Requests for Reexaminations Filed

   Notice under 37 CFR 1.11(c). The requests for reexamination listed
below are open to inspection by the general public in the indicated
Examining Groups. Copies of the requests and related papers may be
obtained by paying the fee therefor established in the Rules (37 CFR
1.19(a)).
   In the event correspondence to the patent owner is not received, this
notice will be considered to be constructive notice to the patent owner
and reexamination will proceed (37 CFR 1.248(a)(5) and 1.525(b)).

   4,976,690, Reexam. No. 90/004,241, May 14, 1996, Cl. 604/096,
VARIABLE STIFFNESS ANGIOPLASTY CATHETER, Ronald J. Solar, et. al., Owner
of Record: Sci Med Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, Minn., Attorney or
Agent: Glenn M. Seager, Nawrocki Rooney & Silvertson, Minneapolis,
Minn., Ex. Gp.: 3308, Requester: Owner

   5,021,663, Reexam. No. 90/004,242, May 14, 1996, Cl. 258/349,
INFRARED DETECTOR, Larry J. Hornbeck, Owner of Record: Texas Instruments
Inc., Dallas, Tex., Attorney or Agent: Gary C. Honeycutt, Texas
Instruments Inc., Dallas, Tex., Ex. Gp.: 2506, Requester: David R.
Fairbairn, Kinney & Lange, Minneapolis, Minn.

   5,162,524, Reexam. No. 90/004,243, May 14, 1996, Cl. 540/358,
PROCESSES FOR MAKING CEPHEMS FROM ALLENYLAZETIDINONE DERIVATIVES,
Vittorio Farina, et. al., Owner of Record: Bristol-Meyers Squibb
Company, New York, N.Y., Attorney or Agent: David M. Morse,
Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co., Wallingford, Conn., Ex. Gp.: 1205, Requester:
Otsuka Kagaku Kabushiki Kaisha, c/o Nikaido Marmelstein Murray & Oram,
Washington, D.C.

   5,402,254, Reexam. No. 90/004,244, May 16, 1996, Cl. 359/059, LIQUID
CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH TFTS IN WHICH PIXEL ELECTRODES ARE FORMED IN
THE SAME PLANE AS THE GATE ELECTRODES WITH ANODIZED OXIDE FILMS BEFORE
THE DEPOSITION OF SILICON, Akira Sasano, et. al., Owner of Record:
Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, Attorney or Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout &
Kraus, Arlington, Va., Ex. Gp.: 2515, Requester: Owner

   5,421,955, Reexam. No. 90/004,240, May 10, 1996, Cl. 216/048,
EXPANDABLE STENTS AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME, Lilip Lau, et. al., Owner
of Record: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, Calif.,
Attorney or Agent: Fulwider, Patton, Lee & Utecht, Los Angeles, Calif.,
Ex. Gp.: 1104, Requester: Malcolm L. Moore, Moore & Hansen, Minneapolis,
Minn.