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Address and USPTO Organization Information Referenced Items (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
(6)			   PATENT TECHNOLOGY CENTERS

		JON W. DUDAS, Under Secretary of Commerce for
		  Intellectual Property and Director of the
		   United States Patent and Trademark Office
       MARGARET J. A. PETERLIN, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for
	       Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the
		   United States Patent and Trademark Office
		 JOHN DOLL, Commissioner for Patents
	   PEGGY FOCARINO, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations
	 JOHN LOVE, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy

							         AVERAGE
							  FILING DATE OF
					   		    APPLICATIONS
					    		     RECEIVING A
					   		    FIRST OFFICE
					CUSTOMER SERVICE   ACTION IN THE
					TELEPHONE and FAX    	  LAST 3
TECHNOLOGY CENTERS			NUMBERS 	         MONTHS*

1600	BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND ORGANIC
	CHEMISTRY

1610	Pharmaceutical formulations, 			   	03/01/05
	method of treatment using
	bio-affecting agents, drug
        delivery systems, steroids,
        herbicidal and pesticidal
        compositions, and cosmetics
1620	Organic chemistry	     	571-272-0700	   	11/23/05
				   	FAX 571-273-8300
1630	Molecular biology,		571-272-0600    	08/01/06
	bioinformatics, nucleic		FAX 571-273-8300
        acids, recombinant DNA
	and RNA, Gene regulation,
	gene therapy, nucleic acid
	amplification, transgenic
	animals and recombinant
        plants, combinatorial/
	computational chemistry.
1640	Immunology, receptor/ligands,	571-272-0600	   	09/20/06
	cytokines, recombinant		FAX 571-273-8300
	hormones, engineered
        antibodies, cancer immunology,
        and molecular biology thereof,
	Neurobiology; cellular/
	bacterial/viral/parasitic
	immunology; specific binding
	assays, immunoassays and
	apparatus.
1650	Fermentation, microbiology,	571-272-0500	   	08/11/06
	plant and animal extracts,	FAX 571-273-8300
	peptides, isolated and/or
        recombinant proteins and
        enzymes, protein
	crystallography, and enzyme
        assays
1660	Plants	     			571-272-0700		12/20/06
				   	FAX 571-273-8300

1700/	CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING, AND DESIGNS
2900

1791	Tires, adhesive bonding, glass/	571-272-1700		02/01/05
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	paper making, plastics shaping	FAX 571-273-8300
	and molding
1792	Coating, etching, cleaning,	571-272-1700		05/15/05
 	bonding and single crystal 	FAX 571-273-8300
	growth
1793	Metallurgy, metal working,	571-272-1700		11/01/05
	inorganic chemistry, catalysts, FAX 571-273-8300
	electrolysis and gaseous/
	plastic/ceramic compositions
1794	Food, stock materials and	571-272-1700		06/15/05
	miscellaneous articles		FAX 571-273-8300
1795	Fuel cells, batteries, solar	571-272-1700		01/01/05
	cells, electrochemistry and	FAX 571-273-8300
	photolithography
1796	Organic chemistry and polymers	571-272-1700		10/15/05
					FAX 571-273-8300
1797	Separation, purification,	571-272-1700		02/01/05
	chemical apparatus and 		FAX 571-273-8300
	petroleum technology

2100	COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE AND
	INFORMATION SECURITY

2110    Computer architecture		571-272-0900		04/23/06
					FAX 571-273-8300
2120	Miscellaneous computer		571-272-1400		05/20/06
	applications			FAX 571-273-8300
2130    Cryptography, security	 	571-272-7220 		06/21/05
					FAX 571-273-8300
2140/   Computer networks		571-272-0800    	07/03/05
2150					FAX 571-273-8300
2160/   Database and file management/	571-272-7220    	07/01/06
2170    Graphical user interface	FAX 571-273-8300
2180    Computer architecture		571-272-0900 		08/30/06
					FAX 571-273-8300
2190	Interprocess communications     571-272-1400		07/12/05
	and software development	FAX 571-273-8300

2600    COMMUNICATIONS

2610	Digital Communications, General	571-272-2600		11/02/05
        Communications, Optical		FAX 571-273-8300
        Communications, Telephony,
        Audio, Multiplex
        Communications, Cellular
        Telephony, Radio and Satellite
        Communications

2620	Television and TV Recording,	571-272-2600		08/23/05
        Video Distribution, Image	FAX 571-273-8300
        Analysis, (Fax, Printing,
        Printing Network, Scanners),
        Speech, (Fax, Disk Drive),
        Computer Graphics, Display
        Systems

