Number
`Number-Kind Code
`2 (if known)
`115. 2008/0114199 A1
`116. 2008/0177128 A 1
`117. 2008/0183237
`118. 2008/0183248
`119. 2008/0195171
`120. 2008/0224808 A 1
`121. 2008/0288016 A 1
`122.
`2009/0143831
`123.
`2009/0157138
`124.
`2009/0177252 A 1
`125.
`2009/0192557
`126.
`2010/0057154 A 1
`127.
`2010/0222629
`128.
`2010/0249873
`129. 3,946,745
`130. 3,949,743
`131.
`4,305,402
`132.
`4,319,584
`133.
`4,351,330
`134.
`4,503,863
`135.
`4,621,642
`136.
`4,649,935
`137.
`4,765,322
`138.
`4,904,472
`139.
`4,915,110
`140.
`4,945,910
`141.
`4,966,164
`142.
`4,989,604
`143.
`5,054,486
`144.
`5,107,835
`145.
`5,109,846
`146.
`5,123,413
`147.
`5,131,409
`148.
`5,135,480
`149.
`5,152,286
`150.
`5,167,235
`151.
`5,269,303
`152.
`5,381,796
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`Name of Patentee or
`Date
`Applicant of Cited Document
`MM-DD-YYYY
`05-15-2008
`07-24-2008
`7-31-2008
`7-31-2008
`8-14-2008
`09-18-2008
`11-20-2008
`6-4-2009
`6-18-2009
`07-09-2009
`7-30-2009
`03-04-2010
`9-2-2010
`9-30-2010
`3/30/76
`4/13/76
`12/15/81
`03-16-1982
`09-28-1982
`3/12/85
`11-11-1986
`3/17/87
`8/23/88
`2/27/90
`4-10-1990
`8/7/90
`10-30-1990
`2/5/91
`10/8/91
`4/28/92
`5/5/92
`6/23/92
`07-21-1992
`8/4/92
`10/6/92
`12-01-1992
`12-14-1993
`01-17-1995
`
`Riehl et al.
`Riehl et al.
`Errico
`Rezai
`Sharma
`Ghiron et al.
`Amurthur et al.
`Huston
`Errico
`Craia
`Whithurst
`Dietrich et al.
`Burnett
`Errico
`Hsianq-Lai, et al
`Shanbrom
`Katims
`McCall
`Scarberry
`Katims
`Chen
`Charmillot, et al.
`Charmillot, et al.
`Belardinelli, et al.
`Kitov
`Budvko, et al.
`Olsen et al.
`Fana
`Yamada
`Thomas
`Thomas
`Haseaawa, et al
`Lobarev et al.
`Bannon, et al.
`Sitko, et al.
`Seacord et al.
`Wernicke
`Pompei
`
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`considered. Include copy of this form with next communication to applicant. 1Applicant's unique citation designation number (optional). 2See Kinds Codes of
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`Japanese patent documents, the indication of the year of the reign of the Emperor must precede the serial number of the patent documents. 5 Kind of document
`by the appropriate symbols as indicated on the document under WIPO Standard ST.16 if possible. 6 Applicant is to place a check mark here if English language
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`the US PTO process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.14. This collection is estimated to take 2 hours to complete,
`including gathering, preparing and submitting the completed application form to the US PTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any comments
`on the amount of time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Patent
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`Passages or Relevant
`Figures Appear
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`Sheet 5 of 14
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`Examiner Cite
`No.
`Initials *
`1
`
`153.
`154.
`155.
`156.
`157.
`158.
`159.
`160.
`161.
`162.
`163.
`164.
`165.
`166.
`167.
`168.
`169.
`170.
`171.
`172.
`173.
`174.
`175.
`176.
`177.
`178.
`179.
`180.
`181.
`182.
`183.
`184.
`185.
`186.
`187.
`188.
`189.
`190.
