Reissue Applications Notice - OG Date: 21 May 2002

United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 21 May 2002
                          Reissue Applications Filed

   Notice under 37 CFR 1.11(b). The reissue applications listed
below are open to inspection by the general public in the indicated
Examining Groups and copies may be obtained by paying the fee therefor
(37 CFR 1.12(b)).

   4,849,432, Re. S.N. 10/067,189, Feb. 04, 2002, Cl.
514/314, HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, Kozo Shiokawa, et al., Owner of
Record: Nihon Bayer Agrochem K. K., Tokyo, Japan, Attorney
or Agent: Kurt G. Briscoe, Ex. Gp.: 1614

   4,849,432, Re. S.N. 10/067,190, Feb. 04, 2002, Cl.
514/314, HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, Kozo Shiokawa, et al., Owner of
Record: Nihon Bayer Agrochem K. K., Tokyo, Japan, Attorney
or Agent: Kurt G. Briscoe, Ex. Gp.: 1614

   4,849,432, Re. S.N. 10/067,191, Feb. 04, 2002, Cl.
514/314, HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, Kozo Shiokawa, et al., Owner of
Record: Nihon Bayer Agrochem K. K., Tokyo, Japan, Attorney
or Agent: Kurt G. Briscoe, Ex. Gp.: 1614

   4,849,432, Re. S.N. 10/067,192, Feb. 04, 2002, Cl.
514/314, HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, Kozo Shiokawa, et al., Owner of
Record: Nihon Bayer Agrochem K. K., Tokyo, Japan, Attorney
or Agent: Kurt G. Briscoe, Ex. Gp.: 1614

   5,141,623, Re. S.N. 10/068,072, Feb. 05, 2002, Cl.
205/122, METHOD FOR ALIGNING POLE TIPS IN A THIN FILM HEAD, Uri Cohen,
et al., Owner of Record: Uri Cohen, Palo Alto, CA, Attorney
or Agent: Michael B. Einschlag, Ex. Gp.: 1741

   5,679,313, Re. S.N. 10/052,225, Jan. 16, 2002, Cl.
423/237, AMONIA DECOMPOSITION CATALYST, Shigeru Nojima, et al., Owner
of Record: Mitsuhibishi Jukogyo Kabushinki Kaisha, Tokyo, Japan,
Attorney or Agent: Eugene Lieberstein, Ex. Gp.: 1754

   5,769,104, Re. S.N. 10/058,773, Jan. 30, 2002, Cl.
135/069, STAGELESSLY ADJUSTABLE TELESCOPIC WALKING STICK WITH A
POSITION RETAINING DEVICE, Shinichi Uemura, Owner of Record:
Crystal Industrial Co., Ltd., Nagoya, Japan, Attorney or
Agent: Stewart L. Gitler, Ex. Gp.: 3621

   5,824,667, Re. S.N. 10/080,617, Feb. 25, 2002, Cl.
514/170, COMPOSITION FOR CONTRACEPTION, Jurgen Spona, et al., Owner of
Record: Schering Aktiengesellschaft, Germany, Attorney or
Agent: Anthony J. Zelano, Ex. Gp.: 1614

   5,834,922, Re. S.N. 10/090,737, Mar. 06, 2002, Cl.
320/136, SECONDARY BATTERY POWER STORAGE SYSTEM, Kyoko Ikawa, et al.,
Owner of Record: Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, Attorney or
Agent: Melvin Kraus, Ex. Gp.: 2838

   5,863,927, Re. S.N. 10/052,698, Jan. 18, 2002, Cl.
514/289, DEXTRMETHORPHAN AND AN OXIDASE INHIBITOR FOR TREATING
INTRACTABLE CONDITIONS, Richard Allen Smith, et al., Owner of Record:
Center For Neurologic Study, Attorney or Agent: Mark R.
Benedict, Ex. Gp.: 1614

   5,891,212, Re. S.N. 09/827,605, Apr. 06,2001, Cl.
075/335, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING UNIFORMLY SIZED AND SHAPED
SPHERES, Jie Tang, et al., Owner of Record: Fry's Metals, Inc.,
D/B/A Cookson Semiconductor Packaging Materials, Foxborough, MA,
Attorney or Agent: Thomas M. Sullivan, Ex. Gp.: 1742

   5,910,319, Re. S.N. 10/058,891, Jan. 28, 2002, Cl.
424/458, FLUOXETINE ENTERIC PELLETS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION
AND USE, Neil B. Anderson, et al., Owner of Record: Eli Lilly and
Company, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney or Agent: Robert D. Titus, Ex.
Gp.: 1615

