Reclassification Alert Report This report is a summary of classification changes which became effective by issuance of Classification Orders from April through June 1998. Information includes: o subclasses established or abolished (major changes) o subclass title, indent, or position change o changes to existing classes and subclass definitions (minor changes) This Reclassification Alert Report may appear from time to time in the Official Gazette and is intended to provide an interim notice of classification changes pending publication of the Manual of Classification and revisions thereto. The general public may purchase copies of Classification Orders or Classification Definitions by contacting the Editorial Division at 703-305-6101 or 703-305-5099. Payment can be made through a Deposit Account, or by check made payable to "Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks" and sent to: Chief, Editorial Division Office of Classification Support U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Crystal Mall 2, Room 303 Washington, D.C. 20231 June 2, 1998 FREDERICK R. SCHMIDT Administrator for Search and Information Resources RECLASSIFICATION ALERT REPORT APRIL - JUNE 1998 FIRST LAST ORDER CLASS SUBCLASS SUBCLASS ACTION NUMBER 2 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 4 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 5 DEFN. CHANGE 1684 5 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 5 901 ESTABLISH 1691 5 911 ESTABLISH 1691 5 913 TITLE CHANGE 1691 5 910 POSITION CHANGE 1691 15 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 16 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 16 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 19 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 24 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 24 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 28 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 29 DEFN. CHANGE 1689 29 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 29 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 30 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 33 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 34 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 40 DEFN. CHANGE 1696 43 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 47 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 48 DEFN. CHANGE 1694 52 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 52 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 53 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 53 DEFN. CHANGE 1697 56 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 57 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 60 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 60 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 60 DEFN. CHANGE 1694 62 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 62 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 65 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 66 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 68 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 72 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 73 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 74 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 74 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 83 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 84 DEFN. CHANGE 1684 84 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 87 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 89 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 92 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 99 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 105 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 109 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 111 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 112 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 116 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 119 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 123 186.1 ABOLISH 1694 123 406 428 ABOLISH 1694 123 568 