OFFICIAL GAZETTE of the
                 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

October 2, 2001                   Volume 1251                 Number 1

                                   CONTENTS
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Patent and Trademark Office Notices
   Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information
   Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Update
   Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable
   Notice of Expiration of Patents Due to Failure to Pay
      Maintenance Fee
   Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a
      Late Maintenance Fee from 08/17/01
   Reissue Applications Filed
   Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed
   Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations
      Due to Failure to Renew
   Service by Publication
   37 CFR 1.47 Notice of Publication
   Requirements for Claiming the Benefit of Prior-Filed Applications
      Under Eighteen-Month Publication of Patent Applications
   Reclassification Alert Report
   Disclaimer
   Errata
   Erratum
   Certificates of Correction
   Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the
      Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Special Boxes for Mail
Reference Collections of U.S. Patents Available for Public Use in
   Patent Depository Libraries
Patent Technology Centers
Condition of Trademark Applications
Reexaminations
Statutory Invention Registrations
Reissue Patents Granted (37,394)
Plant Patents Granted (12,107)
Patents Granted
   General and Mechanical (6,295,648)
   Chemical (6,296,670)
   Electrical (6,297,434)
Design Patents Granted (448,539)
Index of Patentees
Indices of Reissue, Reexaminations, Design and Plant Patents
Classification of
   Patents (Including Reissues and Reexaminations)
   Designs and Plants Applications
   Statutory Invention Registrations
Geographical Index of Residence of Inventors
   Patents (Including Reissues and Reexaminations)
   Designs and Plant Applications
   Statutory Invention Registrations
Change of Address Form
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