			   PATENT TECHNOLOGY CENTERS

		JON W. DUDAS, Under Secretary of Commerce for 
		  Intellectual Property and Director of the 
		   United States Patent and Trademark Office
	  STEPHEN M. PINKOS, 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
     JAY LUCAS, (Acting) 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, ORGANIC 		
	CHEMISTRY

1610	Organic compounds: 	     	571-272-1600	   	06/18/04
	bio-affecting, body 	   	FAX 571-273-8300
	treating, drug delivery,
        steroids, herbicides,
        pesticides, cosmetics,
        and drugs						
1620	Organic chemistry	     	571-272-1600	   	12/21/04
				   	FAX 571-273-8300
1630	Molecular biology,		571-272-1600    	06/15/04 
	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,	571-272-1600	   	03/18/04
	cytokines, recombinant		FAX 571-273-8300
	hormones, and molecular
	biology thereof
1650	Fermentation, microbiology,	571-272-1600	   	10/02/04
	isolated and recombinant	FAX 571-273-8300
	proteins/enzymes
1660	Plants	     			571-272-1600		08/08/05
				   	FAX 571-273-8300

1700/	CHEMICAL, MATERIALS ENGINEERING, AND DESIGNS						
2900		

1710	Synthetic resins          	571-272-1700	   	10/11/04
					FAX 571-273-8300
1720	Fluid separation and 	  	571-272-1700	   	12/18/04
	agitation, metal 		FAX 571-273-8300
	foundry, welding,
	plastic molding 
	apparatus, fuels and 
	related compositions	
1730	Glass and paper making,   	571-272-1700	   	07/05/04
	tobacco, non-metallic 		FAX 571-273-8300
	molding, adhesive 
	bonding, tires and 
	coating apparatus
1740	Metallurgy, 		  	571-272-1700	   	04/15/04
	electrochemistry, 		FAX 571-273-8300
	cleaning, disinfecting,	
	sterilizing, analytical 
	chemistry and wave energy
1750	Chemical products and 	   	571-272-1700	   	10/28/04
	processes, solar cells 		FAX 571-273-8300			
	and sputtering apparatuses
1760	Food technology, 	  	571-272-1700	   	07/18/04
	petroleum processing, 		FAX 571-273-8300
	coating	and etching
1770	Stock materials and 	  	571-272-1700	   	11/15/04
	miscellaneous articles		FAX 571-273-8300		
2900	Designs			  	571-272-2900	   	05/15/05
					FAX 571-273-8300			

2100	COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE AND
	INFORMATION SECURITY

2110    Computer architecture		571-272-2100    	03/26/04
					FAX 571-273-8300 	
2120    Miscellaneous computer 	      	571-272-2100	   	02/11/04
        applications			FAX 571-273-8300
2130    Cryptography, security	 	571-272-2100		07/08/03
					FAX 571-273-8300 
2140/   Computer networks		571-272-2100 		04/05/03   	
2150					FAX 571-273-8300 
2160/   Graphical user			571-272-2100    	11/11/03
2170    interface, data bases		FAX 571-273-8300 
2180    Computer architecture		571-272-2100    	05/18/04
					FAX 571-273-8300
2190	Miscellaneous			571-272-2100 		06/30/03
	Computer Applications		FAX 571-273-8300

2600    COMMUNICATIONS						
				
2610	Television			571-272-2600		12/28/03		   	
				   	FAX 571-273-8300
2620	Image analysis, fax 		571-272-2600		09/18/03	
				   	FAX 571-273-8300 
2630	Digital, optical, and 	     	571-272-2600    	02/11/04
	general communications	   	FAX 571-273-8300 
2640	Audio, speech  		     	571-272-2600    	10/28/03
	processing and 		    	FAX 571-273-8300 
	wired telephone						
2650	Dynamic information 	     	571-272-2600    	04/15/04
	storage and retrieval	    	FAX 571-273-8300 
2660	Multiplex 		     	571-272-2600    	12/08/02
        communication		   	FAX 571-273-8300 
2670	Computer graphics 	     	571-272-2600    	04/11/04
	and display systems	   	FAX 571-273-8300 
2680	Radio 			     	571-272-2600    	08/26/04
        Telecommunications	    	FAX 571-273-8300 
								