   5,924,068, Re. S.N. 09/905,842, Jul. 13, 2001, Cl.
704/260, ELECTRONIC NEWS RECEPTION APPARATUS THAT SELECTIVELY RETAINS
SECTIONS AND SEARCHES BY KEYWORD OR INDEX FOR TEXT, Ronald B. Richard,
et al., Owner of Record: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,
Ltd., Kadoma-shi, Japan, Attorney or Agent: Kenneth N. Nigon, Ex.
Gp.: 2741

   5,926,116, Re. S.N. 09/014,937, Jul. 20, 2001, Cl.
370/389, INFORMATION RETRIEVAL APPARATUS AND METHOD, Hiroaki Kitano, et
al., Owner of Record: Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Japan,
Attorney or Agent: William S. Frommer, Ex. Gp.: 2733

   5,961,614, Re. S.N. 09/972,847, Oct. 04, 2001, Cl.
710/022, SYSTEM FOR DATA TRANSFER THROUGH AN I/O DEVICE USING A MEMORY
ACCESS CONTROLLER WHICH RECEIVES AND STRORES INDICATION OF A DATA
STATUS SIGNAL, Kevin M. Christiansen, et al., Owner of Record:
Apple Computer, Cupertino, California, Attorney or Agent:
Kirk A. Gottlieb, Ex. Gp.: 2182

   5,966,341, Re. S.N. 09/974,962, Oct. 12, 2001, Cl.
365/230, SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY, Tsugio Takahashi, et al., Owner of
Record: Hitachi, Ltd. & Hitachi Device Engineering Company, Ltd.,
Attorney or Agent: Gregory E. Montone, Ex. Gp.: 2818

   5,968,832, Re. S.N. 09/977,768, Oct. 15, 2001, Cl.
436/010, REAGENT FOR MEASUREMENT OF LEUKOCYTES AND HEMOGLOBIN
CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD, Kinya Uchihashi, et al., Owner of Record:
Sysmex Corporation, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, Japan, Attorney or
Agent: Joseph J. Corso, Ex. Gp.: 1743

   5,970,255, Re. S.N. 10/084,757, Oct. 19, 2001, Cl.
395/893, SYSTEM FOR COUPLING PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE TO EXTERNAL
CIRCUITRY WHICH SELECTS A LOGIC STANDARD AND USES BUFF, Nghia Tran, et
al., Owner of Record: Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA,
Attorney or Agent: Michael E. Shanahan, Ex. Gp.: 2782

   5,977,585, Re. S.N. 10/053,140, Nov. 02, 2001, Cl.
040/584, DEPOSITED TUNNELING OXIDE, Gregory Vasche, Owner of Record:
Coast Business Credit, A Division of Southern Pacific Bank, Los
Angeles, CA, Attorney or Agent: Donald L. Bartel, Ex. Gp.: 2814

   5,978,125, Re. S.N. 10/005,745, Nov. 02, 2001, Cl.
359/256, COMPACT PROGRAMMABLE PHOTONIC VARIABLE DELAY DEVICES, Steve X.
Yao, Owner of Record: General Photonics Corporation, Chino, CA,
Attorney or Agent: Scott C. Harris, Ex. Gp.: 2873

   5,984,180, Re. S.N. 09/990,970, Nov. 16, 2001, Cl.
235/380, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GIFT CREDIT CARD, Jerry L. Albrecht,
Marion, IN, Owner of Record: Inventor, Attorney or Agent:
Christopher A. Brown, Ex. Gp.: 2876

   5,993,543, Re. S.N. 09/997,988, Nov. 29,2001, Cl.
117/088, METHOD OF PRODUCING PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL WITH PROTECTIVE LAYER
OF AN ALKALINE EARTH OXIDE, Masaki Aoki, et al., Owner of Record:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma-shi, Japan,
Attorney or Agent: Joseph W. Price, Ex. Gp.: 1765

   5,997,367, Re. S.N. 10/011,803, Dec. 06, 2001, Cl.
439/853, ADAPTER, Charles S. Skoolicas, et al., Owner of Record:
VLT Corporation, San Antonio, TX, Attorney or Agent: David
L. Feigenbaum, Ex. Gp.: 2839

   6,000,151, Re. S.N. 09/984,746, Oct. 31, 2001, Cl.
037/323, VACUUM EXCAVATION APPARATUS HAVING AN IMPROVED AIR LANCE AIR
LANCE NOZZLE AND VACUUM SYSTEM INCLUDING A MULTISTAGE VENTURI EJECTOR,
Paul Hayes, Owner of Record: Utiliscope Corporation, Glen Allen,
Virginia, Attorney or Agent: Benjamin E. Urcia, Ex. Gp.: 3671

