Satus of Appeal Cases

                  The Date of Examiner's Answer of Oldest
             Ex Parte Appeals Awaiting Assignment to Panel for
                     a Decision Without a Hearing as of
                              November 30, 1994.

Chemical Discipline -                                       October 13, 1992
Mechanical Discipline -                                     July 1, 1994
Electrical Discipline -                                     November 1, 1993

                  The Date of Examiner's Answer of Oldest
             Ex Parte Appeals Awaiting the Setting of Hearing
                      Date as of November 30, 1994.

Chemical Discipline -                                       November 3, 1992*
Mechanical Discipline -                                     December 1, 1993*
Electrical Discipline -                                     October 4, 1993

                  Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
                    Decisions Rendered in Ex Parte Appeals
                      During the Month of November, 1994.

Affirmed                                                                   113
Affirmed-in-Part                                                            31
Reversed                                                                    72
Total Decided                                                              216

            *These cases were recently received from the examining group.