Reclassification Alert Report This report is a summary of classification changes which became effective by issuance of Classification Orders from October through December 1998. Information includes: . subclasses established or abolished (major changes) . subclass title, indent, or position changes . changes to existing classes and subclass definitions (minor changes) This Reclassification Alert Report may appear from time to time in the Official Gazette and is intended to provide an interim notice of classification changes pending publication of the Manual of Classification and revisions thereto. The general public may purchase copies of Classification Orders or Classification Definitions by contacting the Editorial Division at 703-305-6101 or 703-305-5099. Payment can be made through a Deposit Account, or by check made payable to "Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks" and sent to: Chief, Editorial Division Office of Classification Support U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Crystal Park 3, Room 902 Washington, D.C. 20231 December 2, 1998 FREDERICK R. SCHMIDT Administrator for Search and Information Resources RECLASSIFICATION ALERT REPORT OCTOBER -- DECEMBER 1998 FIRST LAST ORDER CLASS SUBCLASS SUBCLASS ACTION NUMBER PLT 1 6 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 7.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 8.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 8.2 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 9 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 10 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 10.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 11 29 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 30.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 31 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 32 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 32.2 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 33.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 34.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 35 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 35.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 35.2 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 36 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 37 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 38.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 38.2 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 39 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 40.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 41.1 41.4 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 42.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 43.1 43.3 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 44 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 45 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 46.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 46.2 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 47.1 47.3 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 48 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 49 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 49.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 50.1 50.3 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 51.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 52 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 53 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 53.1 53.7 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 54.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 55 67 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 67.1 67.8 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 68.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 69.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 69.2 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 70.1 70.7 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 71.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 72.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 73.1 73.3 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 74.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 76 82 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 82.1 82.5 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 83 85 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 86.1 86.4 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 87 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 87.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 87.11 87.18 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 87.2 87.9 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 88.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 88.11 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 88.2 88.9 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 90 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 90.1 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 90.2 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 95 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 100 ABOLISH 1707 PLT 101 395 ESTABLISH 1707 4 INDENT CHANGE 1710 5 INDENT CHANGE 1710 5 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 8 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 15 INDENT CHANGE 1710 16 DEFN. CHANGE 1708 27 INDENT CHANGE 1710 29 DEFN. CHANGE 1709 29 25.02 TITLE CHANGE 1711 29 25.03 TITLE CHANGE 1711 34 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 40 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 43 INDENT CHANGE 1710 43 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 44 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 47 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 49 INDENT CHANGE 1710 51 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 60 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 62 INDENT CHANGE 1710 62 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 65 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 70 INDENT CHANGE 1710 71 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 73 INDENT CHANGE 1710 73 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 75 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 76 DEFN. CHANGE 1709 89 1.14 TITLE CHANGE 1711 89 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 95 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 102 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 106 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 109 INDENT CHANGE 1710 109 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 116 INDENT CHANGE 1710 118 76 TITLE CHANGE 1711 118 409 TITLE CHANGE 1711 118 416 TITLE CHANGE 1711 119 INDENT CHANGE 1710 127 DEFN. CHANGE 1709 134 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 137 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 138 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 141 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 148 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 149 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 156 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 159 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 160 INDENT CHANGE 1710 162 DEFN. CHANGE 1709 162 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 165 DEFN. CHANGE 1709 166 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 169 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 174 DEFN. CHANGE 1709 180 INDENT CHANGE 1710 182 INDENT CHANGE 1710 184 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 196 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 200 INDENT CHANGE 1710 201 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 202 DEFN. CHANGE 1708 202 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 203 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 204 196 197 ABOLISH 1709 204 228 231 ABOLISH 1709 204 243 ABOLISH 1709 204 196.01 196.38 ESTABLISH 1709 204 228.1 228.9 ESTABLISH 1709 204 230.1 230.8 ESTABLISH 1709 204 243.1 ESTABLISH 1709 204 247.1 247.5 ESTABLISH 1709 204 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 205 DEFN. CHANGE 1709 205 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 206 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 208 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 209 DEFN. CHANGE 1709 209 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 210 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 215 DEFN. CHANGE 1708 219 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 220 329 344 ABOLISH 1708 220 810 849 ESTABLISH 1708 222 DEFN. CHANGE 1708 222 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 229 DEFN. CHANGE 1708 232 INDENT CHANGE 1710 239 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 241 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 242 DEFN. CHANGE 1708 248 DEFN. CHANGE 1708 252 302 311 ABOLISH 1711 252 311.5 ABOLISH 1711 252 312 ABOLISH 1711 252 313.1 ABOLISH 1711 252 313.2 ABOLISH 1711 252 314 ABOLISH 1711 252 315.01 ABOLISH 1711 252 315.1 315.7 ABOLISH 1711 252 318 358 ABOLISH 1711 252 1 TITLE CHANGE 1711 252 184 TITLE CHANGE 1711 252 389.22 TITLE CHANGE 1711 252 389.23 TITLE CHANGE 1711 252 608 TITLE CHANGE 1711 252 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 260 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 261 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 264 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 307 DEFN. CHANGE 1709 307 INDENT CHANGE 1710 312 DEFN. CHANGE 1708 315 INDENT CHANGE 1710 340 545 ABOLISH 1710 340 568 ABOLISH 1710 340 572 ABOLISH 1710 340 573 ABOLISH 1710 340 686 ABOLISH 1710 340 691 ABOLISH 1710 340 693 ABOLISH 1710 340 545.1 545.9 ESTABLISH 1710 340 568.1 568.8 ESTABLISH 1710 340 572.1 572.9 ESTABLISH 1710 340 573.1 573.7 ESTABLISH 1710 340 686.1 686.6 ESTABLISH 1710 340 691.1 691.8 ESTABLISH 1710 340 693.1 693.9 ESTABLISH 1710 340 693.11 693.12 ESTABLISH 1710 340 999 ESTABLISH 1710 340 547 549 INDENT CHANGE 1710 343 DEFN. CHANGE 1709 361 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 366 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 392 DEFN. CHANGE 1709 392 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 401 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 420 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 422 DEFN. CHANGE 1709 422 12 TITLE CHANGE 1711 422 13 TITLE CHANGE 1711 422 186.05 TITLE CHANGE 1711 422 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 423 308 TITLE CHANGE 1711 423 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 424 402 TITLE CHANGE 1711 424 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 425 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 426 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 427 301 TITLE CHANGE 1711 427 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 428 DEFN. CHANGE 1709 428 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 429 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 430 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 435 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 436 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 446 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 454 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 455 INDENT CHANGE 1710 482 INDENT CHANGE 1710 501 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 502 405 TITLE CHANGE 1711 502 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 503 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 504 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 505 DEFN. CHANGE 1709 505 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 507 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 508 150 TITLE CHANGE 1711 508 185 TITLE CHANGE 1711 508 202 TITLE CHANGE 1711 508 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 510 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 512 2 TITLE CHANGE 1711 512 3 TITLE CHANGE 1711 512 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 514 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 516 1 204 ESTABLISH 1711 516 900 931 ESTABLISH 1711 516 DIG 1 DIG 7 ESTABLISH 1711 520 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 521 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 522 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 523 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 524 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 528 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 530 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 532 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 585 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 588 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 600 INDENT CHANGE 1710 600 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 604 DEFN. CHANGE 1711 935 DEFN. CHANGE 1711