2800	SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS		

2810	Semiconductors and		571-272-2800	   	03/05/05		
	electrical circuits,		FAX 571-273-8300
	static memory and 
	digital logic		
2820	Semiconductors and	    	571-272-2800	   	03/02/05
	electrical circuits,	  	FAX 571-273-8300
	static memory and 
	digital logic		
2830/	Power generation and 	    	571-272-2800	   	12/05/04
2840	distribution, music,	  	FAX 571-273-8300
	electrical components 					
	and control circuits		
2850/	Photocopying, 		    	571-272-2800		01/18/05	   	
2860	recorders, printing, 	  	FAX 571-273-8300
	measuring and testing					
2870/	Liquid crystals, 	    	571-272-2800	   	02/26/05
2880	optical elements, 	  	FAX 571-273-8300	
	optical systems,					
	fiber optics, 							
	lasers, electric 					
	lamps, registers, 	
	optics measuring 
	and radiant energy
2890	Semiconductor, Electrical,	571-272-2800		02/27/05 
	Optical Systems & Components	FAX 571-273-8300

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

3610	Surface transportation	   	571-272-3600	   	02/28/05
					FAX 571-273-8300
3620	Electronic Commerce	   	571-272-3600		11/08/02
	 	 			FAX 571-273-8300
3630	Static structures,     	   	571-272-3600    	09/08/04				   
	supports and furniture	 	FAX 571-273-8300
3640	Aeronautics, 	           	571-272-3600    	05/15/05
	agriculture, fishing, 	 	FAX 571-273-8300
	trapping, vermin destroying,
        plant and animal husbandry, 
	weaponry, nuclear systems 
	and licensing & review
3650	Material handling and	   	571-272-3600    	12/11/04
	article handling	 	FAX 571-273-8300
3660	Computerized vehicle  	   	571-272-3600    	01/15/05				   
	controls and navigation, 	FAX 571-273-8300
	radio wave, optical and 
	acoustic wave communication
3670	Wells, earth boring/  	   	571-272-3600    	03/28/05
	moving/working,       	 	FAX 571-273-8300
        excavating, mining 	
	harvesters, bridges, 
	roads, petroleum,
	closures, connections,
	and hardware
3680	Machine elements 	   	571-272-3600    	11/05/04			   
	and power transmissions	 	FAX 571-273-8300

3700	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS	

3710	Amusement and 	          	571-272-3700	   	08/18/04
	education devices,		FAX 571-273-8300
	packages and containers	  
3720	Manufacturing devices          	571-272-3700		12/26/04
	and processes, machine 		FAX 571-273-8300 
	tools and hand tools		    
        
	
3730	Medical instruments, 	   	571-272-3700    	04/28/04
	diagnostic equipment, 	 	FAX 571-273-8300 
	treatment devices,
	surgery, surgical 
	supplies		
3740    Thermal and		   	571-272-3700     	02/28/05
        combustion technology,	 	FAX 571-273-8300 
        motive and fluid power	
        systems			
3750	Fluid handling and 	   	571-272-3700     	01/02/05
	dispensing, and Textile	 	FAX 571-273-8300 
        Manufacturing and 
        Apparel				
3760	Body treatment, 	   	571-272-3700    	07/26/04
	kinestherapy, and 	 	FAX 571-273-8300 
	exercising		

* 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, ORGANIC

1610	Organic compounds: bio-affecting,	Bruce M. Kisliuk
 	body treating, drug delivery, 		
	steroids, herbicides, pesticides,
	cosmetics, and drugs
1620	Organic chemistry 		        George C. Elliott
1630	Molecular biology, bioinformatics,	George C. Elliott
	nucleic acids, recombinant DNA and   	
	RNA, Gene regulation, gene therapy,
        nucleic acid amplification,transgenic 
	animals and recombinant plants, 
	combinatorial/computational chemistry.
1640	Immunology, receptor/ligands,		John L. LeGuyader
        cytokines, recombinant hormones, and 
	molecular biology thereof			
1650	Fermentation, microbiology, isolated 	Bruce M. Kisliuk
	and recombinant proteins/enzymes				  
1660	Plants					George C. Elliott


