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Patents

Protected by one or more of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,764,233, 5,808,625, 5,809,219, 5,818,452, 5,847,716, 5,852,450, 5,889,528, 5,926,178, 5,929,864, 5,990,908, 5,999,195, 6,025,852, 6,037,948, 6,118,427, 6,130,673, 6,204,860, 6,211,882, 6,232,980, 6,246,416, 6,266,071, 6,317,128, 6,348,924, 6,356,271, 6,363,503, 6,384,835, 6,389,154, 6,414,700, 6,462,740, 6,525,735, 6,549,212, 6,553,337, 6,618,063, 6,798,416, 6,850,638, 6,859,202, 6,888,542, 6,915,492, 7,034,824, 7,139,444; and patents pending.

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