			   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, Commissioner for Patents
	   PEGGY FOCARINO, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Operations
	 JOHN LOVE, Deputy Commissioner for Patent Examination Policy

							         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, AND ORGANIC 		
	CHEMISTRY

1610	Pharmaceutical formulations, 	571-272-0700	   	11/28/04
	method of treatment using  	FAX 571-273-8300
	bio-affecting agents, drug
        delivery systems, steroids,
        herbicidal and pesticidal  
        compositions, and cosmetics
1620	Organic chemistry	     	571-272-0700	   	04/26/05
				   	FAX 571-273-8300
1630	Molecular biology,		571-272-0600    	04/05/05 
	bioinformatics, nucleic		FAX 571-273-8300		  
        acids, recombinant DNA
	and RNA, Gene regulation,
	gene therapy, nucleic acid 
	amplification, transgenic
	animals and recombinant 
        plants, combinatorial/
	computational chemistry.		     	
1640	Immunology, receptor/ligands,	571-272-0600	   	01/31/05
	cytokines, recombinant		FAX 571-273-8300
	hormones, engineered 
        antibodies, cancer immunology,
        and molecular biology thereof
1650	Fermentation, microbiology,	571-272-0500	   	06/18/05
	plant and animal extracts,	FAX 571-273-8300
	peptides, isolated and/or
        recombinant proteins and 
        enzymes, protein 
	crystallography, and enzyme
        assays
1660	Plants	     			571-272-0700		11/26/05
				   	FAX 571-273-8300

1700/	CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING, AND DESIGNS						
2900		

1710	Synthetic resins          	571-272-1300	   	04/02/05
					FAX 571-273-8300
1720	Fluid separation and 	  	571-272-1300	   	04/15/05
	agitation, metal 		FAX 571-273-8300
	foundry, welding,
	plastic molding 
	apparatus, fuels and 
	related compositions	
1730	Glass and paper making,   	571-272-1300	   	09/02/05
	tobacco, non-metallic 		FAX 571-273-8300
	molding, adhesive 
	bonding, tires and 
	coating apparatus
1740	Metallurgy, 		  	571-272-1200	   	04/02/05
	electrochemistry, 		FAX 571-273-8300
	cleaning, disinfecting,	
	sterilizing, analytical 
	chemistry and wave energy
1750	Chemical products and 	   	571-272-1200	   	01/28/05
	processes, solar cells 		FAX 571-273-8300			
	and sputtering apparatuses
1760	Food technology, 	  	571-272-1100	   	05/18/05
	petroleum processing, 		FAX 571-273-8300
	coating	and etching
1770	Stock materials and 	  	571-272-1100	   	02/26/05
	miscellaneous articles		FAX 571-273-8300		
2900	Designs			  	571-272-2100	   	01/15/06
					FAX 571-273-8300			

2100	COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE AND
	INFORMATION SECURITY

2110    Computer architecture		571-272-0900    	02/18/05
					FAX 571-273-8300 	
2120    Miscellaneous computer 	      	571-272-1400	   	01/28/05
        applications			FAX 571-273-8300
2130    Cryptography, security	 	571-272-7220		04/21/04
					FAX 571-273-8300 
2140/   Computer networks		571-272-0800 		11/08/03   	
2150					FAX 571-273-8300 
2160/   Database and file management/	571-272-7220    	03/11/04
2170    Graphical user interface	FAX 571-273-8300 
2180    Computer architecture		571-272-0900    	12/26/04
					FAX 571-273-8300
2190	Interprocess communications     571-272-1400 		01/11/04
	and software development	FAX 571-273-8300

2600    COMMUNICATIONS						
				
2610	Digital Communications, General	571-272-2600		04/18/04		   	
        Communications, Optical		FAX 571-273-8300
        Communications, Telephony,
        Audio, Multiplex 
        Communications, Cellular 
        Telephony, Radio and Satellite
        Communications
        				   	
