United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 07 May 2002

                                  Disclaimers

   Des. 415,961 - Michael Faughey, Harleysville; Daniel A. Backich,
Churchville, both of Pa.; M. Simon Freed, North Brunswick, N.J.; Brian
J. Brozell, Maumee, Ohio. RETAINING MEMBER. Patent dated November 2,
1999. Disclaimer filed March 14, 2002, by assignee, McNeil-PPC, Inc.

   Hereby enters this disclaimer to the complete claim of said patent.

   Des. 416,195 - Michael Faughey, Harleysville; Daniel A. Backich,
Churchville, both of Pa.; M. Simon Freed, North Brunswick, N.J.; Brian
J. Brozell, Maumee, Ohio. CONTAINER AND RETAINING MEMBER. Patent dated
November 9, 1999. Disclaimer filed March 14, 2002, by assignee,
McNeil-PPC, Inc.

   Hereby enter this disclaimer to the complete claim of said patent.

   Des. 416,793 - Michael Faughery, Harleysville; Daniel A.
Backich, Churchville, both of Pa.; M. Simon Freed, North Brunswick,
N.J.; Brian J. Brozell, Maumee, Ohio. CONTAINER, RETAINING MEMBER AND
DISPENSING INSTRUMENT. Patent dated November 23, 1999. Disclaimer filed
March 14, 2002, by assignee, McNeil-PPC, Inc.

   Hereby enters this disclaimer to the complete claim of said patent.

   4,832,992 - Masao Yabe, Fujinomiya; Yoshio Inagaki, Isehara,
both of Japan. PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF INFORMATION RECORDING
MEDIUM. Patent dated May 23, 1989. Disclaimer filed November 13, 2001,
by assignee, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.

   The term of this patent shall not extend beyond the expiration
date of Pat. No. 4,832,992.

   5,616,092 - Ray M. Hauser, Decatur, Il.; Alan W. Johnson, Ames,
Iowa. TRANSAXLE HAVING HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION WITH EXPANSION CHAMBER.
Patent dated April 1, 1997. Disclaimer filed December 28, 2001, by
assignee, Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership.

   Hereby enters this disclaimer to claims 1-13 of said patent.

   5,787,845 - William Richard Hutchins, Kenilworth, England.
COMBINED BYPASS AND THERMOSTAT ASSEMBLY. Patent dated August 4, 1998.
Disclaimer filed October 22, 1999, by assignee, Rover Group Limited.

   Hereby enters this disclaimer to claims 1-3 and 7-9 of said patent.

   5,818,587 - Balasigamani Devaraj; Masaki Kobayashi; Motohiro
Takeda, all of Yamagata; Masashi Usa, Sendai; Hiroshi Ishihata, Sendai;
Hiroshi Horiuchi, Sendai; Humio Inaba, Sendai, all of Japan. IMAGE
MEASURING APPARATUS. Patent dated October 6, 1998. Disclaimer filed
December 3, 2001, by assignee, Biophotonics Information Laboratories
Ltd.

   Hereby disclaims and dedicates to the public the term of Patent
No. 5,818,587.

   5,989,463 - Mark A. Tracy, Arlington, Mass.; John D. Herberger,
Moore Park; Paul A. Buke, Oxnard, both of Calif.; Paul F. Herbert,
Wayland, Mass. METHODS FOR FABRICATING POLYMER-BASED CONTROLLED RELEASE
DEVICES. Patent dated November 23, 1999. Disclaimer filed January 14,
2002, by assignee, Alkermes Controlled Therapeutics, Inc.

   Hereby enters this disclaimer to claims 1, 6, 7, 10 and 11 of
said patent.

   6,151,977 - Paul Menig, Tigard; Michael von Mayenburg; Nasser
Zamani, both of Lake Oswego; Joseph Loczi; Jason Stanford, both of
Portland, all of Oregon. LEVER ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRONICALLY
CONTROLLABLE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION. Patent dated November 28, 2000.
Disclaimer filed December 18, 2001, by assignee, Freightliner
Corporation.

   Hereby enters this disclaimer to claims 13 and 22.

   6,284,367 - Joel David Gruhn, Barrington, RI; Phillip Douglas
Shows, Hudson, NC; Stuart P. Fairgrieve, Kidlington; Jennifer Clare
Watts, Yarnton, both of Great Britain. PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF
NONWOVEN WATER BLOCKING TAPES AND THEIR USE IN CABLE MANUFACTURE.
Patent dated September 4, 2001. Disclaimer filed October 12, 2001, by
assignee, Neptco, Inc.

   Hereby enters this disclaimer to claim 2 of said patent.

   6,328,446 - Sujal Bhalakia, Plymouth; Thomas J. Moravec, Maple
Grove, both of MN. PRODUCTION OF OPTICAL ELEMENTS. Patent dated
December 11, 2001. Disclaimer filed January 14, 2002, by assignee,
Vision-Ease Lens, Inc.

   Hereby enters this disclaimer to claims 1-3, 5-8, and 28-30.

   6,330,267 - Klaus Wolfgang Vogler, Gottingen; Peter Heist, Jena,
both of Germany. PERFORMANCE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAS
DISCHARGE LASER. Patent dated December 11, 2001. Disclaimer filed March
6, 2002, by the assignee, Lambda Physik AG.

   The term of this patent shall not extend beyond the expiration
date of Pat. No. 6,212,214.