`
`ELEC-32
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`Document Number
`Number-Kind Code
`2 (if known)
`5,405,362
`5,405,366
`5,437,291
`5,454,840
`5,514,175
`5,540,730
`5,620,463
`5,658,322
`5,674,205
`5,690,692
`5,707,400
`5,718,662
`5,766,124
`5,790,586
`5,814,078
`5,849,026
`5,891,182
`5,903,516
`5,911,218
`5,931,806
`5,956,501
`5,972,026
`5,984,854
`5,995,873
`6,006,134 A
`6,043,273
`6,060,454
`6,083,249
`6,083,255
`6,086,525
`6,087,394
`6,101,412
`6,125,301
`6,127,410
`6,141,589
`6,155,966
`6,179,770
`6,198,970
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`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
`Name of Patentee or
`Publication
`Date
`Applicant of Cited Document
`MM-DD-YYYY
`4/11 /95
`4/11 /95
`08/01/95
`10/3/95
`05-07-1996
`07-30-1996
`4/15/97
`8/19/97
`10/07/97
`11/25/97
`01/13/93
`02-17-1998
`06-16-1998
`08-04-1998
`9/29/98
`15/15/98
`4/6/99
`05-11-1999
`06-15-1999
`8/3/99
`9/21/99
`10/26/99
`11-6-1999
`11/30/99
`12-21-1999
`3/28/00
`5/9/00
`07-04-2000
`7/4/00
`7-11-2000
`7/11 /00
`8/8/00
`9/26/00
`10/30/00
`10/31/00
`12-5-2000
`1-30-2001
`3/6/01
`
`Kramer, et al.
`Fox, et al.
`Pasricha, et al.
`Krakovskv, et al.
`Kim et al.
`Terrv, Jr. et al.
`Drolet
`Flemina
`Pasricha, et al.
`Flemina
`Terry Jr., et al.
`Jalinous
`Polson
`Hilton, Jr. et al.
`Zhou, et al.
`Zhou, et al.
`Fleminq
`Greenleaf et al.
`DiMarco
`Shimada
`Brown
`Laufer, et al.
`Ishikawa
`Rhodes
`Hill et al.
`Duhavlonasod
`Duhaylonasod
`Familoni
`Laufer, et al.
`Davey
`Duhaylonasod
`Duhavlonasod
`Capel
`Duhavlonasod
`Duhaylonasod
`Parker
`Mould
`Freed, et al.
`
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`Japanese patent documents, the indication of the year of the reign of the Emperor must precede the serial number of the patent documents. 5 Kind of document
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`Pages, Columns, Lines,
`Where Relevant
`Passages or Relevant
`Figures Appear
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`Sheet 6 of 14
`
`Examiner Cite
`Initials *
`No.
`1
`
`191.
`192.
`193.
`194.
`195.
`196.
`197.
`198.
`199.
`200.
`201.
`202.
`203.
`204.
`205.
`206.
`207.
`208.
`209.
`210.
`211.
`212.
`213.
`214.
`215.
`216.
`217.
`218.
`219.
`220.
`221.
`222.
`223.
`224.
`225.
`226.
`227.
`228.
`
`ELEC-32
`
`Document Number
`Number-Kind Code
`2 (if known)
`6,200,333
`6,203,562
`6,212,432
`6,230,052
`6,258,087
`6,272,375 B1
`6,273,886
`6,273,907
`6,283,988
`6,283,989
`6,299,633
`6,325,798
`6,327,503
`6,341,236
`6,342,221
`6,356,786
`6,356,787
`6,363,937
`6,366,814
`6,402,744
`6,411,852
`6,414,018
`6,423,058
`6,424,864
`6,438,423
`6,440,128
`6,464,697
`6,485,416
`6,527,695
`6,547,776
`6,549,808
`6,562,034
`6,587,719
`6,609,030
`6,610,713
`6,629,951
`6,633,779
`6,656,960
`
`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
`Publication
`Name of Patentee or
`Date
`Applicant of Cited Document
`MM-DD-YYYY
`3/13/01
`3/20/01
`4/3/01
`5/8/01
`7/10/01
`08-07-2001
`8/14/01
`8/14/01
`09-04-2001
`9/4/01
`10/9/01
`12/4/01
`12-04-2001
`01 /22/02
`01 /29/02
`03-12-2002
`03-12-2002
`4/2/02
`04-02-2002
`6/11 /02
`6/25/02
`7/2/02
`7/23/02
`7/23/02
`08-20-2002
`8/27/02
`10/15/02
`11/26/02
`3-4-2003
`4/15/03
`4/15/03
`5/13/03
`01 /07/03
`08/19/03
`08/26/03
`10/7/03
`10/14/03
`12-02-2003
`
`Laufer
`Ohkubo
`Matsuura
`Wolff, et al.
