			   PATENT TECHNOLOGY CENTERS

		JON W. DUDAS, Under Secretary of Commerce for 
		  Intellectual Property and Director of the 
		   United States Patent and Trademark Office
	  STEPHEN M. PINKOS, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for 
	       Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the 
		   United States Patent and Trademark Office
		 JOHN DOLL, Acting Commissioner for Patents
	   PEGGY FOCARINO, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations
      JOSEPH J. ROLLA, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy
       JOHN DOLL, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Resources and Planning

							         AVERAGE
							  FILING DATE OF
					   		    APPLICATIONS
					    		     RECEIVING A
					   		    FIRST OFFICE
					CUSTOMER SERVICE   ACTION IN THE         
					TELEPHONE and FAX    	  LAST 3 
TECHNOLOGY CENTERS			NUMBERS 	         MONTHS* 
					
1600	BIOTECHNOLOGY, ORGANIC 		
	CHEMISTRY

1610	Organic compounds: 	     	571-272-1600	   	08/11/03
	bio-affecting, body 	   	FAX 571-273-8300
	treating, drug delivery,
        steroids, herbicides,
        pesticides, cosmetics,
        and drugs						
1620	Organic chemistry	     	571-272-1600	   	01/15/04
				   	FAX 571-273-8300
1630	Molecular biology,		571-272-1600    	04/21/03 
	bioinformatics, nucleic		FAX 571-273-8300		  
        acids, recombinant DNA
	and RNA, Gene regulation,
	gene therapy, nucleic acid 
	amplification, animals and
	recombinant plants,
        combinatorial/computational
	chemistry.		     	
1640	Immunology, receptor/ligands,	571-272-1600	   	02/28/03
	cytokines, recombinant		FAX 571-273-8300
	hormones, and molecular
	biology thereof
1650	Fermentation, microbiology,	571-272-1600	   	08/02/03
	isolated and recombinant	FAX 571-273-8300
	proteins/enzymes
1660	Plants	     			571-272-1600		10/11/04
				   	FAX 571-273-8300

1700/	CHEMICAL, MATERIALS ENGINEERING, AND DESIGNS						
2900		

1710	Synthetic resins          	571-272-1700	   	12/21/03
					FAX 571-273-8300
1720	Fluid separation and 	  	571-272-1700	   	01/02/04
	agitation, metal 		FAX 571-273-8300
	foundry, welding,
	plastic molding 
	apparatus, fuels and 
	related compositions	
1730	Glass and paper making,   	571-272-1700	   	09/05/03
	tobacco, non-metallic 		FAX 571-273-8300
	molding, adhesive 
	bonding, tires and 
	coating apparatus
1740	Metallurgy, 		  	571-272-1700	   	06/28/03
	electrochemistry, 		FAX 571-273-8300
	cleaning, disinfecting,	
	sterilizing, analytical 
	chemistry and wave energy
1750	Chemical products and 	   	571-272-1700	   	12/02/03
	processes, solar cells 		FAX 571-273-8300			
	and sputtering apparatuses
1760	Food technology, 	  	571-272-1700	   	08/21/03
	petroleum processing, 		FAX 571-273-8300
	coating	and etching
1770	Stock materials and 	  	571-272-1700	   	12/26/03
	miscellaneous articles		FAX 571-273-8300		
2900	Designs			  	571-272-2900	   	07/11/04
					FAX 571-273-8300			

2100	COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE AND
	INFORMATION SECURITY

2110    Computer architecture		703-306-5631    	12/21/02
					FAX 571-273-8300 	
2120    Miscellaneous computer 	      	703-306-5631	   	12/02/02
        applications			FAX 571-273-8300
2130    Cryptography, security	 	703-306-5631		04/02/02
					FAX 571-273-8300 
2140/   Computer networks		703-306-5631 		04/18/02   	
2150					FAX 571-273-8300 
2160/   Graphical user			703-306-5631    	08/26/02
2170    interface, data bases		FAX 571-273-8300 
2180    Computer architecture		703-306-5631    	03/18/03
					FAX 571-273-8300
2190	Interprocess Communications	703-306-5631 		06/21/02
	& Software Development		FAX 571-273-8300

