United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 14 June 2005

                                 Disclaimers

   4,990,517  -  Petersen et al., Leverkusen (DE).
7-(1-PYRROLIDINYL)-3-QUINOLONE- AND -NAPHTHYRIDONE-CARBOXYLIC ACID
DERIVATIVES AS ANTIBACTERIAL AGENTS AND FEED ADDITIVES. Patent dated
February 5, 1991, Disclaimer filed March 31, 2004, by the Assignee,
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft ("Bayer AG").
   This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.

   5,287,167  -  Shirai et al., Kanagawa (JP). METHOD FOR MEASURING
INTERSTITIAL OXYGEN CONCENTRATION. Patent dated February 15, 1994,
Disclaimer filed February 22, 2005, by the Assignee, Toshiba Ceramics
Co., Ltd.
   This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.

   5,684,289  -  Detwiler et al., Lawrenceville, GA
(US). OPTICAL SCANNER HAVING ENHANCED ITEM SIDE COVERAGE. Patent dated
November 4, 1997, Disclaimer filed May 27, 2001, by the Inventor.
   Hereby enters this disclaimer to claims 2-17, 19-21, 33-35, of
said patent.

   6,228,875 B1  -  Tsai et al., Cambridge, MA (US).
METHODS FOR TREATING NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. Patent dated May 8,
2001, Disclaimer filed April 8, 2005, by the Assignee, The General
Hospital Corporation.
   Hereby disclaims complete claims 49 and 55 of said reexamined
patent.

   6,249,622 B1  -  Hodgson et al., Thousand Oaks, CA
(US). ARCHITECTURE FOR LARGE OPTICAL FIBER ARRAY USING STANDARD 1 X 2
COUPLERS. Patent dated May 8, 2001, Disclaimer filed April 20, 2005, by
the Assignee, Litton Systems, Inc.
   This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.

   6,252,094 B1  -  Nicolaou et al., La Jolla, CA (US).
CHEMICAL SWITCHING OF TAXO-DITERPENOIDS BETWEEN LOW SOLUBILITY ACTIVE
FORMS AND HIGH SOLUBILITY INACTIVE FORMS. Patent dated June 26, 2001,
Disclaimer filed August 9, 2004, by the Assignee, The Scripps Research
Institute.
   This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.

   6,450,941 B1  -  Eric Larsen, Schaffhausen (CH).
DEVICE FOR THE STIMULATION OF BODY CELLS THROUGH ELECTROMAGNETIC
RADIATION. Patent dated September 17, 2002, Disclaimer filed January
27, 2005, by the Inventor.
   This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.

   6,482,393 B1  -  Schehlmann et al. Mannheim (DE).
HAIRSETTING COMPOSITIONS. Patent dated Nov. 19, 2002, Disclaimer filed
Apr. 15, 2005, by the Assignee, BASF Aktiengesellschaff.
   This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.

   6,502,394 B2  -  Robert Trimble, Sullivan, IL (US).
PUMP. Patent dated Jan. 7, 2003, Disclaimer filed Apr. 18, 2005, by the
Assignee, Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership.
   Hereby enters this disclaimer of claim 12, 13, 14 and 15 of
said patent.

   6,528,018 B1  -  Harold Berndt, Dortmund (DE). DEVICE
FOR HANDLING LIQUIDS FOR ANALYTICAL PURPOSES. Patent dated Mar. 4,
2003, Disclaimer filed Aug. 27, 2004, by the Assignee, Roche
Diagnostic, Inc.
   This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.

   6,543,392 B1  -  Ashton, III et al., Westboro, MA
(US). DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FOR AN UPPER BUNDLE STEAM GENERATOR
CLEANING/INSPECTION DEVICE. Patent dated Apr. 8, 2003, Disclaimer filed
June 26, 2004, by the Assignee, Foster-Miller, Inc.
   This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.

   6,637,518 B1  -  Hillier et al., Fremantle (AU). FIRE
EXTINGUISHING APPARATUS. Patent dated Oct. 28, 2003, Disclaimer filed
Sep. 29, 2004, by the Assignee, Invention Technologies Pty. Ltd.
   This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.

   6,646,010 B2  -  Vazquez et al., Gurnee, IL (US).
ALPHA-AND BETA-AMINO ACID HYDROXYETHYLAMINO SULFONAMIDES USEFUL AS
RETROVIRAL PROTEASE INHIBITORS. Patent dated Nov. 11, 2003, Disclaimer
filed Dec. 8, 2004, by the Assignee, G.D. Searle & Co.
   This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.

   6,692,950 B1  -  Elson et al., Madrid (ES).
CLAVULANIC ACID DEHYDROGENASE, PREPARATION AND USE FOR THE PRODUCTION
OF CLAVULANIC ACID. Patent dated Feb. 17, 2004, Disclaimer filed Sep.
4, 2004, by the Assignee, SmithKline Beecham P.L.C.
   This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.

   6,694,729 B1  -  Robert Trimble, Sullivan, IL (US).
PUMP. Patent dated Feb. 24, 2004, Disclaimer filed Apr. 18, 2005, by
the Assignee, Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership.
   Hereby disclaims claims 1 through 14 of said patent.

   6,768,829 B2  -  Hodgson et al., Thousand Oaks, CA
(US). ARCHITECTURE FOR LARGE OPTICAL FIBER ARRAY USING STANDARD 1X2
COUPLERS. Patent dated July 27, 2004, Disclaimer filed Apr. 20, 2005,
by the Assignee, Litton Systems, Inc.
   This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.

   6,737,458 B2  -  Worner et al., Burghausen
(DE). SILICONE COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED HEAT STABILITY. Patent
dated May 18, 2004, Disclaimer filed Sep. 1, 2004, by the Assignee,
Wacker-Chemie GmbH.
   Hereby disclaims claim 7 of said patent.

   6,828,886 B2  -  Germain et al., Rosedale, NY (US).
RESET LOCKOUT MECHANISM AND INDEPENDENT TRIP MECHANISM FOR CENTER LATCH
CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING DEVICE. Patent dated Dec. 7, 2004, Disclaimer
filed Dec. 7, 2005, by the Assignee, Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
   Hereby disclaims claim 1 of said patent.