United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 11 January 2005

                 Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a
                     Late Maintenance Fee from 12/13/2004

Patent          Application     Filing          Issue           Granted
Number          Number          Date            Date            Date

5,043,585       07/460,521      01/03/90        08/27/91        12/14/04
5,053,451       07/467,821      01/19/90        10/01/91        12/14/04
5,086,402       07/528,339      05/30/90        02/04/92        12/16/04
5,405,362       08/170,065      12/20/93        04/11/95        12/15/04
5,461,188       08/206,324      03/07/94        10/24/95        12/15/04
5,475,730       08/295,526      08/24/94        12/12/95        12/14/04
5,499,789       07/980,328      11/23/92        03/19/96        12/14/04
5,501,426       08/241,123      05/10/94        03/26/96        12/14/04
5,527,287       07/447,517      12/07/89        06/18/96        12/14/04
5,549,102       08/333,612      11/01/94        08/27/96        12/15/04
5,572,363       08/345,656      11/28/94        11/05/96        12/14/04
5,821,990       08/929,231      09/03/97        10/13/98        12/14/04
5,823,693       08/824,961      03/27/97        10/20/98        12/14/04
5,824,079       08/702,231      08/23/96        10/20/98        12/15/04
5,832,690       08/831,155      04/01/97        11/10/98        12/14/04
5,904,446       08/749,361      11/20/96        05/18/99        12/14/04
5,961,986       08/608,462      02/28/96        10/05/99        12/14/04
5,965,848       08/898,295      07/22/97        10/12/99        12/14/04
5,970,631       08/799,062      02/10/97        10/26/99        12/14/04
6,002,163       09/217,334      12/21/98        12/14/99        12/16/04
6,045,827       08/914,230      08/19/97        04/04/00        12/14/04
6,052,514       08/375,163      01/18/95        04/18/00        12/14/04
6,095,153       09/100,658      06/19/98        08/01/00        12/14/04
6,102,657       09/188,456      11/09/98        08/15/00        12/14/04