[iPhone] How to create an app store link that generates a search query?

Does anyone know how to create a link to the app store that will bring the user directly to a search results page? I've noticed that there is a free application called "Art Gallery" that contains a menu option that will take you to other games from the same developer. Upon clicking this option, the user is taken directly to app store on the phone and the search field at the top has the company name in it.
I'd like to be able to create a similar link for my game. I would normally just send the user to a website with iTunes links to all my games, but that functionality is currently broken on firmware 2.1. I've searched all over these forums and the Apple documentation to find the answer, but so far everything seems to suggest that the only ways to generate app store links are to 1.)use the iTunes link generator tool or 2.)right click a link in iTunes and copy the URL.
Neither of the above methods seem to work for generating a URL that will actually search the store. I've also tried getting an artist link for my developer name, but the link doesn't work when I try launching it on the device. Has anyone solved this problem?

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