51.   Eclipse Surgical Technologies today said it filed an application for Food and Drug Administration approval of its laser heart device on the basis of strong trial results.

52.   Federal law says a patent cannot be obtained if an invention has been on sale in this country for more than one year before the application is filed.

53.   Faulkner predicts the company might file its application for federal Food and Drug Administration approval of the consumer version of the glucose monitor sometime this year.

54.   Fillingham said Baton hopes to have the necessary regulatory applications filed by the end of October.

55.   For its part, First Bank System said it has already filed its application for approval with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

56.   For those seeking a mortgage to buy a house or apartment, it quickly becomes apparent that getting the loan does not end with filing the application.

57.   For example, rather than waiting in a long line to file an application, an immigrant can now mail it in.

58.   Goard said in primary elections earlier this year her office had gone of its way to help voters, contacting those who filed incomplete applications to correct errors.

59.   Green card recipients must be working for the company that filed the application.

60.   Gynecare filed its application with the FDA in June.