PTO/SB/43 Disclaimer in Patent Under 37 CFR 1.321(a)

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DISCLAIMER IN PATENT UNDER 37 CFR 1.321(a)
Name of Patentee

Docket Number (Optional)

Patent Number

Date Patent Issued

Title of Invention

I hereby disclaim the following complete claims in the above identified patent:

The extent of my interest in said patent is (if assignee of record, state liber and page, or reel and frame, where
assignment is recorded):
The fee for this disclaimer is set forth in 37 CFR 1.20(d).
Patentee claims small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27.
Small entity status has already been established in this case, and is still proper.
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Telephone Number

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Address
City, State, Zip Code or Foreign Country as applicable

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