Adverse Decisions in Interference

   In the designated interferences involving the following patents, final
decisions have been rendered that the respective patentees are not
entitled to patents containing the claims listed.

Patent No. 5,347,381, Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, FERROELECTRIC LIQUID
CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH MOLECULES BETWEEN HAIRPIN AND LIGHTNING
DEFECTS FOLLOWING THE LIGHTNING DEFECTS, Interference No. 104,097, final
judgment adverse to the patentees rendered April 14, 2000, as to claims
1, 2 and 4.

Patent No. 5,670,019, Yuan-Chang Huang, REMOVAL PROCESS FOR TUNGSTEN
ETCHBACK PRECIPITATES, Interference No. 104,203, final judgment adverse
to the patentees rendered January 24, 2000, as to claims 1-20.

Patent No. 5,113,872, Scott L. Jahrmarkt, GUIDEWIRE EXTENSION SYSTEM
WITH CONNECTORS, Interference No. 103,651, final judgement adverse to
the patentees rendered March 14, 2000, as to claims 1, 4, 6-9, and 11-15.

Patent No. 4,476,877, John M. Barker, FLUID TEMPERATURE SENSOR,
Interference No. 103,146, final judgment adverse to the patentees
rendered June 29, 1999, as to claims 1-18.

Patent No. 5,288,852, Masaaki Yamada, HUMAN TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR
POLYPEPTIDES, Interference No. 103,605, final judgment adverse to the
patentees rendered July 30, 1999, as to claims 1 and 4.

Patent No. 5,111,504, James N. Esserman, INFORMATION PROCESSING
APPARATUS WITH REPLACEABLE, SECURITY ELEMENT, Interference No. 104,001,
final judgment adverse to the patentees rendered February 4, 2000, as to
claim 60 and 68.

                                              WANDA M. TIGNER, Sup'v. Legal
                                                       Instruments Examiner
                                                  Board of Patent Appeals &
                                                              Interferences
                                                             (703) 308-9797