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1) 35 U.S.C ¡× 112  Specification

[1] The specification shall contain a written description of the invention, and of the manner and
process of making and using it, in such full, clear, concise, and exact terms as to enable
any person skilled in the art
to which it pertains, or with which it is most nearly connected,
to make and use the same, and shall set forth the best mode contemplated by the inventor of
carrying out his invention.

[2] The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and
distinctly claiming
the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention.

[3] A claim may be written in independent or, if the nature of the case admits, in dependent or
multiple dependent form.

[4] Subject to the following paragraph, a claim in dependent form shall contain a reference to a
claim previously set forth and then specify a further limita¬tion of the subject matter claimed.
A claim in depen¬dent form shall be construed to incorporate by reference all the limitations
of the claim to which it refers.

[5] A claim in multiple dependent form shall contain a reference, in the alternative only, to more
than one claim previously set forth and then specify a further limitation of the subject matter claimed.
A multiple dependent claim shall not serve as a basis for any other multiple dependent claim.
A multiple dependent claim shall be construed to incorporate by reference all the limitations
of the particular claim in relation to which it is being considered.

[6] An element in a claim for a combination may be expressed as a means or step for
performing a specified function
without the recital of structure, material, or acts in support thereof,
and such claim shall be construed to cover the corresponding structure, material, or acts
described in the specification and equivalents thereof.