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NOTE 11. Program Costs

 

Program costs consist of both costs related directly to the individual business lines and overall support costs allocated to the business lines. All costs are assigned to specific programs. Total program or operating costs for the years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 by cost category were as follows: 

USPTO Program Costs by Cost Category for the years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004
(Dollars in Thousands)
  2005 2004
Direct Allocated Total Total
Personnel Services and Benefits
$  726,540  $ 75,673 $  802,213  $  745,152 
Travel and Transportation
       663     5,649      6,312       5,425 
Rent, Communications, and Utilities
    90,993    37,363    128,356     106,210 
Printing and Reproduction
    69,695       388     70,083      73,159 
Contractual Services
   179,337   114,505    293,842     262,523 
Training
     2,727     1,154      3,881       1,266 
Maintenance and Repairs
    11,038    31,896     42,934      20,834 
Supplies and Materials
     7,234     1,578      8,812       7,609 
Equipment not Capitalized
    7,691    4,821     12,512      11,459 
Insurance Claims and Indemnities
        —        —       —        (29)
Depreciation, Amortization, or Loss on Asset Dispositions
    32,208    22,875     55,083      55,573 
single underline
Total Program Costs
$1,128,126  $295,902 $1,424,028  $1,289,181 
double underline

The unfunded portion of personnel services and benefits for the years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 was $801 thousand and $2,372 thousand, respectively.

 

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