United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 31 January 2006

                 Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a
                     Late Maintenance Fee from 01/02/2006

Patent          Application     Filing          Issue           Granted
Number          Number          Date            Date            Date

5,229,649       07/253,858      10/04/88        07/20/93        01/05/06
5,237,598       07/872,984      04/24/92        08/17/93        01/06/06
5,405,152       08/071,745      06/08/93        04/11/95        01/05/06
5,458,078       08/267,662      06/29/94        10/17/95        01/04/06
5,461,832       08/239,703      05/09/94        10/31/95        01/04/06
5,512,287       08/241,857      05/12/94        04/30/96        01/06/06
5,624,312       08/489,042      06/09/95        04/29/97        01/06/06
5,631,024       08/445,705      05/22/95        05/20/97        01/04/06
5,648,101       08/338,664      11/14/94        07/15/97        01/06/06
5,684,247       08/666,903      06/19/96        11/04/97        01/04/06
5,977,712       08/787,175      01/23/97        11/02/99        01/03/06
5,980,835       09/002,427      01/02/98        11/09/99        01/04/06
6,030,144       08/782,167      01/14/97        02/29/00        01/03/06
6,075,817       08/518,007      08/22/95        06/13/00        01/06/06
6,129,638       09/358,743      07/21/99        10/10/00        01/05/06
6,193,741       09/501,031      02/09/00        02/27/01        01/04/06
6,231,119       09/662,956      09/15/00        05/15/01        01/06/06
6,240,027       09/693,503      10/23/00        05/29/01        01/04/06
6,258,354       07/888,203      05/26/92        07/10/01        01/04/06
6,309,640       08/472,753      06/07/95        10/30/01        01/04/06