Patent US8307116B2

Prior art

Earlier patents, publications, and products that may anticipate or render the claims unpatentable.

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Prior art

Earlier patents, publications, and products that may anticipate or render the claims unpatentable.

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The user is asking for the most relevant prior art for US8307116B2. I need to retrieve the list of patent citations from the USPTO database for this patent. For each cited patent, I will provide its full citation, publication/filing date, a brief description, and which claim(s) of US8307116B2 it potentially anticipates under 35 U.S.C. § 102.

Based on the provided patent text, I can see a "Prior art keywords" section and a list of cited patents under "Other versions" and "Priority Applications". However, the prompt specifically asks to "Search the USPTO database for the specific patent number US8307116B2" and "Look at each patent citation for US8307116B2". This implies a fresh search for cited prior art is needed. I will use Google Search to find this information, specifically looking for the "Cited By" or "References Cited" section of the patent on USPTO or Google Patents, as the provided patent text does not explicitly list the prior art citations in a structured manner for analysis. I need to be careful not to confuse "Priority Applications" or "Other versions" with actual prior art cited by the examiner or applicant.

Once I have the list, I will then analyze each cited patent to determine a brief description and which claims of US8307116B2 it potentially anticipates. This will require further individual searches for each cited patent.

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