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例如:Parent Case Text
This application is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 07/715,047, filed Jun. 12, 1991, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/405,796, filed Sep. 11, 1989 now abandoned.
A field that contains data describing prior applications (continuations, continuation-in-part, division, provisional application etc) related to the subject patent.
这是特有的美国专利中“连续申请”的描述, 其他国无此制度
可译为 相关申请