“Nonce” words in the context of 35 U.S.C. 112(f) are generic terms that typically do not connote sufficiently definite structure to avoid invoking means-plus-function treatment. The MPEP 2181 provides examples of such words: “Examples of generic terms (nonce words) include “mechanism for,” “module for,” “device for,” “unit for,” “component for,” “element for,” “member for,” “apparatus…

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