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."