2600    COMMUNICATIONS						
				
2610	Television			703-306-0377		03/11/02		   	
				   	FAX 571-273-8300
2620	Image analysis, fax 		703-306-0377		05/18/02	
				   	FAX 571-273-8300 
2630	Digital, optical, and 	     	703-306-0377    	12/18/02
	general communications	   	FAX 571-273-8300 
2640	Audio, speech  		     	703-306-0377    	12/26/02
	processing and 		    	FAX 571-273-8300 
	wired telephone						
2650	Dynamic information 	     	703-306-0377    	04/28/03
	storage and retrieval	    	FAX 571-273-8300 
2660	Multiplex 		     	703-306-0377    	02/21/02
        communication		   	FAX 571-273-8300 
2670	Computer graphics 	     	703-306-0377    	06/21/03
	and display systems	   	FAX 571-273-8300 
2680	Radio 			     	703-306-0377    	05/05/03
        Telecommunications	    	FAX 571-273-8300 
								
2800	SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS		

2810	Static memory and 	    	571-272-2800	   	04/15/04		
	digital logic		  	FAX 571-273-8300
2820	Semiconductors and	    	571-272-2800	   	02/18/04
	electrical circuits	  	FAX 571-273-8300
2830/	Power generation and 	    	571-272-2800	   	10/31/03
2840	distribution, music,	  	FAX 571-273-8300
	electrical components 					
	and control circuits		
2850/	Photocopying, 		    	571-272-2800		01/28/04	   	
2860	recorders, measuring 	  	FAX 571-273-8300
	and testing, printing					
2870/	Liquid crystals, 	    	571-272-2800	   	02/05/04
2880	optical elements, 	  	FAX 571-273-8300	
	optical systems,					
	fiber optics, 							
	lasers, electric 					
	lamps, registers, 	
	optics measuring 
	and radiant energy
2890	Semiconductor, Electrical,	571-272-2800		04/05/04 
	Optical Systems & Components	FAX 571-273-8300

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

3610	Surface transportation	   	703-306-5771	   	04/30/04
					FAX 571-273-8300
3620	Electronic Commerce	   	703-306-5771		07/08/02
	 	 			FAX 571-273-8300
3630	Static structures,     	   	703-306-5771    	03/21/04				   
	supports and furniture	 	FAX 571-273-8300
3640	Aeronautics, 	           	703-306-5771    	06/08/04
	agriculture, fishing, 	 	FAX 571-273-8300
	trapping, vermin destroying,
        plant and animal husbandry, 
	weaponry, nuclear systems 
	and licensing & review
3650	Material handling and	   	703-306-5771    	02/21/04
	article handling	 	FAX 571-273-8300
3660	Computerized vehicle  	   	703-306-5771    	01/26/04				   
	controls and navigation, 	FAX 571-273-8300
	radio wave optical and 
	acoustic wave communication
3670	Wells, earth boring/  	   	703-306-5771    	04/30/04
	moving/working,       	 	FAX 571-273-8300
        excavating, mining 	
	harvesters, bridges, 
	roads, petroleum,
	closures, connections,
	and miscellaneous
	hardware
3680	Machine elements 	   	703-306-5771    	04/08/04			   
	and power transmissions	 	FAX 571-273-8300

3700	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS	

3710	Amusement and 	          	571-272-3700	   	02/26/04
	education devices		FAX 571-273-8300		  
3720	Packages and  	          	571-272-3700		02/18/04
	containers,	      		FAX 571-273-8300 
	manufacturing devices			    
        and processes, machine 
	tools and hand tools
3730	Medical instruments, 	   	571-272-3700    	08/26/03
	diagnostic equipment, 	 	FAX 571-273-8300 
	treatment devices,
	surgery and surgical 
	supplies		
3740    Thermal and		   	571-272-3700     	04/21/04
        combustion technology,	 	FAX 571-273-8300 
        motive and fluid power	
        systems			
3750	Fluid handling and 	   	571-272-3700     	02/08/04
	dispensing, and Textile	 	FAX 571-273-8300 
        Manufacturing and 
        Apparel				
3760	Body treatment, 	   	571-272-3700    	09/15/03
	kinestherapy, and 	 	FAX 571-273-8300 
	exercising		

* 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.