`Edwards, et al.
`Katzir et al.
`Edwards, et al.
`Laufer
`Laufer et al.
`Laufer, et al.
`Laufer
`Edwards, et al.
`Familoni
`Ivan Osorio, et al.
`Thorpe, et al.
`Rezai et al.
`Rezai et al.
`Hovda, et al.
`Boveja et al.
`Edwards, et al.
`Danek, et al.
`Duhavlonasod
`Edwards, et al.
`Matsuura
`Rezai et al.
`Edwards, et al.
`Edwards, et al.
`Platt, et al.
`Davey
`Gaiser, et al.
`Gisel, et al.
`Edwards, et al.
`Burke Barrett, et al.
`Rezai, et al.
`Kevin J. Tracey
`Laufer, et al.
`Schuler, et al.
`Puskas
`
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`considered. Include copy of this form with next communication to applicant. 1Applicant's unique citation designation number (optional). 2See Kinds Codes of
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`Japanese patent documents, the indication of the year of the reign of the Emperor must precede the serial number of the patent documents. 5 Kind of document
`by the appropriate symbols as indicated on the document under WIPO Standard ST.16 if possible. 6 Applicant is to place a check mark here if English language
`Translation is attached.
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`the US PTO process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.14. This collection is estimated to take 2 hours to complete,
`including gathering, preparing and submitting the completed application form to the US PTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any comments
`on the amount of time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Patent
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`Application Number
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`Where Relevant
`Passages or Relevant
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`ELEC-32
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`Examiner Cite
`No.
`Initials *
`1
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`Document Number
`Number-Kind Code
`2 (if known)
`6,675,047
`229.
`6,676,686
`230.
`6,681,136
`231.
`6,711,436
`232.
`6,712,074
`233.
`6,738,667 B2
`234.
`6,743,371 B2
`235.
`6,752,765
`236.
`6,755,849
`237.
`6,778,854
`238.
`6,819,956
`239.
`6,838,429
`240.
`6,853,862
`241.
`6,869,402 B2
`242.
`6,871,092
`243.
`6,871,099 B1
`244.
`6,872,206
`245.
`6,885,888
`246.
`6,913,616
`247.
`6,934,583
`248.
`6,937,896
`249.
`6,937,903
`250.
`6,957,106
`251.
`6,961,622
`252.
`6,970,742
`253.
`6,974,224
`254.
`7,044,917 B2
`255.
`7,142,910
`256.
`7,264,002 B2
`257.
`7,292,890
`258.
`7,310,552
`259.
`7361136
`260.
`7,386,347 B2
`261.
`7,396,326 B2
`262.
`7,548,779 B2
`263.
`7,591,776 B2
`264.
`265. 7,614,996
`266.
