PATENT TECHNOLOGY CENTERS

                         BRUCE A. LEHMAN, Commissioner
             Q. TODD DICKINSON, Assistant Commissioner for Patents
    NICHOLAS P. GODICI, (Acting) Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Patents
       STEPHEN G. KUNIN, Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Patent Policy


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

1600   BIOTECHNOLOGY, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY & DESIGNS

1610   Organic chemistry,    John E. Kittle         308-0193      03/03/97
       bio-affecting &                              308-7922
       body treating
       composition
2900   Designs                                                    12/13/93

1620   Immunology & plants   Mary C. Lee            308-2359      04/29/97
1640   Combinatorial,                               308-8494      10/08/96
       linker & non-
       heterocyclic
       chemistry

1630   Recombinant           John J. Doll           308-1123      12/01/96
       molecular & micro-                           305-7230
       biology, multi-
       cellular organism
1650   Non-recombinant                                            01/28/98
       molecular & micro-
       biology, non-immuno
       proteins & peptides


1700   CHEMICAL AND MATERIAL ENGINEERING

1710   Synthetic resins      Theodore Morris        308-1495      04/01/97
1770   Stock materials &                            305-3599      01/17/97
       miscellaneous
       articles

1720   Fluid separation &    Richard V. Fisher      308-1193      02/15/97
       agitation, metal                             305-3599
       foundry, welding,
       plastic molding
       apparatus, fuels
       & related
       compositions
1730   Glass & paper                                              02/05/97
       making, tobacco,
       non-metallic
       molding, adhesive
       bonding, tires &
       coating apparatus
1740   Metallurgy,                                                12/21/96
       electrochemistry,
       cleaning, disin-
       fecting, sterilizing,
       analytical chemistry
       & wave energy

1750   Chemical products &   Esther M. Kepplinger   308-1495      01/05/97
       processes, solar                             305-3935
       cells & sputtering
       apparatuses
1760   Food technology,                                           06/03/96
       petroleum processing,
       coating & etching


2700   COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING

2710   Television            James L. Dwyer         305-4800      09/01/96
                             (Acting)
2740   Audio, radio,                                308-5401      10/16/96
       telephone & speech
       processing

2720   Image & Fax           Jin F. Ng              305-4800      10/17/96
2730   General                                      305-5401      09/24/96
       communications &
       digital commun-
       ication systems

2750   Storage processing,   Robert E. Garrett      305-0286      07/07/96
       multiple computers,                          308-2177
       & multiple process
       coordinating

2760   Specialized data      Joseph J. Rolla        305-9700      07/07/96
       processing                                   308-5355

2770   Computer graphics     Gerald Goldberg        305-9700      07/02/96
       & data bases                                 308-5355

2780   Processors,           Joseph J. Rolla        305-9700      08/12/96
       control systems,                             308-5355
       input/output


2800   PHYSICS, OPTICS, SYSTEMS COMPONENTS & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

2810   Semiconductors,       Rolf G. Hille          306-3421      06/25/96
       electrical circuits,                         308-7725
       static memory,
       digital logic
2820   Semiconductors &                                           03/18/97
       electrical circuits

2830   Power generation &    Stewart J. Levy        308-0658      01/12/97
       distribution                                 308-7722
       music, electrical
       components &
       control circuits

2850   Photocopying,         Margaret A. Focarino   306-3421      08/26/96
       recorders,                                   308-7725
       printing, measuring
       & testing

2870   Liquid crystals,      Janice A. Howell       308-0530      09/18/96
       optical elements,                            305-3594
       optical systems,
       fiber optics,
       lasers, electric
       lamps, registers,
       optics, measuring &
       radiant energy


3600   TRANSPORTATION, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE & NATIONAL SECURITY

3610   Surface transpor-     Richard A. Bertsch     308-1134      09/09/96
       tation & material                            308-2177
       handling

3620   Static structures,    Al Lawrence Smith      308-1020      02/24/97
       closures, machine                            305-3597
       elements & power
       transmissions, civil
       engineering, connec-
       tions, hardware &
       furniture
3630   Supports & sign                                            06/24/97
       exhibiting

3640   Aeronautics, agri-    John F. Terapane, Jr.  306-4180      12/02/95
       culture, earth                               306-4195
       moving/working,
       petroleum & mining,
       plant & animal
       husbandry, butcher-
       ing, optics, radio
       wave & acoustic wave
       communication, data
       processing for
       vehicles, weaponry,
       nuclear systems &
       national security


3700   MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS

3710   Amusement and         Ethel Rollins-Cross    308-1078      10/23/96
       education devices                            305-3579
3720   Packages, contain-                                         12/21/96
       ers, manufacturing
       devices & processes,
       machine tools &
       hand tools

3730   Medical instruments,  John J. Love           308-0873      11/28/96
       diagnostic equip-                            305-3139
       ment, treatment
       devices, surgery &
       surgical supplies

3740   Thermal & combustion  Donald G. Kelly        308-0975      11/18/96
       technology, motive                           308-7763
       and fluid power sys-
       tems, textile manu-
       facturing & apparel
3750   Fluid handling &                                           11/19/96
       dispensing