2800	SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS

2811-	Semiconductors and		571-272-1650	   	10/01/06
2815,	Semiconductor Manufacturing	FAX 571-273-8300
2818,
2822,
2823,
2825,
2826,
2829,
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2891-
2895
2816,	Electronic circuits, static	571-272-1850	   	11/10/06
2817,	memory, lasers, electronic	FAX 571-273-8300
2819,	components, control circuits,
2821,	power supplies measuring and
2824,	testing
2827,
2828,
2836-
2838,
2855-
2857,
2862,
2863
2831-	Electronic conductors,  	571-272-1850	   	12/01/06
2835,	elements and connectors,	FAX 571-273-8300
2839,	motor structure, electronic
2841,	housings, circuit boards,
2851-	photocopiers, recorders,
2854,	printers, general
2861	illumination
2875,
2885
2871-	Liquid crystals, optical     	571-272-1550		10/07/06
2874,	elements, optical systems,	FAX 571-273-8300
2876-	fiber optics, electric
2879,	lamps, registers, optics
2881-   measuring, radiant energy
2884,
2886,
2887,
2889

3600	TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE,
	LICENSING AND REVIEW

3610	Surface transportation	   	571-272-5250	   	04/25/06
					FAX 571-273-8300
3620	Electronic Commerce	   	571-272-5350		05/06/05
	 	 			FAX 571-273-8300
3630	Static structures,     	   	571-272-5350    	03/14/06
	supports and furniture	 	FAX 571-273-8300
3640	Aeronautics, 	           	571-272-5150    	11/23/05
	agriculture, fishing, 	 	FAX 571-273-8300
	trapping, vermin destroying,
        plant and animal husbandry,
	weaponry, nuclear systems
	and licensing & review
3650	Material handling and	   	571-272-5250    	04/18/06
	article handling	 	FAX 571-273-8300
3660	Computerized vehicle  	   	571-272-5150    	11/16/06
	controls and navigation, 	FAX 571-273-8300
	radio wave, optical and
	acoustic wave communication,
	Robotics, and Nuclear Systems
3670	Wells, earth boring/  	   	571-272-5150    	07/06/06
	moving/working,       	 	FAX 571-273-8300
        excavating, mining,
	harvesters, bridges,
	roads, petroleum,
	closures, connections,
	and hardware
3680-A	Machine elements 	   	571-272-5250    	07/06/06
	and power transmissions	 	FAX 571-273-8300
3680-B	Business Methods		571-272-5350		03/21/05
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					FAX 571-273-8300
3680-A	Business Methods - Finance	571-272-5350		11/30/05
					FAX 571-273-8300

3700	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS

3710	Amusement and 	          	571-272-3750	   	11/01/06
	education devices,		FAX 571-273-8300
	packages and containers
3720	Manufacturing devices          	571-272-4050		01/15/07
	and processes, machine 		FAX 571-273-8300
	tools and hand tools
3730	Medical instruments, 	   	571-272-2975    	10/15/06
	diagnostic equipment, 	 	FAX 571-273-8300
	treatment devices,
	surgery, surgical
	supplies
3740    Thermal and combustion		571-272-3750     	10/01/06
        technology, motive and  	FAX 571-273-8300
        fluid power systems
3750	Fluid handling and 	   	571-272-3750     	09/01/06
	dispensing, and Textile	 	FAX 571-273-8300
        Manufacturing and
        Apparel
3760	Body treatment, 	   	571-272-2975    	12/15/06
	kinestherapy, and 	 	FAX 571-273-8300
	exercising
3770	Respirators, Therapeutic	571-272-2975    	12/01/06
        Support, Splints, Braces,	FAX 571-273-8300
        Bandages and Birth Control
        Devices
3780	Package and Article Carriers,	571-272-2975    	06/30/06
        Envelopes, Purses, Wallets,	FAX 571-273-8300
        Receptacles, Bottles and Jars

* The information provided above reflects an average for the workgroup.
If you need more specific information about an individual application,
please call the appropriate customer service office above.

TECHNOLOGY CENTERS				DIRECTOR

1600	BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

1610	Pharmaceutical formulations, method	George C. Elliott
        of treatment using bio-affecting
        agents, drug delivery systems,
        steroids, herbicidal and pesticidal
        compositions, and cosmetics
1620	Organic chemistry 		        Irem Yucel
1630	Molecular biology, bioinformatics,	George C. Elliott
	nucleic acids per se, nucleic acid
	methodologies, SNPs & haplotypes,
	recombinant DNA and RNA, gene
	regulation, gene therapy, nucleic
	acid amplification, nucleic acid
	based diagnostic assays, nucleic
	acid inhibitors, transgenic animals
	and recombinant plants, combinatorial/
	computational chemistry.
1640	Immunology, receptor/ligands,		John L. LeGuyader
        cytokines, recombinant hormones,
        engineered antibodies, cancer
        immunology, and	molecular biology
        thereof, Neurobiology; cellular/
	bacterial/viral/parasitic immunology;
	specific binding assays, immunoassays
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	and apparatus.
1650	Fermentation, microbiology, plant and 	Irem Yucel
	animal extracts, peptides, isolated
        and/or recombinant proteins and
        enzymes, protein crystallography,
        and enzyme assays
1660	Plants					George C. Elliott