   6,030,308, Re. S.N. 10/086,158, Feb. 27, 2002, Cl.
474/254, AJUSTABLE ENDLESS BELT FOR USE IN POWER TRANSMISSION AND
APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FORMING BELT, Paul Beck, Malibu, CA, Owner of
Record: Inventor, Attorney or Agent: Richard E. Lyon, Jr.,
Ex. Gp.: 3672

   6,030,310, Re. S.N. 10/076,929, Feb. 15, 2002, Cl.
476/010, VARIATOR CONTROL SYSTEM, Christopher John Greenwood, et al.,
Owner of Record: Torotrak (Development) Limited, Preston,
England, Attorney or Agent: Scott A. Daniels, Ex. Gp.: 3682

   6,030,635, Re. S.N. 10/084,090, Feb. 28, 2002, Cl.
424/423, MALLEABLE PASTE FOR FILLING BONE DEFECTS, Arthur A. Gertzman,
et al., Owner of Record: Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation,
Edison, NJ, Attorney or Agent: John S. Hale, Ex. Gp.: 1615

   6,032,128, Re. S.N. 10/084,588, Feb. 27, 2002, Cl.
705/023, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ITEM PLACEMENT AND ITEM
REMOVAL DURING OPERATION OF A SELF-SERVICE CHECKOUT TERMINAL, James
Morris, Suwanee, GA, Owner of Record: NCR Corporation, Dayton,
OH, Attorney or Agent: Paul W. Martin, Ex. Gp.: 2764

   6,032,156, Re. S.N. 10/087,003, Feb. 28, 2002, Cl.
707/104, SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED GENERATION OF MEDIA, Dwight Marcus, Ojai,
CA, Owner of Record: Inventor, Attorney or Agent: J. D.
Harriman, Ex. Gp.: 2777

   6,032,610, Re. S.N. 10/092,514, Mar. 07, 2002, Cl.
118/013, APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING A QUANTITY OF MATERIAL ON A SHELL,
Cifford E. Fitch, Jr., et al., Owner of Record: Cifford E. Fitch,
Jr., South Holland, Illinois, Attorney or Agent: Michael A. Hierl,
Ex. Gp.: 1734

   6,033,300, Re. S.N. 10/093,278, Mar. 07, 2002, Cl.
454/147, AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE HVAC RAINHAT, Dean Jeffrey Schneider, Owner
of Record: L & L Products, Inc., Romeo, MI, Attorney or
Agent: Eric M. Dobrusin, Ex. Gp.: 3744

   6,033,564, Re. S.N. 10/087,804, Mar. 04, 2002, Cl.
210/232, METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION FOR DENSITY SCREENING OUTER TRANSPORT
WALLS, Curtis Kirker et al., Owner of Record: Phase Inc.,
Kamuela, Hawaii, Attorney or Agent: Thomas R. Felger, Ex. Gp.:
1723

   6,034,963, Re. S.N. 10/093,340, Mar. 06, 2002, Cl.
370/401, MULTIPLE NETWORK PROTOCOL ENCODER/DECODER AND DATA PROCESSOR,
Masaru Shinohara, et al., Owner of Record: iReady Corporation,
San Jose, California, Attorney or Agent: Michael A. Glenn, Ex.
Gp.: 2662

   6,036,226, Re. S.N. 10/086,920, Dec. 28, 2001, Cl.
280/736, INFLATABLE CAPABLE OF MODULATION AIR BAG INFLATION RATE IN A
VEHICLE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT APPARATUS, Steven Joseph Brown, et al.,
Owner of Record: General Dynamics Armament Systems, Inc., Falls
Church, VA, Attorney or Agent: Roland G. McAndrews, Ex. Gp.: 3619

   6,037,368, Re. S.N. 10/073,838, Feb. 11, 2002, Cl.
514/530, 8-ISO-PROSTAGLANDINS FOR GLAUCOMA THERAPY, Steven M. Podos,
Owner of Record: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, of the City of
New York, New York, NY, Attorney or Agent: Janet M. MacLeod, Ex.
Gp.: 1614

   6,039,068, Re. S.N. 10/091,802, Mar. 06, 2002 Cl.
137/377, APPARATUS FOR SHIELDING AN ARTICULATED STRUCTURE, Tessier
Clement, et al., Owner of Record: Centre de Recherche Indust. du
Quebec, Quebec, Canada, Attorney or Agent: David M. Carter, Ex.
Gp.: 3753

   6,099,402, Re. S.N. 10/071628, Feb. 08, 2002, Cl.
453/3652, SMALL APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING CIRCULAR PLATE OBJECTS,
Hiroshi Abe, et al., Owner of Record: Asahi Seiko Co. Ltd.,
Tokyo, Japan, Attorney or Agent: Rob L. Phillips, Ex. Gp.: 3652

