definiens: shall mean the following U nited States patents and applications and their foreign counterparts : U.S. patent application Seria l No . [ * * * ] filed [ * * * ], which is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser ial No . [ * * * ], filed [ * * * ], which is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser ial No . [ * * * ], filed [ * * * ], ( now abandoned ) and U.S. pa tent * * * Confidential treatment requested pursuant to a request for confidential treatment filed with the S ecurities and Exchange Commission . Omitted portions have been fil ed separately with the Commission . * * * application Serial No . 70/305,409 filed April 7,198 7 and Serial No . 07/013,743 filed February 12,1987 as well as any continuations