			   PATENT TECHNOLOGY CENTERS

	       JAMES E. ROGAN, Under Secretary of Commerce for 
		  Intellectual Property and Director of the 
		   United States Patent and Trademark Office
		 NICHOLAS P. GODICI, Commissioner for Patents
	ESTHER M. KEPPLINGER, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations
      STEPHEN G. KUNIN, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy
  EDWARD R. KAZENSKE, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Resources and Planning


					CUSTOMER SERVICE
					TELEPHONE and FAX           
					NUMBERS          	NEW CASE
TECHNOLOGY CENTERS			AREA CODE 703       	   DATE*

1600	BIOTECHNOLOGY, ORGANIC 	

1610	Organic chemistry, 	     	308-0198	   	09/19/00
	bio-affecting and body 	   	FAX 872-9305
	treating composition						
1620	Carbohydrates, 		     	308-0198	   	03/21/00
	Nonheterocyclic		   	FAX 872-9305
	Chemistry and Uses					
1630	Recombinant molecular	     	308-0198    	   	08/03/00 
	and microbiology,	   	FAX 872-9305		  
	multicellular organisms
1640	Immunology and Plants	 	308-0198	   	05/04/00
				   	FAX 872-9305
1650	Non-recombinant 	     	308-0198	   	08/04/00
	molecular and micro-	   	FAX 872-9305
	biology, non-immuno 
	proteins and peptides
1660	Asexually Reproduced	     	308-0198		12/21/00
	Plants			   	FAX 872-9305

1700	CHEMICAL, MATERIALS ENGINEERING						
		
1710	Synthetic resins          	306-5665	   	03/09/00
					FAX 872-9309
1720	Fluid separation and 	  	306-5665	   	08/07/00
	agitation, metal 		FAX 872-9309
	foundry, welding,
	plastic molding 
	apparatus, fuels and 
	related compositions	
1730	Glass and paper making,   	306-5665	   	03/08/00
	tobacco, non-metallic 		FAX 872-9309
	molding, adhesive 
	bonding, tires and 
	coating apparatus
1740	Metallurgy, 		  	306-5665	   	11/05/99
	electrochemistry, 		FAX 872-9309
	cleaning, disinfecting,	
	sterilizing, analytical 
	chemistry and wave energy
1750	Chemical products and 	   	306-5665	   	05/17/00
	processes, solar cells 		FAX 872-9309			
	and sputtering apparatuses
1760	Food technology, 	  	306-5665	   	04/20/00
	petroleum processing, 		FAX 872-9309
	coating	and etching
1770	Stock materials and 	  	306-5665	   	02/07/00
	miscellaneous articles		FAX 872-9309				
			      
2100	COMPUTER ARCHITECURE, SOFTWARE, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

2120    Miscellaneous computer 	      	306-5631	   	01/06/99
        applications			FAX 746-7240
2130    Cryptography, security	 	306-5631		02/02/99
					FAX 746-7240 
2150    Computer networks		306-5631    	   	09/16/98
					FAX 746-7240 
2160    Electronic commerce		306-5631    	   	05/11/99
					FAX 746-7240 
2170    Graphical user			306-5631    	   	04/16/99
        interface, data bases		FAX 746-7240 
2180    Computer architecture		306-5631    	   	05/07/99
					FAX 746-7240 	
2600    COMMUNICATIONS
				
2610	Television			306-0377	   	01/05/98
				   	FAX 872-9313
2620	Image analysis, fax 		306-0377		10/27/98
				   	FAX 872-9313 
2630	Digital, optical, and 	     	306-0377    	   	10/20/98
	general communications	   	FAX 872-9313 
2640	Audio, speech  		     	306-0377    	   	06/15/98
	processing and 		    	FAX 872-9313 
	wired telephone
2650	Dynamic information 	     	306-0377    	   	06/30/99
	storage and retrieval	    	FAX 872-9313 
2660	Multiplex 		     	306-0377    	   	06/30/00
        communication		   	FAX 872-9313 
2670	Computer graphics 	     	306-0377    	   	06/07/99
	and display systems	   	FAX 872-9313 
2680	Radio 			     	306-0377    	   	05/24/99
        Telecommunications	    	FAX 872-9313 
				
2800	SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS				

2810	Static memory and 	    	306-3329	   	02/28/00
	digital logic		  	RF FAX 872-9317
2820	Semiconductors and	    	306-3329	   	05/31/00
	electrical circuits	  	RF FAX 872-9317
2830/	Power generation and 	    	306-3329	   	12/21/99
2840	distribution, music,	  	RF FAX 872-9317
	electrical components 
	and control circuits		
2850/	Photocopying, 		    	306-3329	   	11/08/99
2860	recorders, measuring 	  	RF FAX 872-9317
	and testing, printing						
2870/	Liquid crystals, 	    	306-3329	   	07/23/99
2880	optical elements, 	  	RF FAX 872-9317
	optical systems,
	fiber optics, 
	lasers, electric 
	lamps, registers, 	
	optics measuring 
	and radiant energy

3600	TRANSPORTATION, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE, LICENSING AND REVIEW 

3610	Surface transportation	   	306-5771	   	11/16/00
				 	FAX 872-9325
3620	Closures, 		   	306-5771		08/16/00
	connections, hardware, 	 	FAX 872-9325 	   
	sign exhibiting		
	and furniture				    
3630	Static structure,     	   	306-5771    	   	08/10/00				   
	supports and furniture	 	FAX 872-9325 	   				
3640	Aeronautics, 	           	306-5771    	   	08/31/00
	agriculture, plant 	 	FAX 872-9325 
	and animal husbandry, 
	weaponry, nuclear 
	systems, license 
	and review
3650	Material handling	   	306-5771    	   	08/11/00
				 	FAX 872-9325 
3660	Computerized vehicle  	   	306-5771    	   	10/10/00				   
	controls and navigation, 	FAX 872-9325 				
	radio wave and acoustic 
	wave communication
3670	Wells, earth boring/  	   	306-5771    	   	10/02/00
	moving/working,       	 	FAX 872-9325 
        excavating, mining 	
	harvesters, bridges 
	and roads, petroleum
3680	Machine elements 	   	306-5771    	   	09/18/00			   
	and power transmissions	 	FAX 872-9325 		

3700/	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS, DESIGNS	
2900						

3710	Amusement and 	          	306-5648	   	02/24/00
	education devices		FAX 872-9301		  
3720	Packages and  	          	306-5648		02/09/00
	containers,	      		FAX 872-9301 
	manufacturing devices			    
        and processes, machine 
	tools and hand tools
3730	Medical instruments, 	   	306-5648    	   	08/21/00
	diagnostic equipment, 	 	FAX 872-9301 
	treatment devices,
	surgery and surgical 
	supplies		
3740    Thermal and		   	306-5648     	   	07/28/00
        combustion technology,	 	FAX 872-9301 
        motive and fluid power	
        systems			
3750	Fluid handling and 	   	306-5648     	   	04/04/01
	dispensing, textile	 	FAX 872-9301 
        manufacturing and 
        apparel				
3760	Body treatment, 	   	306-5648    	   	09/20/00
	kinestherapy, and 	 	FAX 872-9301 
	exercising		
2900	Designs 		   	306-5648    	   	02/27/01				
				 	FAX 872-9321 

* A communication from the examiner should have been received in most 
applications filed prior to this date.
