Errata

   "All reference to Patent No. PP 11,673 to L. Pernille Olesen, et al of
Fredensborg, Denmark for MINIATURE ROSE PLANT NAMED POULMOON appearing in
the Official Gazette of December 12, 2000 should be deleted since no
patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. PP 11,674 to Robert Noodelijk of Woubrugge,
Netherlands for CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANT NAMED PINK REFOCUS appearing
in the Official Gazette of December 12, 2000 should be deleted since no
patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. PP 11,686 to Edward Peter Evans, et al
of Paarl, South Africa for GRAPE PLANT NAMED SUNRED SEEDLESS appearing in the
Official Gazette of December 12, 2000 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. PP 11,689 to Frank Schuurman of Auckland,
New Zealand for HYBRID TEA ROSE PLANT NAMED 'SUNDEL' appearing in the
Official Gazette of December 12, 2000 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. PP 11,714 to Alain A. Meiiland of Antibes,
France for FLORIBUNDA ROSE PLANT NAMED MEINUSIAN appearing in the
Official Gazette of December 19, 2000 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. PP 11,716 to L. Pernille Olesen, et al of
Fredensborg, OR for MINIATURE ROSE PLANT NAMED POULEDEN
appearing in the Official Gazette of December 26, 2000 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. PP 11,718 to Katharina Zerr of Simmern,
Germany for POINSETTIA PLANT NAMED FISPUE WHITE appearing in the Official
Gazette of December 26, 2000 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. PP 11,723 to John A. Bowden of West Batlow,
NSW, Australia for APPLE TREE NAMED `PINK ROSE' appearing in the
Official Gazette of December 26, 2000 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,126,638 to Richard K. Wampler, et al of
Granite Bay, CA for ACTIVE MAGNETIC BEARING SYSTEM FOR BLOOD PUMP
appearing in the Official Gazette of October 03, 2000 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,148,984 to Jurgen Busse, et al of Buhl,
Germany for CLUTCH DISC appearing in the Official Gazette of
November 21, 2000 should be deleted since no patent was granted."


   "All reference to Patent No. 6,148,997 to Jan Byron Charles Spencer,
et al of Rosewell, GA for CONTAINER AND CARTRIDGE FOR DISPENSING
CONTROLLED AMOUNTS OF PAPER PRODUCTS appearing in the Official Gazette of
November 21, 2000 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,149,131 to Spencer M. Nimberger of
Houston, TX for UNIVERSAL FILL VALVE appearing in the Official Gazette of
November 21, 2000 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,149,314 to Daniel Lee Stephenson of
Lilburn, GA for APPARATUS FOR RETAINING AN ATTENUATOR ELEMENT
appearing in the Official Gazette of November 21, 2000 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,149,439 to Jay V. Clark, et al
of West Liberty, IA for METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING BIAS IN TEST
ANSWER SCORING appearing in the Official Gazette of November 21, 2000
should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,149,675 to Robert J. Laird, et al of
Richmond, CA for RIBBED ELECTRODES AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE
appearing in the Official Gazette of November 21, 2000 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,149,668 to Michael P. Whitman of New Hope,
PA for ELECTROMECHANICAL DRIVER DEVICE FOR USE WITH ANASTOMOSING, STAPLING,
AND RESECTING INSTRUMENTS appearing in the Official Gazette of November 21,
2000 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,149,813 to Mark D. Goodley of Escondido,
CA for METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DENITRIFICATION OF WATER
appearing in the Official Gazette of November 21, 2000 should be deleted
since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,149,823 to Richard J. Terrien, et al
of Madison, WI for SELF LEVELING SUCTION SKIMMING DEVICE appearing in the
Official Gazette of November 21, 2000 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,149,854 to Kenichi Shimizu, et al of
Japan, for METHOD FOR PREVENTING OCCURRENCE OF IMPACT PRESSURE
IN INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE appearing in the Official Gazette of
November 21, 2000 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,150,154 to William E. Dobson of Boone, NC
ISOLATION AND SCREENING OF SUBCUTICULAR BRITTLESTAR FOR
ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOUNDS PRODUCTION appearing in the Official Gazette of
November 21, 2000 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,150,229 to Oliver Genz, et al of
Wappingers Falls, NY for LOW TEMPERATURE OXIDATION OF CONDUCTIVE
LAYERS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION appearing in the Official
Gazette of November 21, 2000 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,150,236 to Hitoshi Abiko, et al
of Tokyo, Japan for METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE CAPABLE
OF PROVIDING MOSFET WHICH IS IMPROVED IN A THRESHOLD VOLTAGE THEREOF
appearing in the Official Gazette of November 21, 2000 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,150,369 to Wei Yuan Zhang, et al of
Collegeville, PA for KAPPA AGONIST COMPOUNDS AND PHARMACEUTICAL
FORMULATIONS THEREOF appearing in the Official Gazette of November 21,
2000 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,150,579 to Mohammad Akhtar Zahoor,
et al of Riyadh, Saudia Arabia for CATALYST AND PROCESS FOR ETHYLENE
OLIGOMERIZATION appearing in the Official Gazette of November 21, 2000
should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,150,759 to Yong Cao of Goleta, CA, for
THIN METAL-OXIDE LAYER AS STABLE ELECTRON-INJECTING ELECTRODE FOR LIGHT
EMITTING DIODES appearing in the Official Gazette of November 21, 2000
should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,151,184 to William Widener, et al of
Louisville, CO for CALIBRATION OF MAGNETIC TAPE DRIVE appearing in the
Official Gazette of November 21, 2000 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,151,579 to Yon-Hong Jhung of Suwon-City,
Rep. of Korea for METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING AN INVERSE MODIFIED DISCRETE
COSINE TRANSFORM (IMDCT) IN A DUAL-MODE AUDIO DECODER appearing in the
Official Gazette of November 21, 2000 should be deleted since no patent
was granted."

  "All reference to Patent No. 6,156,225 to Barbara Haviland Minor, et al of
Elkton, MD for NITROUS OXIDE COMPOSITIONS appearing in the Official
Gazette of December 05, 2000 should be deleted since no patent was
granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,156,559 to John C. Howard, et al of
United Kingdom for VACCINE appearing in the Official Gazette of
December 05, 2000 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,158,755 to Kazuo Ishikawa, et al
of Japan, for APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PIVOTING OF AXLES IN INDUSTRIAL
VEHICLES appearing in the Official Gazette of December 12, 2000
should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,162,291 to Tovio T. Kodas, et al
of Albuquerque, NM for COPPER POWDERS METHODS FOR PRODUCING POWDERS
AND DEVICES FABRICATED FROM SAME appearing in the Official Gazette of
December 19, 2000 should be deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,162,742 to David Cheung, et al
of California, for CVD PLASMA ASSISTED LOW DIELECTRIC CONSTANT FILMS
appearing in the Official Gazette of December 19, 2000 should be
deleted since no patent was granted."

   "All reference to Patent No. 6,164,536 to Alan E. Jenkins, et al
of Pearcedale, Australia for VENDING DEVICE WITH REMOTE ELECTRONIC SHOPPING
FACILITY appearing in the Official Gazette of December 26, 2000
should be deleted since no patent was granted."