2620	Television and TV Recording,	571-272-2600		04/11/04	
        Video Distribution, Image	FAX 571-273-8300 
        Analysis, (Fax, Printing, 
        Printing Network, Scanners),
        Speech, (Fax, Disk Drive), 
        Computer Graphics, Display 
        Systems 		
				   	
2800	SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS		

2810	Semiconductors and		571-272-1650	   	08/26/05		
	electrical circuits,		FAX 571-273-8300
	static memory and 
	digital logic		
2820	Semiconductors and	    	571-272-1950	   	08/18/05
	electrical circuits,	  	FAX 571-273-8300
	static memory and 
	digital logic		
2830/	Power generation and 	    	571-272-1850	   	10/28/05
2840	distribution, music,	  	FAX 571-273-8300
	electrical components 					
	and control circuits		
2850/	Photocopying, 		    	571-272-1850		08/05/05	   	
2860	recorders, printing, 	  	FAX 571-273-8300
	measuring and testing				
2870	Liquid crystals, optical	571-272-1550	   	08/18/05
	elements, optical systems,	FAX 571-273-8300	
	fiber optics, lasers, electric							
	lamps, registers, optics 
        measuring and radiant energy	
2880	Liquid crystals, optical	571-272-1550	   	09/18/05
        elements, optical systems,	FAX 571-273-8300	
	fiber optics, lasers, electric
	lamps, registers, optics 
	measuring and radiant energy	
2890	Semiconductor, Electrical,	571-272-2800		08/02/05 
	Optical Systems & Components	FAX 571-273-8300

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

3610	Surface transportation	   	571-272-5250	   	07/18/05
					FAX 571-273-8300
3620	Electronic Commerce	   	571-272-5350		07/28/03
	 	 			FAX 571-273-8300
3630	Static structures,     	   	571-272-5350    	05/18/05				   
	supports and furniture	 	FAX 571-273-8300
3640	Aeronautics, 	           	571-272-5150    	09/28/05
	agriculture, fishing, 	 	FAX 571-273-8300
	trapping, vermin destroying,
        plant and animal husbandry, 
	weaponry, nuclear systems 
	and licensing & review
3650	Material handling and	   	571-272-5250    	06/02/05
	article handling	 	FAX 571-273-8300
3660	Computerized vehicle  	   	571-272-5150    	07/02/05				   
	controls and navigation, 	FAX 571-273-8300
	radio wave, optical and 
	acoustic wave communication
3670	Wells, earth boring/  	   	571-272-5150    	08/28/05
	moving/working,       	 	FAX 571-273-8300
        excavating, mining 	
	harvesters, bridges, 
	roads, petroleum,
	closures, connections,
	and hardware
3680	Machine elements 	   	571-272-5250    	04/11/05			   
	and power transmissions	 	FAX 571-273-8300

3700	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS	

3710	Amusement and 	          	571-272-3750	   	03/31/05
	education devices,		FAX 571-273-8300
	packages and containers	  
3720	Manufacturing devices          	571-272-4050		08/08/05
	and processes, machine 		FAX 571-273-8300 
	tools and hand tools		    
3730	Medical instruments, 	   	571-272-2975    	11/26/04
	diagnostic equipment, 	 	FAX 571-273-8300 
	treatment devices,
	surgery, surgical 
	supplies		
3740    Thermal and combustion		571-272-3750     	07/26/05
        technology, motive and  	FAX 571-273-8300 
        fluid power systems	
3750	Fluid handling and 	   	571-272-3750     	05/15/05
	dispensing, and Textile	 	FAX 571-273-8300 
        Manufacturing and 
        Apparel				
3760	Body treatment, 	   	571-272-2975    	04/08/05
	kinestherapy, and 	 	FAX 571-273-8300 
	exercising
3770	Respirators, Therapeutic	571-272-2975    	12/02/04
        Support, Splints, Braces,	FAX 571-273-8300 
        Bandages and Birth Control
        Devices
3780	Package and Article Carriers,	571-272-2975    	12/02/04
        Envelopes, Purses, Wallets,	FAX 571-273-8300 
        Receptacles, Bottles and Jars

