This petition can be filed as an ePetition. To withdraw from issue a utility or plant application, an applicant may wish to file a petition under 37 CFR 1.313(c)(2) with a RCE or under 37 CFR 1.313(c)(3)All forms below with a "fillable icon" are documents that you can open "on-line", fill in the appropriate fields and then print on your printer. The priority date of all matter (whether claimed or not) in an application is, prima facie, the date of filing of the application. The continuous digester system has an inlet defined therein for the feed of a chips suspension and an outlet for the output of a cooked suspension of pulp. United States Patent for Introducer with Sheath Having a Withdrawal Support Wire Issued to Cook Medical Technologies. The patent to Hayes discloses a priming device for detonating insensitive explosives such as ammonium nitrate. After a patent is issued, it remains in force for up to 20 years from the filing date, provided the inventor pays the periodic maintenance fees. Provides applicants up to 12 months to decide where to file foreign applications – key as additional filings can be expensive! Both countries have signed a treaty that permits a Canadian imprisoned in the United States to request a transfer to complete the sentence in a Canadian prison.