definiens: shall mean : ( a ) the United States patent listed on Appendix A ; ( b ) the United States patent applica tion and/or provisional applications listed on Appendix A and the resulting patents ; ( c ) any patent applications resulti ng from the provisional applications listed on Appendix A, and any divisionals, continuations, con tinuation - in - part applications, and continued prose cution applications ( and their relevant international equi valents ) of the patent applications listed on Appen dix A and of such patent applications that result from the provi sional applications listed on Appendix A, to the ex tent the claims are directed to subject matter specifically describ ed in the patent applications listed on Appendix A, and the resulting patents ; ( d ) any patents resulting from reiss ues, reexaminations, or extensions ( and their relevant international equivalents ) of the patents described in ( a ), ( b ), and ( c ) above