* 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 AND ORGANIC

1610	Pharmaceutical formulations, method	Bruce M. Kisliuk
        of treatment using bio-affecting
        agents, drug delivery systems, 
        steroids, herbicidal and pesticidal
        compositions, and cosmetics
1620	Organic chemistry 		        George C. Elliott
1630	Molecular biology, bioinformatics,	George C. Elliott
	nucleic acids, recombinant DNA and   	
	RNA, Gene regulation, gene therapy,
        nucleic acid amplification,transgenic 
	animals and recombinant plants, 
	combinatorial/computational chemistry.
1640	Immunology, receptor/ligands,		John L. LeGuyader
        cytokines, recombinant hormones,  
        engineered antibodies, cancer 
        immunology, and	molecular biology 
        thereof			
1650	Fermentation, microbiology, plant and 	Bruce M. Kisliuk
	animal extracts, peptides, isolated
        and/or recombinant proteins and 
        enzymes, protein crystallography,
        and enzyme assays
1660	Plants					George C. Elliott


1700/	CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
2900	AND DESIGNS

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

2100	COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE SOFTWARE AND
	INFORMATION SECURITY

2110	Computer architecture			Jack B. Harvey 
2120	Miscellaneous computer applications	Wendy Garber
2130	Cryptography, security			James Dwyer
2140	Computer networks			Jack B. Harvey 
2150	Computer networks			Jack B. Harvey
2160	Database and file management 		James Dwyer
2170	Graphical user interface		Wendy Garber
2180	Computer architecture			Jack B. Harvey 
2190	Interprocess communications and 	Wendy Garber	
        software development
	

2600	COMMUNICATIONS

2611	Digital communications			Jin F. Ng
2612	General communications			Mark R. Powell
2613	Optical communications 			Jin F. Ng
2614	Telephony				Mark R. Powell
2615	Audio			  		Mark R. Powell
2616	Multiplex communications		Jin F. Ng
2617	Cellular telephony 			Wanda Walker
2618	Radio and Satellite Communications	Mark R. Powell
2621	Television and TV Recording		Wanda Walker
2622	Cameras					Wanda Walker
2623 	Video distribution			Wanda Walker
2624	Image analysis				Andrew I. Faile
2625	Fax, printing, printing network, 	Andrew I. Faile
	scanners 
2626	Speech					Mark R. Powell
2627	Disc drives				Mark R. Powell
2628	Computer graphics			Mark R. Powell
2629	Display systems				Mark R. Powell


2800	SEMICONDUCTORS, ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS

2810	Semiconductors and electrical circuits, Sharon A. Gibson
	Static memory and digital logic
2820	Semiconductors and electrical circuits,	Robert Oberleitner
	Static memory and digital logic
2830/ 	Power generation and distribution,	Richard K. Seidel
2840	music, electrical components
	and control circuits
2850/ 	Photocopying, recorders, printing, 	Richard K. Seidel
2860	measuring and testing
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		 	Katherine Matecki
3620	Electronic commerce			Wynn W. Coggins
3630	Static structures, supports and 	Wynn W. Coggins
	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 		Katherine Matecki
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 hardware
3680	Machine elements and power 		Katherine Matecki
	transmissions


3700 	MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS  

3710,	Amusement and education devices,	Karen M. Young
3721,	packages and containers
3727,
and
3728
3720	Packages and containers;		Frederick R. Schmidt
3720	Manufacturing devices and processes, 	Frederick R. Schmidt
	machine tools and hand tools
3730	Medical instruments, diagnostic 	Frederick R. Schmidt
	equipment, treatment devices, surgery,  
	surgical supplies
3740	Thermal and combustion technology, 	Karen M. Young
	motive and fluid power systems
3750	Fluid handling and dispensing	 	Karen M. Young
3760	Body treatment, kinestherapy, 	 	Frederick R. Schmidt
	exercising, textile manufacturing 
	and apparel
