Requests for Reexaminations Filed

   Notice under 37 CFR 1.11(c). The requests for reexamination listed
below are open to inspection by the general public in the indicated
Examining Groups. Copies of the requests and related papers may be
obtained by paying the fee therefor established in the Rules (37 CFR
1.19(a)).
   In the event correspondence to the patent owner is not received, this
notice will be considered to be constructive notice to the patent owner
and reexamination will proceed (37 CFR 1.248(a)(5) and 1.525(b)).

   4,306,042, Re. S.N. 90/005,090, Aug. 27, 1998, Cl. 522/099, METHOD OF
MAKING A CONTACT LENS MATERIAL WITH INCREASED OXYGEN PERMEABILITY,
Russell A. Neefe, Owner of Record: Dome Patent, L.P., Sacramento,
Calif., Attorney or Agent: John P. Sutton, Bryan Hinshaw and Barnet, San
Francisco, Calif., Ex. Gp.: 1711, Requester: Herbert W. Larson, Larson
and Larson, Largo, Fla.

   4,691,975, Re. S.N. 90/005,091, Aug. 27, 1998, Cl. 439/266,
INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TESTER SOCKET, Masami Fukunaga, et. al., Owner of
Record: Dai-Ichi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha, Kawaguchi, Japan, Attorney or
Agent: Pillsbury Madison and Sutro, Washington, D.C., Ex. Gp.: 2833,
Requester: Adam C. Volentine, Reston, Va.

   5,120,420, Re. S.N. 90/005,085, Aug. 26, 1998, Cl. 204/408, BIOSENSOR
AND A PROCESS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF, Shiro Nankai, et. al., Owner of
Record: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Inc., Osaka, Japan, Attorney
or Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle and Sklar, Cleveland, Ohio, Ex. Gp.:
1744, Requester: Owner

   5,160,925, Re. S.N. 90/005,082, Aug. 24, 1998, Cl. 340/853.3, SHORT
HOP COMMUNICATION LINK FOR DOWNHOLE MWD SYSTEM, Patrick E. Dalley, et.
al., Owner of Record: Halliburton Co., Duncan, Okla., Attorney or Agent:
Michael F. Heim, Conley Rose and Tayon, Houston, Tex., Ex. Gp.: 2735,
Requester: Owner

   5,500,968, Re. S.N. 90/005,092, Aug. 31, 1998, Cl. 014/071.7, DOCK
LEVELER INCORPORATING AN INFLATABLE BAG, Charles H. Hodges, Owner of
Record: Kelley Co., Inc., Milwaukee, Wis., Attorney or Agent: David B.
Smith, Michael Best and Friedrich, Milwaukee, Wis., Ex. Gp.: 3625,
Requester: Matthew C. McNeill, Rite Hite Holding Corp., Milwaukee, Wis.

   5,553,262, Re. S.N. 90/005,086, Aug. 26, 1998, Cl. 711/123, MEMORY
APPARATUS AND METHOD CAPABLE OF SETTING ATTRIBUTE OF INFORMATION TO BE
CACHED, Itsuko Ishida, et. al., Owner of Record: Mitsubishi Denki
Kabushiki Kaisha, Itami-Shi, Japan, Attorney or Agent: Stephen C.
Carlson, McDermott Will and Emery, Alexandria, Va., Ex. Gp.: 2751,
Requester: Owner

   5,599,681, Re. S.N. 90/005,087, Aug. 26, 1998, Cl. 435/007.23,
ACTIVATION-STATE-SPECIFIC PHOSPHOPROTEIN IMMUNODETECTION, Richard J.
Epstein, et. al., Owner of Record: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.,
Boston, Mass., Attorney or Agent: Paul T. Clark, Clark and Elbing,
Boston, Mass. Ex. Gp.: 1641, Requester: Owner

   5,607,077, Re. S.N. 90/005,083, Aug. 24, 1998, Cl. 220/575, FOOD
BEVERAGE AND ACCESSORIES PLATE, Torkel E. Torkelson, Owner of Record:
Inventor, Attorney or Agent: Merrill N. Johnson, Naples, Fla., Ex. Gp.:
3727, Requester: William E. Noonan, Fort Myers, Fla.

   5,661,117, Re. S.N. 90/005,088, Aug. 26, 1998, Cl. 508/433,
REGENERATION OF PHOSPHATE ESTER LUBRICATING FIELDS, Peter Dufresne,
Owner of Record: Inventor, Attorney or Agent: Paul S. Sharpe, McFadden
Fincham, Ottawa Ontario, Canada, Ex. Gp.: 1721, Requester: Bruce Monroe,
Ratner and Prestia, Wilmington, Del.

   5,669,998, Re. S.N. 90/005,089, Aug. 26, 1998, Cl. 156/159, HEAT-SEAL
SPLICING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD, James K. Ward, et. al., Owner of Record:
Martin Automatic Inc., Rockford, Ill., Attorney or Agent: John J. Held,
McAndrews Held and Malloy, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., Ex. Gp.: 1734,
Requester: Richard M. Goldberg, Hackensack, N.J.

   5,750,087, Re. S.N. 90/005,084, Aug. 25, 1998, Cl. 423/604, PROCESS
FOR THE REDUCTION OF COPPER OXIDE, Joseph A. Corella, Owner of Record:
Mine Safety Appliances Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., Attorney or Agent: James G.
Uber, Mine Safety Appliances Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., Ex. Gp.: 1754,
Requester: Gerald K. White, Morton International Inc., Chicago, Ill.