   6,115,869, Re. S.N. 10/062,733, Jan. 31, 2002, Cl.
015/120, WRINGER MOP, Robert J. Libman, Owner of Record: Robert
J. Libman, Champaign, IL, Attorney or Agent: Richard M. LaBarge,
Ex. Gp.: 1744

   6,138,834, Re. S.N. 10/062,061, Jan. 31, 2002, Cl.
209/017, RECOVERY APPARATUS FOR DRILLING AND EXCAVATION AND RELATED
METHODS, Ricky Southall, Owner of Record: Sun Drilling Products
Corporation, Belle Chasse, LA, Attorney or Agent: Daniel H. Golub,
Ex. Gp.: 3653

   6,142,138, Re. S.N. 10/053,377, Jan. 23, 2002, Cl.
125/014, HIGH SPEED METHOD OF ALIGNING CUTTING LINES OF A WORKPLACE
USING PATTERN, Masayuki Azuma, et al., Owner of Record: Tokyo
Seimitsu Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, and Kulicke & Soffa Investments,
Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, Attorney or Agent: David S. Safran,
Ex. Gp.: 3723

   6,157,319, Re. S.N. 10/095,156, Mar. 11, 2002, Cl.
340/825, UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL WITH DEVICE ACTIVATED SETUP, Gregory
L. Johns, et al., Owner of Record: Universal Electonics Inc.,
Cyress, California, Attorney or Agent: Gary R. Jarisik, Ex. Gp.:
2735

   6,183,328, Re. S.N. 10/082,688, Feb. 22, 2002, Cl.
441/089, RADIO BEACON THAT USES A LIGHT EMITTER AS AN ANTENNA, Anthony
David Marshall, Owner of Record: David Marshall Rescue Concepts,
LLC, New York, NY, Attorney or Agent: Philip R. Poh, Ex. Gp.: 3617

   6,223,570, Re. S.N. 10/061,380, Feb. 01, 2002, Cl.
070/209, HOUSING FOR AN AUTOMOBILE STEERING WHEEL LOCK, Tian-Yuan Chen,
Owner of Record: Robert Vito, Berwyn, PA, Attorney or Agent:
Ruy M. Garcia-Zamor, Ex. Gp.: 3627

   6,258,512, Re. S.N. 10/092,912, Mar. 06, 2002, Cl.
430/302, METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE AND
LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PREPARED THEREBY, Seishi Kasai, et al.,
Owner of Record: Fuji Photo Film Company, Ltd., Kanagawa, Japan,
Attorney or Agent: Jules E. Goldberg, Ex. Gp.: 1752

   6,263,588, Re. S.N. 10/062,618, Feb. 05, 2002, Cl.
034/417, VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR,
Shigekazu Kato, et al., Owner of Record: Inventor, Attorney
or Agent: William I. Solomon, Ex. Gp.: 2162

   6,294,487, Re. S.N. 10/066,738, Feb. 04, 2002, Cl.
442/218, AIRBAG FABRIC POSSESSING VERY LOW COVER FACTOR, Ramesh
Keshavaraj, Owner of Record: Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, NC,
Attorney or Agent: William S. Parks, Ex. Gp.: 1771

   6,327,759, Re. S.N. 10/053,845, Jan. 22, 2002, Cl.
7026/018, AIR BAG FABRIC PROCESSING IMPROVED PACKED VOLUME AND STABLE
AIR PERMEABILITY, Ramesh Keshavaraj, et al., Owner of Record:
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, South Carolina, Attorney or
Agent: Brenda D. Wentz, Ex. Gp.: 1772

   6,330,756, Re. S.N. 10/060,304, Feb. 01, 2002, Cl.
034/406, VACUUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR,
Shigekazu Kato, et al., Owner of Record: Inventor, Attorney
or Agent: William I. Solomon, Ex. Gp.: 2162

   6,336,982, Re. S.N. 10/094,158, Mar. 06, 2002, Cl.
156/064, METHOD FOR REDUCING SURFACE ROUGHNESS IN A WELDED SEAM OF AN
IMAGING BELT, Robert C. U. Yu, et al., Owner of Record: Xerox
Corporation, Stamford, CT, Attorney or Agent: Wayne J. Egan, Ex.
Gp.: 1734

   6,342,168, Re. S.N. 10/093,659, Mar. 08, 2002, Cl.
252/073, COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REDUCING NOISE AND/OR FOULING IN A
LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM, Adam Isherwood, Owner of Record: Adam
Isherwood, Worcester, United Kingdom, Attorney or Agent: David A.
Jackson, Esq., Ex. Gp.: 1751