571 ABOLISH 1694 123 602 ABOLISH 1694 123 406.11 406.19 ESTABLISH 1694 123 406.2 ESTABLISH 1694 123 406.21 406.29 ESTABLISH 1694 123 406.3 ESTABLISH 1694 123 406.31 406.39 ESTABLISH 1694 123 406.4 ESTABLISH 1694 123 406.41 406.49 ESTABLISH 1694 123 406.5 ESTABLISH 1694 123 406.51 406.59 ESTABLISH 1694 123 406.6 ESTABLISH 1694 123 406.61 406.69 ESTABLISH 1694 123 406.7 ESTABLISH 1694 123 406.71 406.76 ESTABLISH 1694 123 568.11 568.19 ESTABLISH 1694 123 568.2 ESTABLISH 1694 123 568.21 568.29 ESTABLISH 1694 123 568.3 ESTABLISH 1694 123 568.31 ESTABLISH 1694 123 568.32 ESTABLISH 1694 126 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 135 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 137 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 137 DEFN. CHANGE 1689 137 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 140 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 150 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 150 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 156 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 159 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 160 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 165 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 166 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 171 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 172 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 173 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 175 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 177 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 178 DEFN. CHANGE 1684 180 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 181 DEFN. CHANGE 1684 187 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 187 DEFN. CHANGE 1696 188 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 192 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 200 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 201 DEFN. CHANGE 1689 204 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 206 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 210 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 212 DEFN. CHANGE 1696 215 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 217 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 219 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 220 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 220 400 470 ABOLISH 1691 220 1.6 ESTABLISH 1691 220 9.4 ESTABLISH 1691 220 23.87 23.89 ESTABLISH 1691 220 23.9 ESTABLISH 1691 220 23.91 ESTABLISH 1691 220 62.11 62.19 ESTABLISH 1691 220 62.2 ESTABLISH 1691 220 62.21 ESTABLISH 1691 220 62.22 ESTABLISH 1691 220 495.01 495.09 ESTABLISH 1691 220 495.1 ESTABLISH 1691 220 495.11 ESTABLISH 1691 220 560.01 560.09 ESTABLISH 1691 220 560.1 ESTABLISH 1691 220 560.11 560.15 ESTABLISH 1691 220 567.1 567.3 ESTABLISH 1691 220 573.1 573.5 ESTABLISH 1691 220 574.2 ESTABLISH 1691 220 574.3 ESTABLISH 1691 220 592.01 592.09 ESTABLISH 1691 220 592.1 ESTABLISH 1691 220 592.11 592.19 ESTABLISH 1691 220 592.2 ESTABLISH 1691 220 592.21 592.28 ESTABLISH 1691 220 694.1 ESTABLISH 1691 220 908.1 908.3 ESTABLISH 1691 220 915.1 ESTABLISH 1691 220 915.2 ESTABLISH 1691 220 917 921 ESTABLISH 1691 220 345 347 ABOLISH 1697 220 359 ABOLISH 1697 220 345.1 345.6 ESTABLISH 1697 220 359.1 359.5 ESTABLISH 1697 221 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 222 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 222 DEFN. CHANGE 1697 225 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 226 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 228 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 229 3.1 ABOLISH 1691 229 3.5 ABOLISH 1691 229 23 ABOLISH 1691 229 5.81 5.85 ESTABLISH 1691 229 103.11 ESTABLISH 1691 229 117.27 117.29 ESTABLISH 1691 229 117.3 ESTABLISH 1691 229 117.31 117.35 ESTABLISH 1691 229 122.21 122.29 ESTABLISH 1691 229 122.3 ESTABLISH 1691 229 122.31 122.34 ESTABLISH 1691 229 164.1 ESTABLISH 1691 229 164.2 ESTABLISH 1691 229 185.1 ESTABLISH 1691 229 199.1 ESTABLISH 1691 229 941 ESTABLISH 1691 229 942 ESTABLISH 1691 229 4.5 POSITION CHANGE 1691 