Errata "All reference to Patent No. 5,971,426 to Jess A. Cuevas, et al of AZ for VEHICLE OCCUPANT PROTECTION APPARATUS appearing in the Official Gazette of October 26, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,972,466 to Paul Dennis Trokan of Hamilton, OH for LAMINATED FIBROUS STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME appearing in the Official Gazette of October 26, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,972,795 to Takashi Yokoyama, et al of Japan for METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A WAFER appearing in the Official Gazette of October 26, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,973,580 to Yohei Ishikawa, et al of Nagakakyo-Shi, Japan for NONRADIATIVE PLANAR DIELECTRIC LINE AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT appearing in the Official Gazette of October 26, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,975,388 to Scott R. Fahl, et al of Nekoosa, WI for RETRACTABLE SHOULDER STRAP BACKPACK appearing in the Official Gazette of November 2, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,976,177 to Thomas Duerig, et al of Fremont, CA for SELF EXPANDING STENT DEVICE HAVING A RESTRAINING ELEMENT appearing in the Official Gazette of November 2, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,976,262 to Visweswaren Sivaramakrishnan, et al of Cupertino, CA for VAPORIZING REACTANT LIQUIDS FOR CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION FILM PROCESSING appearing in the Official Gazette of November 2, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,976,281 to Masayuki Nakamura, et al of Japan for EYEGLASS FRAME AND FABRICATION METHOD appearing in the Official Gazette of November 2, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,977,342 to Phillip D. Cook, et al of Carlsbad, CA for RANDOM OLIGONUCLEOTIDE LIBRARIES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME appearing in the Official Gazette of November 2, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. B1 5,129,912 (3925th) to Wayne A. Noda, et al of CA for DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING SUTURE appearing in the Official Gazette of November 9, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. D. 416,161 to Bobbye Thomas-Scruggs of Towson, MD for COVER FOR A PORTABLE ADJUSTABLE COMMODE appearing in the Official Gazette of November 9, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. D. 416,294 to Lawrence B. Grubb of Baltimore, MD for COUPLER FOR MODEL RAILROAD CARS appearing in the Official Gazette of November 9, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,982,361 to Akira Mamiya, et al of Japan for FILING APPARATUS appearing in the Official Gazette of November 9, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,986,214 to David H. Neuroth, et al of OK for COILED TUBING SUPPORTED ELECTRICAL CABLE HAVING INDENTATIONS appearing in the Official Gazette of November 16, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,986,578 to Simon S. Cohen, et al of Haifa, Israel for PASSIVE ROAD SENSOR FOR AUTOMATIC MONITORING AND METHOD THEREOF appearing in the Official Gazette of November 16, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. B1 4,787,938 (3941st) to Micheal R. Hawkins of Prairie Village, KS for COUNTERCURRENT DRUM MIXER ASPHALT PLANT appearing in the Official Gazette of November 30, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. D. 417,194 to Yoichiro Azuma, et al of Japan for ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR appearing in the Official Gazette of November 30, 1999 should be deleted since patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. D. 417,209 to Huo-Lu Tsai of Taiwan for KEYBOARD appearing in the Official Gazette of November 30, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. D. 417,263 to Mitchell Mauk of CA for DRAIN GRATE WITH LEAF-SHAPED GRATE PATTERN appearing in the Official Gazette of November 30, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,992,999 to Yoshinobu Hosoi of Japan for OPTOMETRIC APPARATUS appearing in the Official Gazette of November 30, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,994,195 to Stephen T. Chambers, et al of Portland, OR for BICMOS PROCESS FOR COUNTER DOPED COLLECTOR appearing in the Official Gazette of November 30, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,995,509 to Raymond Douglas Niehaus, et al of Lawrence, KS for ATM REFERENCE TRAFFIC SYSTEM appearing in the Official Gazette of November 30, 1999 should be deleted since patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,995,755 to Srivatsan Parathasarathy, et al of Issaquah, WA for AUTOMATIC SOFTWARE DOWNLOADING FROM A COMPUTER NETWORK appearing in the Official Gazette of November 30, 1999 should be deleted since patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,996,005 to Jeffrey L. Huckins of Beaverton, OR for REMOTE