1700/	CHEMICAL, MATERIALS ENGINEERING
2900	AND DESIGNS

1710	Synthetic resins			Gary G. Jones
1720	Fluid separation and agitation,		Gary G. Jones
	metal foundry, welding, plastic 
	modeling apparatus, fuels and 
	related compositions
1730	Glass and paper making, tobacco, 	Gary G. Jones 
	non-metallic molding, adhesive   
	bonding, tires and coating apparatus
1740	Metallurgy, electrochemistry, 		Jacqueline M. Stone 
	cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing,  
	analytical chemistry and wave energy
1750	Chemical products and processes,  	Jacqueline M. Stone 
	solar cells and sputtering apparatuses
1760	Food technology, petroleum processing,	Marian C. Knode  
	coating and etching
1770	Stock materials and miscellaneous 	Marian C. Knode 
	articles
2900	Designs					Jacqueline M. Stone		

2100	COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE AND
	INFORMATION SECURITY

2110	Computer architecture			Jack B. Harvey 
2120	Miscellaneous computer applications	Peter S. Wong
2130	Cryptography, security			James L. Dwyer
2140	Computer networks			Jack B. Harvey 
2150	Computer networks			Peter S. Wong
2160	Graphical user interface, data bases	James L. Dwyer
2170	Graphical user interface, data bases	Peter S. Wong
2180	Computer architecture			Jack B. Harvey 
2190	Miscellaneous computer applications	Peter S. Wong	
	

2600	COMMUNICATIONS

2611	Digital communications			Jin F. Ng
2612	General communications			Mark R. Powell
2613	Optical communications 			Jin F. Ng
2614	Telephony				Mark R. Powell
2615	Audio			  		Mark R. Powell
2616	Multiplex Communications		Jin F. Ng
2617	Cellular telephony 			Andrew I. Faile
2618	Radio and Satellite Communications	Mark R. Powell
2621	Television and TV Recording		Andrew I. Faile
2622	Television and TV Recording		Andrew I. Faile
2623 	Video distribution			Andrew I. Faile
2624	Image analysis				Andrew I. Faile
2625	Fax, printing, printing network, 	Andrew I. Faile
	scanners 
2626	Speech					Mark R. Powell
2627	Fax, disc drive				Mark R. Powell
2628	Computer graphics			Mark R. Powell
2629	Display systems				Mark R. Powell


2800	SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS

2810	Semiconductors and electrical circuits, Sharon A. Gibson
	Static memory and digital logic
2820	Semiconductors and electrical circuits,	Robert Oberleitner
	Static memory and digital logic
2830/ 	Power generation and distribution,	Richard K. Seidel
2840	music, electrical components
	and control circuits
2850/ 	Photocopying, recorders, printing, 	Richard K. Seidel
2860	measuring and testing
2870/ 	Liquid crystals, optical elements,	Janice A. Falcone
2880	optical systems, fiber optics, lasers, 
	electric lamps, registers, optics 
	measuring and radiant energy
2890 	Semiconductor, electrical, optical	Sharon A. Gibson 
	systems & components

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

3610	Surface transportation		 	John J. Love
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 		John J. Love
3660	Computerized vehicle controls and 	Donald T. Hajec
	navigation, radio wave optical and 
	acoustic wave communication
3670	Wells, earth boring/moving/working, 	Donald T. Hajec
	excavating, mining, harvesters, 		
	bridges, roads, petroleum, closures, 
	connections, and hardware
3680	Machine elements and power 		John J. Love
	transmissions


3700 	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS  

3710,	Amusement and education devices,		Karen M. Young
	packages and containers
3721,
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


































		  
