Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a
                      Late Maintenance Fee From 10/17/97
   
Patent           Serial            Filing          Issue          Granted
Number           Number            Date            Date           Date

4,568,122        06/665,888        10/29/84        02/04/86       10/22/97
4,681,839        06/422,038        09/23/82        07/21/87       10/22/97
4,803,954        07/037,580        04/13/87        02/14/89       10/22/97
4,823,390        07/154,304        02/10/88        04/18/89       10/22/97                                                        
4,840,192        06/859,791        05/05/86        06/20/89       10/20/97                                                        
5,019,087        06/915,512        10/06/86        05/28/91       10/21/97                                                        
5,025,802        07/477,319        02/08/90        06/25/91       10/21/97                                                        
5,027,799        07/598,651        10/18/90        07/02/91       10/21/97                                                        
5,194,537        07/585,689        09/19/90        03/16/93       10/22/97

                 Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a
                      Late Maintenance Fee From 10/24/97

Patent           Serial            Filing          Issue          Granted
Number           Number            Date            Date           Date

4,644,706        06/822,328        01/27/86        02/24/87       10/30/97
4,712,570        06/838,556        03/11/86        12/15/87       10/29/97
4,739,527        06/883,073        07/08/86        04/26/88       10/30/97
4,794,824        07/058,860        06/05/87        01/03/89       10/29/97
4,813,671        06/910,051        09/22/86        03/21/89       10/30/97
4,835,591        07/138,949        12/29/87        05/30/89       10/29/97
4,851,347        07/052,254        05/20/87        07/25/89       10/29/97
5,040,439        07/320,886        03/09/89        08/20/91       10/29/97
5,123,465        07/246,451        09/19/88        06/23/92       10/29/97
5,143,540        07/584,548        09/18/90        09/01/92       10/29/97
5,235,314        07/815,823        12/30/91        08/10/93       10/30/97