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)).

   4,940,488, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,865, Nov. 24, 2000, Cl. 075/500, METHOD
OF SMELTING REDUCTION OF ORES CONTAINING METAL OXIDES, Takuya Maeda, et.
al., Owner of Record: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe-shi, Japan,
Attorney or Agent: Wenderoth, Lind and Ponack, Washington, DC, Ex. Gp.:
1742, Requester: John C. Kerins, Miles and Stockbridge, McLean, VA

   4,981,467, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,857, Nov. 15, 2000, Cl. 604/065,
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF AIR IN FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEMS,
Donald E. Bobo, Jr., et. al., Owner of Record: Baxter International,
Deerfield, IL, Attorney or Agent: Debra D. Condino, Baxter Healthcare C
orp., Irvine, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3762, Requester: Wendi L. Weinstein, Burns Doane
Swecker and Mathis, Alexandria, VA

   5,437,422, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,858, Nov. 15, 2000, Cl. 246/005, RAILWAY
SIGNALLING SYSTEM, Gregory D. Newman, Owner of Record: Westinghouse Brake
and Signal Holding Ltd., Wilshire, United  Kingdom,  Attorney or Agent:
Gerald T. Shekleton, Welsh and Katz, Ltd., Chicago, IL, Ex. Gp.: 3613,
Requester: Owner

   5,769,880, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,866, Nov. 22, 2000, Cl. 607/101, MOISTURE
TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR CONTACT ELECTROCOAGULATION, Csaba Truckai, et. al.,
Owner of Record: Novacept, Palo Alto, CA, Attorney or Agent: Kathleen A.
Frost, Limbach and Limbach, San Francisco, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3737, Requester:
Philip S. Johnson, Johnson and Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ

   5,783,676, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,859, Nov. 16, 2000, Cl. 534/015,
SYNTHESIS OF SOLID, POWDERY RARE EARTH CARBOXYLATES BY A PRECIPITATION
METHOD, Kenan Yunlu, Owner of Record: Rhodia Rare Earths Inc., Shelton, CT,
Attorney or Agent: Katherine L. Carleton and John A. Shedden, Rhodia, Inc.,
Cranbury, NJ, Ex. Gp.: 1619, Requester: Owner

   5,795,374, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,868, Nov. 30, 2000, Cl. 106/016, COATING
COMPOSITION, Masayasu Itoh, et. al., Owner of Record: NOF Corp., Tokyo,
Japan, Attorney or Agent: Sughrue Mion Zinn MacPeak and Seas, Washington,
DC, Ex. Gp.: 1755, Requester: Judith  L. Toffenetti, Kenyon and Kenyon,
Washington, DC

   5,855,920, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,867, Nov. 27, 2000, Cl. 424/568, TOTAL
HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY, Edmund Y. M. Chein, Owner of Record:
Everyoung Technologies, Inc., Palm Springs, CA, Attorney or Agent: William
Thomas Babbitt, Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor and Zafman, Los Angeles, CA, Ex.
Gp.: 1633, Requester: Owner

   6,029,934, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,860, Nov. 17, 2000, Cl. 244/134,
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEICING AIRCRAFT, Clifton L. Foster, Owner of
Record: FMC Corp., Lakeland, FL, Attorney or Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt,
Milbrath and Gilchrist, Orlando, FL, Ex. Gp.: 3641, Requester: Steven D. A.
McCarthy, Biebel and French, Dayton, OH

   6,032,979, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,861, Nov. 20, 2000, Cl. 280/741,
ADAPTIVE OUTPUT INFLATOR, G. Dean Mossi, et. al., Owner of Record: Autoliv
ASP, Inc., Ogden, UT, Attorney or Agent: Sally J. Brown, Autoliv ASP, Inc.,
Ogden, UT, Ex. Gp.: 3611, Requester: Michael J. Nickerson, Penfield, NY

   6,045,092, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,863, Nov. 21, 2000, Cl. 244/134,
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEICING AIRCRAFT, Clifton L. Foster, Owner of
Record: FMC Corp., Lakeland, FL, Attorney or Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt,
Milbrath and Gilchrist, Orlando, FL, Ex. Gp.: 3641, Requester: Steven D. A.
McCarthy, Biebel and French, Dayton, OH

   6,093,734, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,864, Nov. 22, 2000, Cl. 514/338,
PRODRUGS OF PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS, Michael E. Garst, et. al., Owner of
Record: Partnership of Michael E. Garst, George Sachs and Jai Moo Shin, all
of Newport Beach, CA, Attorney or Agent: Klein and Szekeres, Irvine, CA,
Ex. Gp.: 1614, Requester: Winston Pharmaceuticals, Newport Beach, CA

   6,109,659, Reexam. S.N. 90/005,862, Nov. 20, 2000, Cl. 285/190,
HYDROSTATIC ROTARY UNION, David C. Heidenreich, et. al., Owner of Record:
Power Transmission Technology, Inc., Sharon Center, OH, Attorney or Agent:
Renner, Kenner, Grieve, Taylor and Weber, Akron, OH, Ex. Gp.: 3627,
Requester: Randall J. Knuth, Fort Wayne, IN