PATENT TECHNOLOGY CENTERS Q. TODD DICKINSON, Acting Commissioner NICHOLAS P. GODICI, (Acting) Assistant Commissioner for Patents EDWARD R. KAZENSKE, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Patents STEPHEN G. KUNIN, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Patent Policy Telephone & FAX Numbers Area Code New Case TECHNOLOGY CENTERS DIRECTORS 703 Date* 1600 BIOTECHNOLOGY, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY & DESIGNS 1610 Organic chemistry, John E. Kittle 308-0193 03/07/97 bio-affecting & 308-7922 body treating composition 2900 Designs 12/15/93 1620 Immunology & plants Mary C. Lee 308-2359 05/01/97 1640 Combinatorial, 308-8494 10/09/96 linker & non- heterocyclic chemistry 1630 Recombinant John J. Doll 308-1123 12/04/96 molecular & micro- 305-7230 biology, multi- cellular organism 1650 Non-recombinant 01/30/98 molecular & micro- biology, non-immuno proteins & peptides 1700 CHEMICAL AND MATERIAL ENGINEERING 1710 Synthetic resins Theodore Morris 308-1495 04/04/97 1770 Stock materials & 305-3599 01/18/97 miscellaneous articles 1720 Fluid separation & Richard V. Fisher 308-1193 02/20/97 agitation, metal 305-3599 foundry, welding, plastic molding apparatus, fuels & related compositions 1730 Glass & paper 02/11/97 making, tobacco, non-metallic molding, adhesive bonding, tires & coating apparatus 1740 Metallurgy, 12/23/96 electrochemistry, cleaning, disin- fecting, sterilizing, analytical chemistry & wave energy 1750 Chemical products & Esther M. Kepplinger 308-1495 01/10/97 processes, solar 305-3935 cells & sputtering apparatuses 1760 Food technology, 06/04/96 petroleum processing, coating & etching 2700 COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING 2710 Television James L. Dwyer 305-4800 09/02/96 (Acting) 2740 Audio, radio, 308-5401 10/17/96 telephone & speech processing 2720 Image & Fax Jin F. Ng 305-4800 10/18/96 2730 General 305-5401 09/26/96 communications & digital commun- ication systems 2750 Storage processing, Robert E. Garrett 305-0286 07/08/96 multiple computers, 308-2177 & multiple process coordinating 2760 Specialized data Joseph J. Rolla 305-9700 07/08/96 processing 308-5355 2770 Computer graphics Gerald Goldberg 305-9700 07/03/96 & data bases 308-5355 2780 Processors, Joseph J. Rolla 305-9700 08/15/96 control systems, 308-5355 input/output 2800 PHYSICS, OPTICS, SYSTEMS COMPONENTS & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 2810 Semiconductors, Rolf G. Hille 306-3421 07/01/96 electrical circuits, 308-7725 static memory, digital logic 2820 Semiconductors & 03/21/97 electrical circuits 2830 Power generation & Stewart J. Levy 308-0658 01/17/97 distribution 308-7722 music, electrical components & control circuits 2850 Photocopying, Margaret A. Focarino 306-3421 08/30/96 recorders, 308-7725 printing, measuring & testing 2870 Liquid crystals, Janice A. Howell 308-0530 09/21/96 optical elements, 305-3594 optical systems, fiber optics, lasers, electric lamps, registers, optics, measuring & radiant energy 3600 TRANSPORTATION, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE & NATIONAL SECURITY 3610 Surface transpor- Richard A. Bertsch 308-1134 09/10/96 tation & material 308-2177 handling 3620 Static structures, Al Lawrence Smith 308-1020 02/25/97 closures, machine 305-3597 elements & power transmissions, civil engineering, connec- tions, hardware & furniture 3630 Supports & sign 06/27/97 exhibiting 3640 Aeronautics, agri- John F. Terapane, Jr. 306-4180 12/07/95 culture, earth 306-4195 moving/working, petroleum & mining, plant & animal husbandry, butcher- ing, optics, radio wave & acoustic wave communication, data processing for vehicles, weaponry, nuclear systems & national security 3700 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS 3710 Amusement and Ethel Rollins-Cross 308-1078 10/24/96 education devices 305-3579 3720 Packages, contain- 12/26/96 ers, manufacturing devices & processes, machine tools & hand tools 3730 Medical instruments, John J. Love 308-0873 12/02/96 diagnostic equip- 305-3139 ment, treatment devices, surgery & surgical supplies 3740 Thermal & combustion Donald G. Kelly 308-0975 11/22/96 technology, motive 308-7763 and fluid power sys- tems, textile manu- facturing & apparel 3750 Fluid handling & 11/22/96 dispensing