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PROVISIONAL APPLICATION FOR PATENT COVER SHEET – Page 1 of 2
This is a request for filing a PROVISIONAL APPLICATION FOR PATENT under 37 CFR 1.53(c).
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See 35 U.S.C. 41(a)(1)(G) and 37 CFR 1.16(s).
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