United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 18 November 2003

                   Requests for Ex Parte Reexamination Filed

   5,073,484, Reexam. C.N. 90/006,785, Requested Date: Sep. 26, 2003,
Cl. 435/007.92, Title: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD,
Inventor: Melvin J. Swanson, et. al., Owner of Record:  Surmodics, Inc.,
Eden Prairie, MN, Attorney or Agent: Philip M. Goldman, Esq., Fredrikson
& Byron, Minneapolis, MN, Ex. Gp.: 1645, Requester: Syntron Bioresearch,
c/o Peng Chen, Morrison & Foerster, LLP, San Diego, CA

   5,395,366, Reexam. C.N. 90/006,783, Requested Date: Sep. 25, 2003,
Cl. 604/890.1, Title: SAMPLING CAPSULE AND PROCESS, Inventor:
David T. D'Andrea, et. al., Owners of Record: The Research Foundation of
State University of New York, Albany, NY; Gastrotarget Corp.,
Tonawanda, NY, Attorney or Agent: William Crosetta, Crossetta &
Associates, Buffalo, NY, Ex. Gp.: 3763, Requester: Peter K. Sommer, Esq.,
Phillips Lytle, LLP, Buffalo, NY

   6,199,925, Reexam. C.N. 90/006,784, Requested Date: Sep. 24, 2003,
Cl. 294/001.1, Title: HIGH LOAD CAPACITY HOIST RING, Inventor:
Tony J. Alba, Owner of Record:  CBC Industries, City of Commerce, CA,
Attorney or Agent: Bruce A. Jagger, Glendale, CA, Ex. Gp.: 3652,
Requester: Steinblock Machinery Corp., Carnegie, PA; c/o Clifford A.
Poff, Pittsburgh, PA

   6,497,843, Reexam. C.N. 90/006,786, Requested Date: Sep. 29, 2003,
Cl. 422/058, Title: ASSAYING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IN FIELD URINALYSIS,
Inventor: Barry M. Tidings, Owner of Record: Barry M. Tidings, Westlake
Village, CA, Attorney or Agent: Charles Berman, Greenburg Traurig, Santa
Monica, CA, Ex. Gp.: 1743, Requesters: Stacy L. Taylor, Foley and Lardner,
San Diego, CA