TECHNOLOGY CENTERS				DIRECTOR

1600	BIOTECHNOLOGY, ORGANIC

1610	Organic compounds: bio-affecting,	Bruce M. Kisliuk
 	body treating, drug delivery, 		
	steroids, herbicides, pesticides,
	cosmetics, and drugs
1620	Organic chemistry 		        George C. Elliott
1630	Molecular biology, bioinformatics,	Jasemine C. Chambers
	nucleic acids, recombinant DNA and   	
	RNA, Gene regulation, gene therapy,
        nucleic acid amplification, animals
        and recombinant plants, 
	combinatorial/computational chemistry.
1640	Immunology, receptor/ligands,		George C. Elliott
        cytokines, recombinant hormones, and 
	molecular biology thereof			
1650	Fermentation, microbiology, isolated 	Bruce M. Kisliuk
	and recombinant proteins/enzymes				  
1660	Plants					Jasemine C. Chambers


1700/	CHEMICAL, MATERIALS ENGINEERING
2900

1710	Synthetic resins			Mary C. Lee
1720	Fluid separation and agitation,		Mary C. Lee
	metal foundry, welding, plastic 
	modeling apparatus, fuels and 
	related compositions
1730	Glass and paper making, tobacco, 	Mary C. Lee
	non-metallic molding, adhesive   
	bonding, tires and coating apparatus
1740	Metallurgy, electrochemistry, 		Michael W. Ball 
	cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing,  
	analytical chemistry and wave energy
1750	Chemical products and processes,  	Michael W. Ball 
	solar cells and sputtering apparatuses
1760	Food technology, petroleum processing,	Jacqueline M. Stone  
	coating and etching
1770	Stock materials and miscellaneous 	Jacqueline M. Stone 
	articles
2900	Designs					Jacqueline M. Stone		

2100	COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE AND
	INFORMATION SECURITY

2110	Computer architecture			Jack B. Harvey (Acting)
2120	Miscellaneous computer applications	Peter S. Wong
2130	Cryptography, security			Jack B. Harvey (Acting)
2140	Computer networks			Jack B. Harvey (Acting)
2150	Computer networks			Peter S. Wong
2160	Graphical user interface, data bases	Peter S. Wong
2170	Graphical user interface, data bases	Peter S. Wong
2180	Computer architecture			Jack B. Harvey (Acting)
2190	Interprocess Communications & Software	Peter S. Wong	
	Development

2600	COMMUNICATIONS

2610	Television				Mark R. Powell
2620	Image analysis, fax			Mark R. Powell
2630	Digital, optical, and general 		Jin F. Ng
	communications
2640	Audio and wired telephone		Mark R. Powell
2650	Speech Processing, Dynamic  		Mark R. Powell
	Information Storage & Retrieval
2660	Multiplex communications		Jin F. Ng
2670	Computer graphics and display 		Jin F. Ng
	systems
2680	Radio Telecommunications		Jin F. Ng


2800	SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS

2810	Static memory and digital logic 	Sharon A. Gibson
2820	Semiconductors and electrical circuits	James L. Dwyer
2830/ 	Power generation and distribution,	Richard K. Seidel
2840	music, electrical components
	and control circuits
2850/ 	Photocopying, recorders, measuring 	Howard N. Goldberg
2860	and testing, printing
2870/ 	Liquid crystals, optical elements,	Janice A. Falcone
2880	optical systems, fiber optics, lasers, 
	electric lamps, registers, optics 
	measuring and radiant energy
2890 	Semiconductor, Electrical, Optical	Sharon A. Gibson 
	Systems & Components

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

3610	Surface transportation		 	Robert J. Oberleitner
3620	Electronic Commerce			John J. Love
3630	Static structures, supports and 	John J. Love
	furniture
3640	Aeronautics, agriculture, fishing,	Donald T. Hajec
        trapping, vermin destroying, plant 	
	and animal husbandry, weaponry, 	
	nuclear systems and licensing 
	& review
3650	Material and article handling 		Robert J. Oberleitner
3660	Computerized vehicle controls and 	Donald T. Hajec
	navigation, radio wave optical and 
	acoustic wave communication
3670	Wells, earth boring/moving/working, 	Donald T. Hajec
	excavating, mining, harvesters, 		
	bridges, roads, petroleum, closures, 
	connections, and miscellaneous hardware
3680	Machine elements and power 		Robert J. Oberleitner
	transmissions


3700 	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS  

3710	Amusement and education devices		Edward R. Kazenske
3720	Packages and containers,  		Edward R. Kazenske
	manufacturing devices and processes, 
	machine tools and hand tools
3730	Medical instruments, diagnostic 	Frederick R. Schmidt
	equipment, treatment devices, surgery  
	and surgical supplies
3740	Thermal and combustion technology, 	Richard A. Bertsch
	motive and fluid power systems
3750	Fluid handling and dispensing	 	Richard A. Bertsch
3760	Body treatment, kinestherapy, 	 	Frederick R. Schmidt
	exercising, textile manufacturing 
	and apparel















