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CLAIMS®/Current Patents Legal Status from IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. Information on the current status of U.S. patents, including legal status and reassignment data provided by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Reassigned patents from 1980; reexamined patents from
1981; expired patents from September 1985; extended
patents from April 1986; reinstated patents from October
1986.