1700/	CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
2900	AND DESIGNS

1791	Tires, adhesive bonding, glass/paper	Gary G. Jones
	making, plastics shaping and molding
1792	Coating, etching, cleaning, bonding	Marian C. Knode
	and single crystal growth
1793	Metallurgy, metal working, inorganic	Jacqueline M. Stone
	chemistry, catalysts, electrolysis and
	gaseous/plastic/ceramic compositions
1794	Food, stock materials and miscellaneous	Marian C. Knode
	articles
1795	Fuel cells, batteries, solar cells,	Jacqueline M. Stone
	electrochemistry and photolithography
1796	Organic chemistry and polymers		Gary G. Jones
1797	Separation, purification, chemical	Gary G. Jones
	apparatus and petroleum technology

2100	COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE AND
	INFORMATION SECURITY

2110	Computer architecture			Jack B. Harvey
2120	Miscellaneous computer applications	Wendy Garber
2130	Cryptography, security			Andrew Hirshfeld
2140	Computer networks			Andrew Hirshfeld
2150	Computer networks			Andrew Hirshfeld
2160	Database and file management 		Jack B. Harvey
2170	Graphical user interface		Wendy Garber
2180	Computer architecture			Jack B. Harvey
2190	Interprocess communications and 	Wendy Garber
        software development

2600	COMMUNICATIONS

2611	Digital communications			Valencia Martin-Wallace
2612	General communications			Mark R. Powell
2613	Optical communications 			Valencia Martin-Wallace
2614	Telephony				Mark R. Powell
2615	Audio			  		Mark R. Powell
2616/	Multiplex communications		Valencia Martin-Wallace
2619
2617	Cellular telephony 			Wanda Walker
2618	Radio and Satellite Communications	Mark R. Powell
2621	Television and TV Recording		Wanda Walker
2622	Cameras					Wanda Walker
2623 	Video distribution			Wanda Walker
2624	Image analysis				Mark R. Powell
2625	Fax, printing, printing network, 	Wanda Walker
	scanners
2626	Speech					Mark R. Powell
2627	Disc drives				Mark R. Powell
2628	Computer graphics			Valencia Martin-Wallace
2629	Display systems				Valencia Martin-Wallace

2800	SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS

2811-	Semiconductors and Semiconductor	Richard K. Seidel
2815,	Manufacturing
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2818,
2822,
2823,
2825,
2826,
2829,
2891-
2895
2816,	Electronic circuits, static memory,	Janice A. Falcone
2817,	lasers, electronic components, control
	circuits,power
2819,	supplies, measuring and testing
2821,
2824,
2827,
2828,
2836-
2838,
2855-
2857,
2862,
2863
2831-	Electronic conductors, elements and	Sharon A. Gibson
2835, 	connectors, motor structure, electronic
2839,	housings, circuit boards, photocopiers,
2841,	recorders, printers, general
2851-	illumination
2854,
2861,
2875,
2885
2871-	Liquid crystals, optical elements,    	Sharon A. Gibson
2874,	optical systems, fiber optics, electric
2876-	lamps, registers, optics measuring,
2879,	radiant energy
2881-
2884,
2886,
2887,
2889

3600	TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE,
	LICENSING AND REVIEW

3610	Surface transportation		 	Katherine Matecki
3620	Electronic commerce			Wynn W. Coggins
3630	Static structures, supports and 	Wynn W. Coggins
	furniture
3640	Aeronautics, agriculture, fishing,	Donald T. Hajec
        trapping, vermin destroying, plant
	and animal husbandry, weaponry,
	nuclear systems and licensing
	& review
3650	Material and article handling 		Katherine Matecki
3660	Computerized vehicle controls and 	Donald T. Hajec
	navigation, radio wave, optical and
	acoustic wave communication, Robotics,
	and Nuclear Systems
3670	Wells, earth boring/moving/working, 	Donald T. Hajec
	excavating, mining, harvesters,
	bridges, roads, petroleum, closures,
	connections, and hardware
3680A	Machine elements and power 		Katherine Matecki
	transmissions
3680B	Business Methods			Wynn W. Coggins
3690	Business Methods - Finance		Wynn W. Coggins
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3700 	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS

3710,	Amusement and education devices,	Karen M. Young
3721,	packages and containers
3727,
and
3728
3720	Packages and containers;		Frederick R. Schmidt
3720	Manufacturing devices and processes, 	Frederick R. Schmidt
	machine tools and hand tools
3730	Medical instruments, diagnostic 	Frederick R. Schmidt
	equipment, treatment devices, surgery,
	surgical supplies
3740	Thermal and combustion technology, 	Karen M. Young
	motive and fluid power systems
3750	Fluid handling and dispensing	 	Karen M. Young
3760	Body treatment, kinestherapy, 	 	Frederick R. Schmidt
	exercising, textile manufacturing
	and apparel

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