United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 27 August 2002

                 Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a
                      Late Maintenance Fee From 07/22/02

Patent          Serial          Filing          Issue           Granted
Number          Number          Date            Date            Date

4,819,628       07/076,949      07/23/87        04/11/89        07/26/02
4,901,654       07/219,721      07/15/88        02/20/90        07/25/02
4,907,327       07/360,127      06/01/89        03/13/90        07/26/02
4,909,801       07/216,138      07/07/88        03/20/90        07/26/02
4,917,435       07/355,955      05/23/89        04/17/90        07/26/02
4,923,799       07/100,286      11/09/87        05/08/90        07/25/02
4,928,015       07/252,960      10/03/88        05/22/90        07/26/02
4,933,218       07/291,538      12/28/88        06/12/90        07/22/02
5,135,132       07/625,429      12/03/90        08/04/92        07/26/02
5,179,701       07/366,740      06/15/89        01/12/93        07/26/02
5,204,896       07/880,299      05/05/92        04/20/93        07/25/02
5,279,859       07/963,593      10/20/92        01/18/94        07/25/02
5,281,244       07/992,423      12/17/92        01/25/94        07/26/02
5,296,161       07/964,565      10/21/92        03/22/94        07/26/02
5,307,413       07/733,104      07/19/91        04/26/94        07/25/02
5,312,790       08/076,291      06/09/93        05/17/94        07/25/02
5,315,060       07/824,114      01/17/92        05/24/94        07/26/02
5,361,806       07/909,703      07/07/92        11/08/94        07/22/02
5,534,597       08/459,252      06/02/95        07/09/96        07/26/02
5,547,594       08/383,355      02/03/95        08/20/96        07/22/02
5,568,925       08/516,791      08/18/95        10/29/96        07/26/02
5,594,165       08/621,511      03/25/96        01/14/97        07/24/02
5,595,199       08/380,130      01/30/95        01/21/97        07/25/02
5,599,534       08/287,694      08/09/94        02/04/97        07/26/02
5,623,501       08/285,544      08/03/94        04/22/97        07/23/02
5,627,726       08/511,738      08/07/95        05/06/97        07/26/02
5,640,911       08/305,070      09/14/94        06/24/97        07/22/02
5,658,955       08/548,314      11/01/95        08/19/97        07/25/02
5,663,472       08/385,068      02/07/95        09/02/97        07/26/02
5,682,811       08/609,373      03/01/96        11/04/97        07/26/02
5,687,115       08/583,905      01/11/96        11/11/97        07/25/02
5,691,658       08/582,430      01/02/96        11/25/97        07/25/02
5,696,624       08/648,867      05/16/96        12/09/97        07/25/02
5,704,371       08/611,642      03/06/96        01/06/98        07/26/02
5,706,127       08/593,461      01/29/96        01/06/98        07/26/02
5,711,700       08/200,285      02/22/94        01/27/98        07/25/02
5,717,755       08/304,867      09/13/94        02/10/98        07/25/02
5,730,643       08/586,811      01/30/96        03/24/98        07/26/02
5,735,998       08/748,982      11/14/96        04/07/98        07/25/02
5,740,903       08/585,590      01/16/96        04/21/98        07/26/02
5,743,071       08/408,243      03/22/95        04/28/98        07/26/02
5,744,954       08/755,785      11/25/96        04/28/98        07/24/02
5,745,409       08/535,441      09/28/95        04/28/98        07/24/02
5,766,884       08/466,443      06/06/95        06/16/98        07/24/02
5,769,155       08/673,424      06/28/96        06/23/98        07/22/02
5,772,136       08/729,209      10/15/96        06/30/98        07/26/02
5,772,137       08/731,440      10/15/96        06/30/98        07/26/02
6,025,048       08/496,494      06/29/95        02/15/00        07/25/02
6,397,683       09/356,937      07/19/99        06/04/02        07/25/02