			   PATENT TECHNOLOGY CENTERS

	  NICHOLAS P. GODICI, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for 
	       Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the 
		   United States Patent and Trademark Office
		 NICHOLAS P. GODICI, Commissioner for Patents
	ESTHER M. KEPPLINGER, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations
      STEPHEN G. KUNIN, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy
  EDWARD R. KAZENSKE, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Resources and Planning

					        Telephone & FAX           
					      	    Numbers        New Case
TECHNOLOGY CENTERS		DIRECTORS	  Area Code 703       Date*

1600	BIOTECHNOLOGY, ORGANIC 	

1610	Organic chemistry, 	John J. Doll	     308-1123	   08/11/00
	bio-affecting and body 			   FAX 308-2742
	treating composition								
1620	Carbohydrates, 		Bruce Kisliuk	     308-2035	   02/10/00
	Nonhetrocyclic				   FAX 308-2742
	Chemistry and Uses							
1630	Recombinant molecular	John J. Doll	     308-1123	   08/03/00 
	and microbiology,			   FAX 308-2742		  
	multicellular organisms
1640	Immunology and Plants	Bruce Kisliuk  	     308-2035	   05/04/00
						   FAX 308-2742
1650	Non-recombinant 	Bruce Kisliuk	     308-2035	   08/04/00
	molecular and micro-			   FAX 308-2742
	biology, non-immuno 
	proteins and peptides
1660	Asexually Reproduced	John J. Doll	     308-1123	   10/30/00
	Plants					   FAX 308-2742

1700	CHEMICAL, MATERIALS ENGINEERING						
		
1710	Synthetic resins        Jacqueline M. Stone  308-1495	   01/12/00
						   FAX 305-3599
1720	Fluid separation and 	Richard V. Fisher    308-1193	   08/07/00
	agitation, metal 			   FAX 305-3599
	foundry, welding,
	plastic molding 
	apparatus, fuels and 
	related compositions			
1730	Glass and paper making, Richard V. Fisher    308-1193	   01/18/00
	tobacco, non-metallic 			   FAX 305-3599
	molding, adhesive 
	bonding, tires and 
	coating apparatus
1740	Metallurgy, 		Richard V. Fisher    308-1193	   08/24/99
	electrochemistry, 			   FAX 305-3599
	cleaning, disinfecting,			
	sterilizing, analytical 
	chemistry and wave energy
1750	Chemical products and 	Richard V. Fisher    308-1193	   04/10/00
	processes, solar cells 			   FAX 305-3599			
	and sputtering apparatuses
1760	Food technology, 	Jacqueline M. Stone  308-1495	   04/20/00
	petroleum processing, 			   FAX 305-3599
	coating	and etching
1770	Stock materials and 	Jacqueline M. Stone  308-1495	   11/17/99
	miscellaneous articles			   FAX 305-3599				
			      
2100	COMPUTER ARCHITECURE, SOFTWARE, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

2120    Miscellaneous computer 	Margaret A. Focarino 306-5484	   01/06/99
        applications				   FAX 305-3719
2130    Cryptography, security	John Love	     306-5484	   02/02/99
						   FAX 305-3719
2150    Computer networks	Allen MacDonald	     305-9700	   09/16/98
						   FAX 308-5355
2160    Electronic commerce	John Love	     306-5484	   04/01/99
						   FAX 305-3719
2170    Graphical user 		Margaret A. Focarino 306-5484	   04/16/99
        interface, data bases			   FAX 305-3719
2180    Computer architecture	Allen MacDonald	     305-9700	   04/06/99
						   FAX 308-5355
2600    COMMUNICATIONS