229 5.5 5.8 POSITION CHANGE 1691 229 67 POSITION CHANGE 1691 229 93 POSITION CHANGE 1691 229 4.5 INDENT CHANGE 1691 229 5.5 5.8 INDENT CHANGE 1691 229 67 INDENT CHANGE 1691 229 93 INDENT CHANGE 1691 229 DEFN. CHANGE 1697 235 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 241 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 242 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 242 16 18 ABOLISH 1690 242 18.1 ABOLISH 1690 242 19 26 ABOLISH 1690 242 26.1 26.4 ABOLISH 1690 242 26.41 26.45 ABOLISH 1690 242 26.5 ABOLISH 1690 242 27 ABOLISH 1690 242 27.1 ABOLISH 1690 242 28 35 ABOLISH 1690 242 35.5 ABOLISH 1690 242 35.6 ABOLISH 1690 242 36 43 ABOLISH 1690 242 43.1 ABOLISH 1690 242 43.2 ABOLISH 1690 242 46 ABOLISH 1690 242 46.2 ABOLISH 1690 242 46.21 ABOLISH 1690 242 46.3 46.8 ABOLISH 1690 242 47 ABOLISH 1690 242 47.01 47.13 ABOLISH 1690 242 47.5 ABOLISH 1690 242 48 53 ABOLISH 1690 242 158 ABOLISH 1690 242 158.1 158.5 ABOLISH 1690 242 364.11 ESTABLISH 1690 242 364.12 ESTABLISH 1690 242 364.4 364.9 ESTABLISH 1690 242 365 ESTABLISH 1690 242 365.1 365.9 ESTABLISH 1690 242 366 ESTABLISH 1690 242 366.1 366.9 ESTABLISH 1690 242 388.9 ESTABLISH 1690 242 388.91 ESTABLISH 1690 242 472.1 472.9 ESTABLISH 1690 242 473 ESTABLISH 1690 242 473.1 473.9 ESTABLISH 1690 242 474 ESTABLISH 1690 242 474.1 474.9 ESTABLISH 1690 242 475 ESTABLISH 1690 242 475.1 475.9 ESTABLISH 1690 242 476 ESTABLISH 1690 242 476.1 476.9 ESTABLISH 1690 242 477 ESTABLISH 1690 242 477.1 477.9 ESTABLISH 1690 242 478 ESTABLISH 1690 242 478.1 478.9 ESTABLISH 1690 242 480 ESTABLISH 1690 242 480.1 480.9 ESTABLISH 1690 242 481 ESTABLISH 1690 242 481.1 481.9 ESTABLISH 1690 242 482 ESTABLISH 1690 242 482.1 482.9 ESTABLISH 1690 242 483 ESTABLISH 1690 242 483.1 483.9 ESTABLISH 1690 242 484 ESTABLISH 1690 242 484.1 484.9 ESTABLISH 1690 242 485 ESTABLISH 1690 242 485.1 485.9 ESTABLISH 1690 242 486 ESTABLISH 1690 242 486.1 486.9 ESTABLISH 1690 242 487 ESTABLISH 1690 242 487.1 487.9 ESTABLISH 1690 242 488 ESTABLISH 1690 242 920 ESTABLISH 1690 242 364.2 TITLE CHANGE 1690 242 364.2 INDENT CHANGE 1690 242 364.3 INDENT CHANGE 1690 242 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 244 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 246 DEFN. CHANGE 1696 248 DEFN. CHANGE 1684 249 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 250 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 250 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 254 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 267 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 280 6.1 ABOLISH 1685 280 6.11 ABOLISH 1685 280 6.12 ABOLISH 1685 280 93 ABOLISH 1685 280 94 ABOLISH 1685 280 95.1 ABOLISH 1685 280 96 ABOLISH 1685 280 96.1 ABOLISH 1685 280 96.3 ABOLISH 1685 280 97 ABOLISH 1685 280 109 111 ABOLISH 1685 280 112.1 ABOLISH 1685 280 112.2 ABOLISH 1685 280 113 123 ABOLISH 1685 280 125 138 ABOLISH 1685 280 660 675 ABOLISH 1685 280 688 726 ABOLISH 1685 280 772 ABOLISH 1685 280 840 ABOLISH 1685 280 846 ABOLISH 1685 280 5.5 ESTABLISH 1685 280 5.501 5.509 ESTABLISH 1685 280 5.51 ESTABLISH 1685 280 5.511 5.519 ESTABLISH 1685 280 5.52 ESTABLISH 1685 280 5.521 5.524 ESTABLISH 1685 280 6.15 ESTABLISH 1685 280 6.151 6.159 ESTABLISH 1685 280 6.16 ESTABLISH 1685 280 86.1 ESTABLISH 1685 280 86.5 ESTABLISH 1685 280 86.75 ESTABLISH 1685 280 86.751 86.758 ESTABLISH 1685 280 89.1 ESTABLISH 1685 280 89.11 89.13 ESTABLISH 1685 280 93.5 ESTABLISH 1685 280 93.501 93.509 ESTABLISH 1685 280 93.511 93.515 ESTABLISH 1685 124.1 ESTABLISH 1685 280 124.101 124.109 ESTABLISH 1685 280 124.11 ESTABLISH 1685 280 124.111 124.119 ESTABLISH 1685 280 124.12 ESTABLISH 1685 280 124.121 124.129 ESTABLISH 1685 280 124.13 ESTABLISH 1685 280 124.131 124.139 ESTABLISH 1685 280 124.14 ESTABLISH 1685 280 124.141 124.149 ESTABLISH 1685 280 124.15 ESTABLISH 1685 280 124.151 124.159 ESTABLISH 1685 280 124.16 ESTABLISH 1685 280 124.161 124.169 ESTABLISH 1685 280 124.17 ESTABLISH 1685 280 124.171 124.179 ESTABLISH 1685 280 137.5 ESTABLISH 1685 280 137.501 137.507 ESTABLISH 1685 280 400 TITLE CHANGE 1685 280 781 TITLE CHANGE 1685 280 87.1 POSITION CHANGE 