Requests for Reexamination 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)).

   4,601,082, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,679, Mar. 16, 2000, Cl. 015/319,
VACUUM CLEANER, Gerhard Kurz, Owner of Record: Interlava AG, Lugano,
Switzerland,  Attorney or Agent: Darby and Darby, New York, NY, Ex. Gp.:
1744, Requester: Owner

   4,733,665, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,677, Mar. 15, 2000, Cl. 606/108,
EXPANDABLE INTRALUMINAL GRAFT, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLANTING
AN EXPANDABLE INTRALUMINAL GRAFT, Julio C. Palmaz, Owner of Record:
Cordis Corp., Miami. FL, Attorney or Agent: J. P. Milnamow, Dressler
Rockey Milnamow and Katz, Ltd., Chicago, IL, Ex. Gp.: 3731, Requester:
Cook Inc., Bloomington, IN; c/o Spiro Bereveskos, Woodard Emhardt
Naughton Moriarty and Monett, Indianapolis, IN

   5,370,160, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,683, Mar. 21, 2000, Cl. 141/098,
APPARATUS FOR SERVICING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND THE LIKE, Zachary T.
Parker, Owner of Record: Parker, Phillips Ranch, CA, Attorney or Agent:
Mchael S. Doll, Fulwider Patton Lee and Utecht, Long Beach, CA, Ex. Gp.:
3751, Requester: Flo Dynamics, Elkhard, ID

   5,421,880, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,676, Mar. 14, 2000, Cl. 106/756,
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING STEEL SLAG IN CEMENT CLINKER PRODUCTION,
Rom D. Young, Owner of Record: Texas Industries, Inc., Dallas, TX,
Attorney or Agent: Alfred E. Hall, Jones Day Reavis and Pogue, Dallas,
TX, Ex. Gp.: 1755, Requester: M. Larry Miller, Robert and Miller,
Louisville, KY

   5,465,517, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,678, Mar. 15, 2000, Cl. 042/070.060,
SAFETY CATCH FOR UNDERWATER GUNS, Giovanni Garofalo, Owner of Record:
HTM Sport S P A, Rapallo, Italy, Attorney or Agent: Larson and Taylor,
Alexandria, VA, Ex. Gp.: 3641, Requester: The A. B. Biller Co.,
Bloomingdale, IL; Dillis V. Allen, Elk Grove Village, IL

   5,566,259, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,680, Mar. 16, 2000, Cl. 385/011, DUAL
STAGE OPTICAL DEVICE WITH LOW POLARIZATION MODE DISPERSION, Jing-Jong
Pan, et. al., Owner of Record: E-Tek Dynamics Inc., San Jose, CA,
Attorney or Agent: Townsend and Townsend and Crew, San Francisco, CA,
Ex. Gp.: 2874, Requester: Richard V. Burgujian, Washington, DC; c/o
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett and Dunner, Washington, DC

   5,611,476, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,681, Mar. 17, 2000, Cl. 228/042,
SOLDER REFLOW CONVECTION FURNACE EMPLOYING FLUX HANDLING AND GAS
DENSIFICATION, Martin I. Soderlund, et. al., Owner of Record: BTU
International Inc., North Billerica, MA, Attorney or Agent: Beverly E.
Hjorth, Weingarten Schurgin Gagnebin and Hayes, Boston, MA, Ex. Gp.:
1725, Requester: Thomas M. Sullivan, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and
Popeo, Boston, MA

   5,735,528, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,682, Mar. 17, 2000, Cl. 277/300, SELF
LUBRICATING PACKING PIECE, Roy C. A. Olsson, Owner of Record: Lycab AB,
Karlskrona, Sweden, Attorney or Agent: Timothy J. Klima, Pillsbury
Madison and Sutro, Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.: 3626, Requester: Owner

   5,826,394, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,675, Mar. 13, 2000, Cl. 052/592.100,
BASIC BUILDING BLOCKS FOR CONSTRUCTING COMPLEX BUILDING STRUCTURE,
William M. Barton, Jr., et. al., Owner of Record: Rokenbok Toy Co.,
Cardiff, CA, Attorney or Agent: Ellsworth R. Roston, Fulwider Patton Lee
and Utecht LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3635, Requester: Edward W.
Callan, San Diego, CA

   5,997,850, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,674, Feb. 22, 2000, Cl. 424/065,
ANTIPERSPERANT ACTIVES AND FORMULATIONS MADE THEREOF, Xiaozhong Tang,
et. al., Owner of Record: Colgate-Palmolive Co., New York, NY, Attorney
or Agent: Rosemary M. Miano, Colgate-Palmolive Co., Piscataway, NJ, Ex.
Gp.: 1616, Requester: Laurence P. Hobbes, Washington, DC