2610	Television		Joseph J. Rolla	     305-9700	   12/11/97
						   FAX 308-5401
2620	Image analysis, fax 	Joseph J. Rolla	     305-9700	   09/18/98
						   FAX 308-5401
2630	Digital, optical, and 	Jin F. Ng	     305-4800	   10/06/98
	general communications			   FAX 308-5401
2640	Audio, speech  		James L. Dwyer	     305-4800	   05/15/98
	processing and 			           FAX 308-5401
	wired telephone
2650	Dynamic information 	James L. Dwyer	     305-4800	   06/30/99
	storage and retrieval		           FAX 308-5401
2660	Multiplex 		Jin F. Ng	     305-4800	   06/30/00
        communication				   FAX 308-5401
2670	Computer graphics 	Jin F. Ng	     305-4800	   05/10/99
	and display systems			   FAX 308-5401
2680	Radio 			James L. Dwyer	     305-4800	   04/16/99
        Telecommunications		           FAX 308-5401
				
2800	SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS				

2810	Static memory and 	Rolf G. Hille	     306-3431	   12/06/99
	digital logic		 		   FAX 308-7725
2820	Semiconductors and	Rolf G. Hille	     306-3431	   05/31/00
	electrical circuits	 		   FAX 308-7725
2830	Power generation and 	Stewart J. Levy	     308-0658	   11/29/99
	distribution, music,			   FAX 305-1341
	electrical components 
	and control circuits					
2850/	Photocopying, 		Howard Goldberg	     306-3431	   11/08/99
2860	recorders, measuring 			   FAX 308-7725
	and testing, printing									
2870	Liquid crystals, 	Janice A. Falcone    308-0530	   07/23/99
	optical elements, 			   FAX 308-7725
	optical systems,
	fiber optics, 
	lasers, electric 
	lamps, registers, 				
	optics measuring 
	and radiant energy

3600	TRANSPORTATION, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE, LICENSING AND REVIEW 

3610	Surface transportation	Gerald Goldberg	     308-1134	   10/11/00
						   FAX 305-7687
3620	Closures, 		Al Lawrence Smith    308-1020	   06/07/00
	connections, hardware, 			   FAX 305-7687	   
	sign exhibiting		
	and furniture								
3630	Static structure,     	Al Lawrence Smith    308-1020	   06/16/00				   
	supports and furniture			   FAX 305-7687	   				
3640	Aeronautics, 	        Gerald Goldberg	     306-4180	   08/11/00
	agriculture, plant 			   FAX 305-7687
	and animal husbandry, 
	weaponry, nuclear 
	systems, license 
	and review
3650	Material handling	Gerald Goldberg	     308-1134	   08/09/00
						   FAX 305-7687
3660	Computerized vehicle  	Gerald Goldberg      306-4180	   09/07/00				   
	controls and navigation,		   FAX 305-7687				
	radio wave and acoustic 
	wave communication
3670	Wells, earth boring/  	Al Lawrence Smith    306-4180	   08/23/00
	moving/working,       		           FAX 305-7687
        excavating, mining 				
	harvesters, bridges 
	and roads, petroleum
3680	Machine elements 	Al Lawrence Smith    308-1020	   08/14/00			   04/13/99
	and power transmissions			   FAX 305-7687		

3700/	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS, DESIGNS	
2900						

3710	Amusement and 	      Ethel Rollins-Cross    308-1078	   01/07/00
	education devices			   FAX 305-3579		  
3720	Packages and  	      Ethel Rollins-Cross    308-1078	   12/03/99
	containers,	      			   FAX 305-3579
	manufacturing devices				
        and processes, machine 
	tools and hand tools
3730	Medical instruments, 	John E. Kittle	     308-0873	   08/21/00
	diagnostic equipment, 			   FAX 305-3591
	treatment devices,
	surgery and surgical 
	supplies					
3740    Thermal and		Richard A. Bertsch   308-0975 	   07/20/00
        combustion technology,		           FAX 308-4741
        motive and fluid power	 
        systems				 
3750	Fluid handling and 	Richard A. Bertsch   308-0975 	   04/04/01
	dispensing, textile		           FAX 308-4741
        manufacturing and 
        apparel							
3760	Body treatment, 	John E. Kittle	     308-0873	   09/20/00
	kinestherapy, and 			   FAX 305-3591
	exercising				
2900	Designs 		John E. Kittle	     308-0873	   11/19/99				
						   FAX 305-3590

* A communication from the examiner should have been received in most 
applications filed prior to this date.
