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(45) Date of Patent:
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2003/0145001 A1*i 2004/0111410 A1* 2006/0242025 A1*
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Inventors:
Darren Redfern, Stratford (CA); Chad
2009/0216696 A1*
Thomas Ternent, Kitchener (CA)
2010/0257507 A1 * 2011/0066620 A1*
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