1685 280 87.2 POSITION CHANGE 1685 280 88 POSITION CHANGE 1685 280 89 POSITION CHANGE 1685 280 90 POSITION CHANGE 1685 280 91.1 POSITION CHANGE 1685 280 92 POSITION CHANGE 1685 280 771 POSITION CHANGE 1685 280 773 780 POSITION CHANGE 1685 280 DEFN. CHANGE 1696 285 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 289 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 296 DEFN. CHANGE 1696 301 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 312 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 313 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 315 DEFN. CHANGE 1696 320 DEFN. CHANGE 1696 324 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 324 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 327 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 332 DEFN. CHANGE 1684 333 DEFN. CHANGE 1684 335 DEFN. CHANGE 1684 336 DEFN. CHANGE 1684 337 DEFN. CHANGE 1684 340 DEFN. CHANGE 1684 340 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 340 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 340 DEFN. CHANGE 1696 341 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 342 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 343 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 348 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 351 DEFN. CHANGE 1684 351 DEFN. CHANGE 1692 356 900 958 ESTABLISH 1686 356 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 356 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 356 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 356 DEFN. CHANGE 1696 359 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 359 DEFN. CHANGE 1696 360 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 360 DEFN. CHANGE 1698 361 DEFN. CHANGE 1684 362 61 80 ABOLISH 1696 362 80.01 ABOLISH 1696 362 81 83 ABOLISH 1696 362 83.1 83.3 ABOLISH 1696 362 459 532 ESTABLISH 1696 362 534 549 ESTABLISH 1696 364 420 422 ABOLISH 1687 364 480 487 ABOLISH 1687 364 492 511 ABOLISH 1687 364 524 527 ABOLISH 1687 364 550 ABOLISH 1687 364 551.01 ABOLISH 1687 364 551.02 ABOLISH 1687 364 552 570 ABOLISH 1687 364 571.01 571.08 ABOLISH 1687 364 572 577 ABOLISH 1687 364 579 582 ABOLISH 1687 364 528 ESTABLISH 1687 364 528.01 528.09 ESTABLISH 1687 364 528.1 ESTABLISH 1687 364 528.11 528.19 ESTABLISH 1687 364 528.2 ESTABLISH 1687 364 528.21 528.29 ESTABLISH 1687 364 528.3 ESTABLISH 1687 364 528.31 528.39 ESTABLISH 1687 364 528.4 ESTABLISH 1687 364 528.41 ESTABLISH 1687 364 578 TITLE CHANGE 1687 364 488 491 INDENT CHANGE 1687 364 512 INDENT CHANGE 1687 364 578 INDENT CHANGE 1687 365 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 367 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 368 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 369 DEFN. CHANGE 1698 370 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 375 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 376 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 377 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 378 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 379 DEFN. CHANGE 1684 379 67 ABOLISH 1698 379 88 ABOLISH 1698 379 89 ABOLISH 1698 379 67.1 ESTABLISH 1698 379 88.01 88.09 ESTABLISH 1698 379 88.1 ESTABLISH 1698 379 88.11 88.19 ESTABLISH 1698 379 88.2 ESTABLISH 1698 379 88.21 88.28 ESTABLISH 1698 379 900 917 ESTABLISH 1698 381 24 ABOLISH 1684 381 25 ABOLISH 1684 381 68 ABOLISH 1684 381 68.1 68.7 ABOLISH 1684 381 69 ABOLISH 1684 381 69.1 ABOLISH 1684 381 69.2 ABOLISH 1684 381 88 ABOLISH 1684 381 90 ABOLISH 1684 381 153 159 ABOLISH 1684 381 168 ABOLISH 1684 381 169 ABOLISH 1684 381 183 ABOLISH 1684 381 187 ABOLISH 1684 381 188 ABOLISH 1684 381 192 205 ABOLISH 1684 381 300 433 ESTABLISH 1684 381 89 TITLE CHANGE 1684 381 91 TITLE CHANGE 1684 381 91 INDENT CHANGE 1684 381 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 382 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 383 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 385 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 386 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 386 DEFN. CHANGE 1698 392 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 