definiens: means patent applications listed on Exhibit E her eto regarding certain Fiber Optic Shape Sensing / Localization Technology filed b y Hansen as of the Effective Date with the United S tates Patent and Trademark Office ( and/or under the PCT s ystem ), together with any renewal, division, contin uation, continued prosecution application or continuation - i n - part ( solely to the extent claiming priority back to the applications listed on Exhibit E ) of any of such pa tent applications, any and all patents or certifica tes of invention issuing thereon, and any and all reissues, reexaminations, extensions, divisions, renewals, substitutions, confirmations, registrations and rev alidations of or to any of the foregoing, and any f oreign counterparts of any of the foregoing, in each case to the extent claiming or covering any Fiber Optic Shape Sensing / Localization Technology