`7,640,062
`
`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
`Publication
`Name of Patentee or
`Date
`Applicant of Cited Document
`MM-DD-YYYY
`1/6/04
`1 /13/04
`1/20/04
`3/23/04
`3/30/04
`05-18-2004
`06-01-2004
`6/22/04
`6/29/04
`08-17-2004
`11-16-2004
`1/4/05
`02/08/02
`03-22-2005
`03-22-2005
`03-22-2005
`3/29/05
`04-26-2005
`7/5/05
`04-23-2005
`08/30/2005
`8/30/05
`10-18-2005
`11 /1 /05
`11/29/05
`12-31-2005
`05-16-2006
`11-28-2006
`09-04-2007
`11-06-2007
`12-18-2007
`4-22-2008
`06-10-2008
`07-08-2008
`06-16-2009
`09-22-2009
`11-10-2009
`12-29-2009
`
`Konoplev, et al.
`Naaanuma
`Schuler, et al.
`Duhavlonasod
`Edwards, et al.
`Deno et al.
`John et al.
`Jensen, et al.
`Gowda, et al.
`Puskas
`Dilorenzo
`Paslin
`Marchal, et al.
`Arnold
`Piccone
`Whitehurst et al.
`Edwards, et al.
`Rezai
`Hamilton, et al.
`Weinbera et al.
`Kroll
`Schuler, et al.
`Schuler et al.
`Gilbert
`Mann, et al.
`Thomas-Benedict
`Arnold
`Puskas
`Danek et al.
`Whitehurst et al.
`Puskas
`Parker
`ChunQ et al.
`Ghiron et al.
`Konchitsky
`Phillips et al.
`Riehl
`Shalev
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`Japanese patent documents, the indication of the year of the reign of the Emperor must precede the serial number of the patent documents. 5 Kind of document
`by the appropriate symbols as indicated on the document under WIPO Standard ST.16 if possible. 6 Applicant is to place a check mark here if English language
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`the US PTO process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.14. This collection is estimated to take 2 hours to complete,
`including gathering, preparing and submitting the completed application form to the US PTO. Time will vary depending upon the individual case. Any comments
`on the amount of time you require to complete this form and/or suggestions for reducing this burden, should be sent to the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Patent
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`ELEC-32
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`Document Number
`Number-Kind Code
`2 (if known)
`7,657,310 B2
`7,699,768 B2
`7,720,540
`7,740,017 B2
`7,744,523 B2
`7,753,847 B2
`7,769,442
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`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
`Publication
`Name of Patentee or
`Date
`Applicant of Cited Document
`MM-DD-YYYY
`02-02-2010
`04-20-2010
`5-18-2010
`06-22-2010
`06-29-2010
`07-13-2010
`8-3-2010
`
`Buras
`Kishawi et al.
`Knudson
`Danek et al.
`Epstein
`Greenleaf et al.
`Shafer
`
`Pages, Columns, Lines,
`Where Relevant
`Passages or Relevant
`Figures Appear
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`Sheet 8 of 14
`
`Examiner Cite
`Initials *
`No.
`1
`
`267.
`268.
`269.
`270.
`271.
`272.
`273.
`
`Examiner
`Initials*
`
`Cite
`No. 1
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
`Foreiqn Patent Document
`Publication Date
`Name of Patentee or
`MM-DD-YYYY
`Applicant of Cited
`Document
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`- Kind Code 5 (if
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`Country Code 3 -Number4
`known)
`
`r
`
`Pages, Columns,
`Lines, Where
`Relevant Passages or
`Relevant Figures
`Appear
`
`Abstract only
`
`274.
`275.
`276.
`277.
`
`WO 93/01862
`J P2009233024 A
`WO 01 /89526 A 1
`WO 2004/078252 A2
`
`02-04-1993
`10-15-2009
`11-29-2001
`09-16-2004
`
`Wernicke et al.
`Yoshihito
`Tracey
`Karashurov
`
`Examiner
`Si nature
`
`/ An kit T e·ani/
`
`Date
`Considered 04/02/2013
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`Japanese patent documents, the indication of the year of the reign of the Emperor must precede the serial number of the patent documents. 5 Kind of document
`by the appropriate symbols as indicated on the document under WIPO Standard ST.16 if possible. 6 Applicant is to place a check mark here if English language
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`including