Adverse Decisions in Interference

   In the designated interferences involving the following patents, final
decisions have been rendered that the respective patentees are not
entitled to patents containing the claims listed.

   Patent No. 5,051,244, Stephen R. Dunne, Raymond A. Reber, USE OF A
MOLECULAR SIEVE BED TO MINIMIZE EMISSIONS DURING COLD START OF INTERNAL
COMBUSTION ENGINES, Interference No. 102,971, final judgment adverse to
the patentees rendered July 7, 1999, as to claims 1-14.

   Patent No. 5,157,553, Earle N. Phillips, Richard E. Forkey, Brian E.
Volk, COLLIMATOR FOR BINOCULAR VIEWING SYSTEM, Interference No. 103,357,
final judgment adverse to the patentees rendered November 24, 1998, as
to claims 1-3 and 7-11.

   Patent No. 5,220,007, Thoru Pederson, Sudhir Agrawal, Sandra Mayrand,
Paul C. Zamecnik, METHOD OF SITE-SPECIFIC ALTERATION OF RNA AND
PRODUCTION OF ENCODED POLYPEPTIDES, Interference No. 104,041, final
judgment adverse to the patentees rendered April 5, 1999, as to claims
1-12.

   Patent No. 5,223,974, Earle N. Philips, Richard E. Forkey, Brian E.
Volk, COLLIMATOR FOR BINOCULAR VIEWING SYSTEM, Interference No. 103,534,
final judgment adverse to the patentees rendered November 24, 1998, as
to claims 1-6, 8 and 9.

   Patent No. 5,256,775, Brian C. Froehler, EXONUCLEASE-RESISTANT
OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, Interference No. 104,041, final judgment adverse to
the patentee rendered April 5, 1999, as to claims 1-20.

   Patent No. 5,259,961, Hans-Gunter, METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR THE ON-LINE
FLUSHING AND FILLING OF AN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD CIRCULATION SYSTEM OF
DIALYSIS MACHINES, Interference No. 103,872, final judgment adverse to
the patentee rendered March 2, 1999 and April 29, 1999, as to claims 1-9.

   Patent No. 5,322,728, Christopher R. Davey, Thomas C. Erderly, Aspy K.
Mehta, Charles S. Speed, FIBERS OF POLYOLEFIN POLYMERS, Interference No.
103,941, final judgment adverse to the patentees rendered August 11,
1999, as to claims 1-8.

   Patent No. 5,322,728, Christopher R. Davey, Thomas C. Erderly, Aspy K.
Mehta, Charles S. Speed, FIBERS OF POLYOLEFIN POLYMERS, Interference No.
103,963, final judgment adverse to the patentees rendered August 12,
1999, as to claims 9-15.

   Patent No. 5,492,077, Howard L. Rose, INDICATING POP TOP BEVERAGE
CONTAINER, Interference No. 103,729, final judgment adverse to the
patentee rendered June 9, 1999, as to claims 1-17.

   Patent No. 5,502,128, Juan C. Flores, Marvin D. Rausch, GROUP 4 METAL
AMIDINATE CATALYSTS AND ADDITION POLYMERIZATION PROCESS USING SAME,
Interference No. 104,168, final judgment adverse to the patentees
rendered June 7, 1999, as to claims 1-9.

                                                            WANDA M. TIGNER
                                            Sup'v Legal Instrument Examiner
                                    Board of Patent Appeals & Interferences
                                                             (703) 308-9797