395 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 396 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 396 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 399 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 403 109 ABOLISH 1692 403 322 ABOLISH 1692 403 374 ABOLISH 1692 403 379 ABOLISH 1692 403 109.1 109.8 ESTABLISH 1692 403 322.1 322.4 ESTABLISH 1692 403 374.1 374.5 ESTABLISH 1692 403 379.1 379.6 ESTABLISH 1692 404 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 410 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 414 786 ABOLISH 1689 414 800 816 ESTABLISH 1689 415 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 425 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 426 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 427 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 428 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 430 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 431 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 432 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 435 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 436 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 446 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 451 DEFN. CHANGE 1690 454 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 455 DEFN. CHANGE 1698 463 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 464 DEFN. CHANGE 1694 473 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 505 DEFN. CHANGE 1684 523 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 588 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 600 DEFN. CHANGE 1684 607 DEFN. CHANGE 1691 701 DEFN. CHANGE 1685 701 DEFN. CHANGE 1694 702 1 36 ESTABLISH 1687 702 38 191 ESTABLISH 1687 702 193 199 ESTABLISH 1687 704 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 705 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 711 DEFN. CHANGE 1687 D02 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 D03 328.1 ESTABLISH 1688 D03 328 TITLE CHANGE 1688 D03 DEFN. CHANGE 1693 D04 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 D05 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 D06 552 TITLE CHANGE 1688 D06 580 TITLE CHANGE 1688 D06 406 ABOLISH 1693 D06 406.1 406.6 ESTABLISH 1693 D07 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 D07 550 554 ABOLISH 1693 D07 550.1 ESTABLISH 1693 D07 551.1 551.3 ESTABLISH 1693 D07 552.1 ESTABLISH 1693 D07 552.2 ESTABLISH 1693 D07 553.1 553.8 ESTABLISH 1693 D07 554.1 554.4 ESTABLISH 1693 D07 900 ESTABLISH 1693 D07 901 ESTABLISH 1693 D08 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 D09 434 TITLE CHANGE 1688 D09 526 TITLE CHANGE 1688 D10 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 D11 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 D12 7 TITLE CHANGE 1688 D12 400 TITLE CHANGE 1688 D12 414.1 ESTABLISH 1693 D12 426.1 ESTABLISH 1693 D13 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 D14 115.1 ESTABLISH 1688 D14 117.1 117.9 ESTABLISH 1688 D15 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 D16 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 D17 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 D19 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 D21 1 255 ABOLISH 1688 D21 300 840 ESTABLISH 1688 D21 900 ESTABLISH 1688 D22 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 D23 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 D24 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 D24 DEFN. CHANGE 1693 D25 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 D28 64 ABOLISH 1693 D28 44.1 ESTABLISH 1693 D28 44.2 ESTABLISH 1693 D28 65 68 ESTABLISH 1693 D28 91.2 ESTABLISH 1693 D28 8 10 TITLE CHANGE 1693 D28 20 TITLE CHANGE 1693 D28 27 TITLE CHANGE 1693 D28 28 TITLE CHANGE 1693 D28 37 TITLE CHANGE 1693 D28 44 TITLE CHANGE 1693 D28 45 TITLE CHANGE 1693 D28 52 TITLE CHANGE 1693 D28 73 TITLE CHANGE 1693 D28 91.1 TITLE CHANGE 1693 D29 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 D32 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 D34 DEFN. CHANGE 1688 D99 DEFN. CHANGE 1688