			   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

							          AVERAGE
							   FILING DATE OF
							     APPLICATIONS
							      RECEIVING A
					CUSTOMER SERVICE     FIRST OFFICE
					TELEPHONE and FAX   ACTION IN THE         
					NUMBERS                    LAST 3 
TECHNOLOGY CENTERS			AREA CODE 703             MONTHS* 

1600	BIOTECHNOLOGY, ORGANIC 	

1610	Organic chemistry, 	     	308-0198	   	10/05/01
	bio-affecting and body 	   	FAX 872-9305
	treating composition						
1620	Carbohydrates, 		     	308-0198	   	10/05/01
	Nonheterocyclic		   	FAX 872-9305
	Chemistry and Uses					
1630	Recombinant molecular	     	308-0198    	   	04/30/01 
	and microbiology,	   	FAX 872-9305		  
	multicellular organisms
1640	Immunology and Plants	 	308-0198	   	05/05/01
				   	FAX 872-9305
1650	Non-recombinant 	     	308-0198	   	07/05/01
	molecular and micro-	   	FAX 872-9305
	biology, non-immuno 
	proteins and peptides
1660	Asexually Reproduced	     	308-0198		10/05/01
	Plants			   	FAX 872-9305

1700	CHEMICAL, MATERIALS ENGINEERING						
		
1710	Synthetic resins          	306-5665	   	06/15/01
					FAX 872-9309
1720	Fluid separation and 	  	306-5665	   	06/26/01
	agitation, metal 		FAX 872-9309
	foundry, welding,
	plastic molding 
	apparatus, fuels and 
	related compositions	
1730	Glass and paper making,   	306-5665	   	03/02/01
	tobacco, non-metallic 		FAX 872-9309
	molding, adhesive 
	bonding, tires and 
	coating apparatus
1740	Metallurgy, 		  	306-5665	   	03/18/01
	electrochemistry, 		FAX 872-9309
	cleaning, disinfecting,	
	sterilizing, analytical 
	chemistry and wave energy
1750	Chemical products and 	   	306-5665	   	05/28/01
	processes, solar cells 		FAX 872-9309			
	and sputtering apparatuses
1760	Food technology, 	  	306-5665	   	05/28/01
	petroleum processing, 		FAX 872-9309
	coating	and etching
1770	Stock materials and 	  	306-5665	   	03/28/01
	miscellaneous articles		FAX 872-9309				
			      
2100	COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND SOFTWARE

2120    Miscellaneous computer 	      	306-5631	   	04/11/00
        applications			FAX 746-7240
2130    Cryptography, security	 	306-5631		04/02/00
					FAX 746-7240 
2150    Computer networks		306-5631    	   	12/11/99
					FAX 746-7240 
2170    Graphical user			306-5631    	   	03/28/00
        interface, data bases		FAX 746-7240 
2180    Computer architecture		306-5631    	   	06/02/00
					FAX 746-7240 	
2600    COMMUNICATIONS
				
2610	Television			306-0377	   	09/30/99
				   	FAX 872-9313
2620	Image analysis, fax 		306-0377		03/02/00
				   	FAX 872-9313 
2630	Digital, optical, and 	     	306-0377    	   	07/05/00
	general communications	   	FAX 872-9313 
2640	Audio, speech  		     	306-0377    	   	05/31/00
	processing and 		    	FAX 872-9313 
	wired telephone
2650	Dynamic information 	     	306-0377    	   	11/26/00
	storage and retrieval	    	FAX 872-9313 
2660	Multiplex 		     	306-0377    	   	09/28/99
        communication		   	FAX 872-9313 
2670	Computer graphics 	     	306-0377    	   	09/11/00
	and display systems	   	FAX 872-9313 
2680	Radio 			     	306-0377    	   	04/15/00
        Telecommunications	    	FAX 872-9313 
				
2800	SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS				

2810	Static memory and 	    	306-3329	   	09/31/01
	digital logic		  	RF FAX 872-9317
2820	Semiconductors and	    	306-3329	   	06/18/01
	electrical circuits	  	RF FAX 872-9317
2830/	Power generation and 	    	306-3329	   	08/11/01
2840	distribution, music,	  	RF FAX 872-9317
	electrical components 
	and control circuits		
2850/	Photocopying, 		    	306-3329	   	05/28/01
2860	recorders, measuring 	  	RF FAX 872-9317
	and testing, printing						
2870/	Liquid crystals, 	    	306-3329	   	02/28/01
2880	optical elements, 	  	RF FAX 872-9317
	optical systems,
	fiber optics, 
	lasers, electric 
	lamps, registers, 	
	optics measuring 
	and radiant energy

3600	TRANSPORTATION, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, CONSTRUCTION, AGRICULTURE, 
	LICENSING AND REVIEW 

3610	Surface transportation	   	306-5771	   	08/21/01
	and sign exhibiting		FAX 305-7658
3620	Electronic Commerce	   	306-5771		05/21/01
	 	 			FAX 305-7658
3630	Static structures,     	   	306-5771    	   	08/15/01				   
	supports and furniture	 	FAX 305-7658
3640	Aeronautics, 	           	306-5771    	   	09/28/01
	agriculture, plant 	 	FAX 305-7658
	and animal husbandry, 
	weaponry, nuclear 
	systems and licensing 
	and review
3650	Material handling and	   	306-5771    	   	06/11/01
	article handling	 	FAX 305-7658
3660	Computerized vehicle  	   	306-5771    	   	09/05/01				   
	controls and navigation, 	FAX 305-7658
	radio wave and acoustic 
	wave communication
3670	Wells, earth boring/  	   	306-5771    	   	07/05/01
	moving/working,       	 	FAX 305-7658
        excavating, mining 	
	harvesters, bridges, 
	roads, petroleum,
	closures, connections,
	and miscellaneous
	hardware
3680	Machine elements 	   	306-5771    	   	06/26/01			   
	and power transmissions	 	FAX 305-7658

3700/	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS, DESIGNS	
2900						

3710	Amusement and 	          	306-5648	   	06/02/01
	education devices		FAX 872-9301		  
3720	Packages and  	          	306-5648		05/21/01
	containers,	      		FAX 872-9301 
	manufacturing devices			    
        and processes, machine 
	tools and hand tools
3730	Medical instruments, 	   	306-5648    	   	03/21/01
	diagnostic equipment, 	 	FAX 872-9301 
	treatment devices,
	surgery and surgical 
	supplies		
3740    Thermal and		   	306-5648     	   	07/28/01
        combustion technology,	 	FAX 872-9301 
        motive and fluid power	
        systems			
3750	Fluid handling and 	   	306-5648     	   	07/31/01
	dispensing, textile	 	FAX 872-9301 
        manufacturing and 
        apparel				
3760	Body treatment, 	   	306-5648    	   	04/21/01
	kinestherapy, and 	 	FAX 872-9301 
	exercising		
2900	Designs 		   	306-5648    	   	12/21/01				
				 	FAX 872-9321 

* The information provided above reflects an average for the workgroup. 
If you need more specific information about an individual application,
please call the appropriate customer service office above.

