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==Explanation of U.S. patent expiration==
Here's an explanation of the US patent expiration for {{US patent|5214703}}. I acknowledge this constitutes [[WP:OR|original research]]; I offer it not as a source, but rather to explain why we should have confidence
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The later of these two dates is 2011-05-16; and that's the expiration date: '''May 16, 2011'''.
I know this is kind of muddy, but I hope it cuts through some of the confusion in the discussion above, and
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