DECLARATION FOR UTILITY OR

DESIGN

PATENT APPLICATION

(37 CFR 1.63)

Attorney Docket Number

 FORMTEXT 40467-031-001

First Named Inventor

 FORMTEXT Lund, William J

COMPLETE IF KNOWN

Application Number

 FORMTEXT 12/621,492

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Declaration

Submitted          OR

With Initial

Filing

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Declaration

Submitted after Initial

Filing (surcharge

(37 CFR1.16 (f))

required)

Filing Date

 FORMTEXT November 18, 2009

Art Unit

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Examiner Name

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I hereby declare that:  (1) Each inventor’s residence, mailing address, and citizenship are as stated below next to their name; and (2) I believe the inventor(s) named below to be the original and first inventor(s) of the subject matter which is claimed and for which a patent is sought on the invention entitled:

(Title of the Invention)

the application of which

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OR

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as United States Application Number or PCT International

Application Number

 and was amended on (MM/DD/YYYY)

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(if applicable).

I hereby state that I have reviewed and understand the contents of the above identified application, including the claims, as amended by any amendment specifically referred to above.

I acknowledge the duty to disclose information which is material to patentability as defined in 37 CFR 1.56, including for continuation-in-part applications, material information which became available between the filing date of the prior application
and the national or PCT international filing date of the continuation-in-part application.

Authorization To Permit Access To Application by Participating Offices

 FORMCHECKBOX   If checked, the undersigned hereby grants the USPTO authority to provide the European Patent Office (EPO), the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), and any other intellectual property offices in which a foreign application claiming priority to the above-identified application is filed access to the above-identified patent application.  See 37 CFR 1.14(c) and (h).  This box should not be checked if the applicant does not wish the EPO, JPO, KIPO, or other intellectual property office in which a foreign application claming priority to the above-identified application is filed to have access to the application.

In accordance with 37 CFR 1.14(h)(3), access will be provided to a copy of the application-as-filed with respect to: 1) the above-identified application, 2) any foreign application to which the above-identified application claims priority under 35 USC 119(a)-(d) if a copy of the foreign application that satisfies the certified copy requirement of 37 CFR 1.55 has been filed in the above-identified US application, and 3) any U.S. application from which benefit is sought in the above-identified application.

In accordance with 37 CFR 1.14(c), access may be provided to information concerning the date of filing the Authorization to Permit Access to Application by Participating Offices.