PATENT TECHNOLOGY CENTERS

                         BRUCE A. LEHMAN, Commissioner
             Q. TODD DICKINSON, Assistant Commissioner for Patents
    NICHOLAS P. GODICI, (Acting) Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Patents
       STEPHEN G. KUNIN, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Patent Policy


                                                    Telephone 
                                                      & FAX
                                                     Numbers   
                                                    Area Code     New Case
TECHNOLOGY CENTERS           DIRECTORS                 703          Date*

1600   BIOTECHNOLOGY, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY & DESIGNS
   
1610   Organic chemistry,    John E. Kittle         308-0193      02/23/97
       bio-affecting &                              308-7922
       body treating 
       composition                
2900   Designs                                                    12/09/93

1620   Immunology & plants   Mary C. Lee            308-2359      04/23/97
1640   Combinatorial,                               308-8494      10/06/96
       linker & non-
       heterocyclic               
       chemistry

1630   Recombinant           John J. Doll           308-1123      11/26/96
       molecular & micro-                           305-7230
       biology, multi-
       cellular organism                
1650   Non-recombinant                                            01/23/98
       molecular & micro-
       biology, non-immuno 
       proteins & peptides
   

1700   CHEMICAL AND MATERIAL ENGINEERING
   
1710   Synthetic resins      Theodore Morris        308-1495      03/26/97
1770   Stock materials &                            305-3599      01/15/97
       miscellaneous 
       articles               

1720   Fluid separation &    Richard V. Fisher      308-1193      02/05/97
       agitation, metal                             305-3599
       foundry, welding, 
       plastic molding                
       apparatus, fuels 
       & related 
       compositions
1730   Glass & paper                                              01/24/97
       making, tobacco, 
       non-metallic                       
       molding, adhesive 
       bonding, tires & 
       coating apparatus
1740   Metallurgy,                                                12/17/96
       electrochemistry, 
       cleaning, disin-
       fecting, sterilizing, 
       analytical chemistry 
       & wave energy
   
1750   Chemical products &   Esther M. Kepplinger   308-1495      12/26/96
       processes, solar                             305-3935
       cells & sputtering 
       apparatuses                
1760   Food technology,                                           06/01/96
       petroleum processing, 
       coating & etching
   

2700   COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING
   
2710   Television            James L. Dwyer         305-4800      08/30/96
                             (Acting)
2740   Audio, radio,                                308-5401      10/14/96
       telephone & speech 
       processing               
   
2720   Image & Fax           Jin F. Ng              305-4800      10/15/96
2730   General                                      305-5401      09/20/96
       communications & 
       digital commun-
       ication systems
   
2750   Storage processing,   Robert E. Garrett      305-0286      07/05/96
       multiple computers,                          308-2177
       & multiple process                
       coordinating
   
2760   Specialized data      Joseph J. Rolla        305-9700      07/05/96
       processing                                   308-5355
   
2770   Computer graphics     Gerald Goldberg        305-9700      06/28/96
       & data bases                                 308-5355
   
2780   Processors,           Joseph J. Rolla        305-9700      08/03/96
       control systems,                             308-5355
       input/output                            
   

2800   PHYSICS, OPTICS, SYSTEMS COMPONENTS & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
   
2810   Semiconductors,       Rolf G. Hille          306-3421      06/16/96
       electrical circuits,                         308-7725
       static memory, 
       digital logic                
2820   Semiconductors &                                           03/12/97
       electrical circuits                       
   
2830   Power generation &    Stewart J. Levy        308-0658      01/02/97
       distribution                                 308-7722
       music, electrical 
       components &                
       control circuits
   
2850   Photocopying,         Margaret A. Focarino   306-3421      08/18/96
       recorders,                                   308-7725
       printing, measuring 
       & testing                
   
2870   Liquid crystals,      Janice A. Howell       308-0530      09/12/96
       optical elements,                            305-3594
       optical systems, 
       fiber optics, 
       lasers, electric 
       lamps, registers, 
       optics, measuring & 
       radiant energy
   
   
3600   TRANSPORTATION, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE & NATIONAL SECURITY
   
3610   Surface transpor-     Richard A. Bertsch     308-1134      09/07/96
       tation & material                            308-2177
       handling        
                        
3620   Static structures,    Al Lawrence Smith      308-1020      02/22/97
       closures, machine                            305-3597
       elements & power 
       transmissions, civil 
       engineering, connec-
       tions, hardware & 
       furniture
3630   Supports & sign                                            06/18/97
       exhibiting                        
   
3640   Aeronautics, agri-    John F. Terapane, Jr.  306-4180      11/22/95
       culture, earth                               306-4195
       moving/working,       
       petroleum & mining, 
       plant & animal                        
       husbandry, butcher-
       ing, optics, radio 
       wave & acoustic wave 
       communication, data 
       processing for 
       vehicles, weaponry, 
       nuclear systems &
       national security
   
   
3700   MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS
   
3710   Amusement and         Ethel Rollins-Cross    308-1078      10/21/96
       education devices                            305-3579 
3720   Packages, contain-                                         12/13/96
       ers, manufacturing                      
       devices & processes, 
       machine tools & 
       hand tools
   
3730   Medical instruments,  John J. Love           308-0873      11/20/96
       diagnostic equip-                            305-3139
       ment, treatment 
       devices, surgery & 
       surgical supplies
   
3740   Thermal & combustion  Donald G. Kelly        308-0975      11/10/96
       technology, motive                           308-7763
       and fluid power sys-
       tems, textile manu-
       facturing & apparel
3750   Fluid handling &                                           11/13/96
       dispensing