APPLICATION CONTROL FOR LOW BANDWIDTH APPLICATION SHARING appearing in the Official Gazette of November 30,1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,996,172 to Steven L. Boomgaarden, et al of MN for DUAL MODE DEBRIS PICKUP MACHINE appearing in the Official Gazette of December 7, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,996,683 to Yasushi Mori, et al of Japan for ROTARY TYPE REGENERATIVE HEAT EXCHANGER appearing in the Official Gazette of December 7, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,997,777 to David J. Lundin, et al of St. Paul, MN for METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEAMLESS MICRO-REPLICATION USING AN EXPANDABLE MOLD appearing in the Official Gazette of December 7, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,997,879 to Edward A. Hoover, et al of Fort Collins, CO for PROTOTYPE FELV ISOLATES FOR USE IN DISEASE MODELS AND VACCINES appearing in the Official Gazette of December 7, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,998,179 to Orsete J. Lantero, et al of Indianapolis, IN for PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF GLUCONIC ACID AND GLUCONIC ACID PRODUCED appearing in the Official Gazette of December 7, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,998,201 to Gregory R. Maes of MO for INCUBATION STATION FOR TEST SAMPLE appearing in the Official Gazette of December 7, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,998,385 to Brett P. Monia, et al of Carlsbad, CA for ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE MODULATION OF RAF GENE EXPRESSION appearing in the Official Gazette of December 7, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 5,998,888 to James E. Redburn, et al of Sugar Land, TX for POWER CONDITIONING CIRCUIT appearing in the Official Gazette of December 7, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. PP. 11,157 to Mangus Nilsson of Frillesas, Sweden for CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANT NAMED "DARK YOMONTEREY" appearing in the Official Gazette of December 14, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. Re. 36,439 to Katsuyasu Ono, et al of Japan for SEAT BELT TIGHTENING DEVICE appearing in the Official Gazette of December 14, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 6,000,602 to Eric Hertz of FL for METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLACING CONDUCTIVE PREFORMS appearing in the Official Gazette of December 14, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 6,000,716 to Daniel E. Coleman of Mesa, AZ for HORN SWITCH FOR AIR MODULE appearing in the Official Gazette of December 14, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 6,000,838 to Robert Yant, et al of OH for REACTOR MIXING ASSEMBLY appearing in the Official Gazette of December 14, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 6,001,133 to James P. DeYoung, et al of Durham, NC for END FUNCTIONALIZED POLYSILOXANE SURFACTANTS IN CARBON DIOXIDE FORMULATIONS appearing in the Official Gazette of December 14, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 6,001,261 to Heikkila, et al of Finland for METHOD FOR THE FRACTIONATION OF MOLASSES appearing in the Official Gazette of December 14, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 6,001,317 to Christopher Thomas Hable, et al of PA for LAYERED ADSORBENT BED FOR CARBON MONOXIDE PRODUCTION appearing in the Official Gazette of December 14, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 6,001,388 to John Myhling of NY for COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PREVENTION OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, INCLUDING AIDS appearing in the Official Gazette of December 14, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 6,001,609 to Cheryl Davey, et al of Toronto, Canada for NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION PROCESS appearing in the Official Gazette of December 14, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 6,002,082 to Kazuo Yoshino of Japan for SUNLIGHT COLLECTION APPARATUS appearing in the Official Gazette of December 14, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 6,002,265 to Milo W. Frisbie, et al of Mesa, AZ for WIPING CONTACTS appearing in the Official Gazette of December 14, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 6,002,461 to Michael R. Jones, et al of MI for LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WITH INTERNAL POLARIZER AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME appearing in the Official Gazette of December 14, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted." "All reference to Patent No. 6,003,398 to Takashi Sugiyama of Japan for SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY WITH BREAKABLE RETAINING MEMBER UPON APPLICATION OF EXCESSIVE FORCE appearing in the Official Gazette of December 21, 1999 should be deleted since no patent was granted."